What is the Certified Marine and Offshore Safety Expert?

The Certified Marine and Offshore Safety Expert is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Occupational Health & Safety.

How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 12 Weeks and can be completed self-paced or with live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications carry CPD credits and are internationally recognised.

What level is this certification?

This is a Expert / Executive Level certification.

Email info@certifications.ac, WhatsApp +254 722 223 084, or fill in the enrolment form on this page.

What is included in the fee?

All study materials, study guide, examination, digital certificate and badge. Live option adds tutor sessions and priority support.

Certified Marine and Offshore Safety Expert in Canada

Executive Summary

Certified Marine and Offshore Safety Expert

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Marine and Offshore Safety Expert (CMAR) delivers a rigorous Executive-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in occupational safety, health and workplace wellbeing.

This 12 Weeks programme is structured around ISO 45001, OSHA and recognised occupational health and safety standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CMAR holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification

Certified Marine and Offshore Safety Expert

Acronym

CMAR

Who Should Enrol?

Safety and Health Officers
HSE Managers and Supervisors
Site and Operations Safety Leads
Risk and Compliance Practitioners

Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

All study materials and study guide
Access to GLI online learning portal
Online examination and assessment
Digital certificate and digital badge
Physical certificate (shipped to you)
CPD credits for professional bodies
GLI alumni network membership
Facilitator and tutor support
Resource downloads and reference library
Automatic enrolment confirmation

Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement

Accelerate your career towards senior HSE and safety-leadership roles

Professional Recognition

Credential aligned with ISO 45001, OSHA and recognised occupational health and safety standards

Leadership Capability

Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex occupational safety functions

Organisational Impact

Design and implement occupational safety systems that drive performance and measurable results

Compliance Readiness

Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to occupational safety

Global Employability

Qualify for occupational safety roles across construction, energy, manufacturing, marine and industrial operations worldwide

Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

✦Occupational Health, Hygiene and Wellbeing

✦Safety Management Systems and Compliance

✦Incident Investigation and Emergency Preparedness

✦Safety Culture, Training and Behaviour

✦Professional Ethics and Governance

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Marine and Offshore Safety Expert

Certified Marine and Offshore Safety Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
Occupational safety and health principles
The business and moral case for HSE
HSE roles, responsibilities and competence
Legal framework and regulatory duties
Safety management systems overview (ISO 45001)
The hierarchy of controls
Safety culture and leadership
Ethics and duty of care
HSE as a strategic enabler
Career pathways and professional development

The Hierarchy of Control

The hierarchy of control
Risk assessment that changes what happens
Permit to work and high-risk task control
Regulatory compliance and audits
Continuous fire-safety improvement
Stakeholder mapping and consultation
Worker and union engagement
Regulator and auditor relationships
Contractor and client engagement
Building a proactive safety culture
Continuous improvement programmes
Integrity in reporting and investigation
Anti-corruption and honest compliance
Capstone scoping: a real HSE challenge
Hazard identification techniques

Risk Assessment in Practice

Risk assessment that changes what happens
The hierarchy of control
Measuring HSE performance
Physical hazards: noise, vibration, radiation
Exposure assessment and monitoring
Occupational diseases and prevention
Ventilation and exposure control
First aid and medical emergency response
Machinery and equipment safety
Working at height and fall protection
Construction and site safety
Transport, driving and fleet safety
Investigation methodology and evidence
Regulatory notification and RIDDOR-style reporting
Near-miss and hazard reporting culture

High-Risk Work and Contractors

Permit to work and high-risk task control
Contractor safety and shared workplaces
HSE legal duties and enforcement
Wellbeing, fatigue and psychosocial risk
Fire behaviour and spread
Fire load and compartmentation
Fire risk assessment methodology
Ignition sources and control
Human behaviour in fire
Fire safety in building design
Documentation and review
Fire detection and alarm systems
Portable fire extinguishers
Sprinkler and suppression systems
Smoke control and ventilation

Health, Exposure and Wellbeing

Occupational health, exposure and health surveillance
Wellbeing, fatigue and psychosocial risk
Safety culture, leadership and behaviour
Incident command basics
Coordination with fire services
Post-incident review
Fire safety management systems
Training and awareness
Monitoring, sensors and wearables
Roles, responsibilities and consultation
Safety culture and climate
Human factors and error reduction
Safety leadership and visible commitment
Motivation, recognition and consequences
Just culture and reporting

Incidents and Emergencies

Incident investigation and root cause
Emergency preparedness and evacuation
Measuring HSE performance
Commissioning and reliability
Emergency response planning
Evacuation procedures and drills
Fire wardens and roles
Environmental management and pollution control
Passive fire protection
Emergency lighting and signage
Inspection, testing and maintenance
Standards and codes
System design principles

Legal Duties and Environment

HSE legal duties and enforcement
Environmental management and pollution control
Measuring HSE performance

Records and Procedure

Health records, data and confidentiality
Analytical techniques and bias
Record-keeping and data protection
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Lessons learned and knowledge management
Professional documentation and presentation
Agri-enterprise planning and farm records
Livestock records, performance and productivity metrics
Farm records, bookkeeping and management accounting
Traceability, blockchain and digital records
Record-keeping and management accounting
Process and control documentation
Tender planning and documentation
Knowledge management and capability building
Incident reporting and record-keeping

Strategy and Governance

Policy, planning and objectives
Vision, mission and strategic intent
Competitive strategy and positioning
Setting strategic priorities and choices
Aligning teams around strategy
Strategy execution and the balanced scorecard
Strategic decision-making under uncertainty
Measuring strategic progress
Turning strategy into results
Digital transformation and IT strategy
Procurement’s contribution to organisational strategy
Preparing financial statements
Technology governance and change control
Asset-liability committee (ALCO) governance
Governance and the three lines model

Contractors and Supply

Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Interpreting financial statements
Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics
Procurement and contract value
Procurement and contract management
Vendor selection and management
Input supply, agro-dealers and last-mile distribution
Supply market analysis
Supply analysis, gaps and scenario planning
Contractor and visitor safety
Procurement and supply chain: scope and value
The procurement cycle and operating models
Public versus private procurement
Supply markets and the enabling environment
Digital procurement and the future of the profession

HSE Practice

Health, safety and compliance in delivery
Project budgeting and financial control
Monitoring, control and reporting
Baseline setting and change control
Time and cost control
Quality control and continuous improvement
Integrated risk and quality control
Market analysis and environmental scanning
Brand safety and responsible marketing
Customer and brand health metrics
Brand health and measurement
Continuous environmental improvement
Management accounts and dashboards
Designing a safety programme or control
Risk assessment methodology and matrices

Risk and Resilience

Audit risk and materiality
Budget vs actual and variance
Governance, risk and compliance (GRC)
Residual risk and ALARP
Risk registers and monitoring
Communicating risk to the workforce
Business continuity and recovery
Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
Assessment that measures capability
Cost and profitability analysis
Contract types and risk allocation
Risk assessment and safety planning
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Project management maturity assessment
Financial risk in projects

Legal and Regulatory

Forecasting and planning
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Evidence-based improvement
Evidence-based practice
Data visualisation for finance
Evidence-based practice and research literacy
Compliance and regulatory projects
Grading, standards and food safety compliance
Regulatory compliance and biosafety
Decision support and insight
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Tax administration and compliance
Tax compliance and returns
Comparable sales analysis and market evidence
Real estate regulation, licensing and professional conduct

Operations and Supervision

Principles of credit and the lending process
Automation, RPA and straight-through processing
Competitive bidding processes
Business process mapping
The HR function: roles, operating models and value creation
Continuous improvement of finance processes
Productivity, collaboration and workflow tools
Process improvement and lean thinking
Productivity and efficiency improvement
Solvency, capital and prudential supervision
The vehicle sales process from enquiry to delivery
Mineral processing and beneficiation
Outcome and process measures
Value addition and processing decisions
Yield, productivity and profitability metrics

Security Technology

Closed-loop feedback systems
Self-service and digital support
Complaint data and learning
CRM systems and customer data
Data privacy and consent
Customer service technology stack
Technology selection and integration
Emerging service technologies
Digital, mobile and internet banking
The banking system, intermediation and financial markets
Digital disruption and the future of banking
Baseline surveys and data collection tools
Data quality, analysis and reporting
Farm management information systems and data platforms
Digital advisory, e-extension and mobile services

Emergency and Incident

Business continuity and crisis management
Crisis communications
Data breach and incident governance
Attachment and developmental theory
Business continuity and disaster recovery
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Incident and problem management
Reputation and crisis communications
Incident, problem and change management
Managing sensitive and crisis messaging
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Peer support and consultation

Personnel and Capability

Training needs analysis and learning strategy
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Succession planning and talent pipelines
Talent sourcing channels and pipelines
High-potential identification and talent reviews
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Team formation and effectiveness models (Tuckman, Lencioni)
Managing team performance and dynamics
Cross-functional and matrix teams
Leading remote and hybrid teams
Team diversity and inclusion
Servant leadership and self-organising teams
Virtual and distributed teams
Team leadership and motivation
Leading project teams

Ethics and Conduct

Setting goals, roles and accountability
Ethics and responsible leadership
Professional standards and ethics (CIPS)
Ethics and professional conduct in security
Ethics in tax practice
Ethics, transparency and reputation
Digital ethics and algorithmic accountability
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Ethics and treating customers fairly in insurance
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Ethics of technology in practice
Professional ethics and responsibility (PMI)
Professional standards and ethics
Marketing and sales ethics

Leadership and Command

Handling escalations as a leader
Team leadership in customer service
Teller operations, cash handling and vault management
Operational efficiency and channel management
Team leadership in banking operations
Reconciliation and nostro/vostro management
Enterprise risk management in banks
Liquidity risk and asset-liability management
Sanctions screening and PEP management
Relationship management and cross-selling
Sales performance and pipeline management
Workforce and shift management in retail
Ground control and strata management
Mine water, tailings and environmental management
Quality management on site: inspections, hold points and defects

Communication and Reporting

Metrics and reporting
Voice, communication and delivery
Management reporting and decision support
Board reporting and information flows
Governance of ESG and reporting
Management and board reporting
Safety communication and campaigns
Environmental monitoring and reporting
Duty of care and risk management
Toolbox talks and safety communication
Communicating vision and telling stories
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Reporting quality and governance
Communicating financial results

Stakeholders and Liaison

Regulatory compliance and market requirements
Group dynamics, facilitation and community mobilisation
Regulatory and fair-treatment obligations
Stakeholder mapping and collaboration
Managing difficult stakeholders
The regulatory landscape and central banking
Stakeholder mapping in banking
Customer and community engagement
Regulatory duty and accountability
Regulatory compliance and central-bank rules
Regulatory reporting and audits
Stakeholder identification and analysis
Stakeholder engagement strategy
Partnering and co-creation with customers
Negotiation with clients and partners

Cost, Assets and Loss

Capital structure and financing decisions
Financial modelling and scenario analysis
Governance and organisational value
Options appraisal and cost-benefit
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
HR's role in culture, values and employer brand
Cost of accidents and prevention value
Legal, cost and feasibility analysis
Values, purpose and authentic leadership
Make-versus-buy and total cost of ownership
Cost and price analysis
Agricultural finance, credit and investment appraisal
Cost of production, pricing and profitability
Agricultural value chains and market linkages
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise

Data and Intelligence

Client feedback and satisfaction
Setting objectives and marketing KPIs
Marketing and sales KPIs and dashboards
Funnel, pipeline and conversion metrics
Marketing analytics and attribution
Web and campaign analytics
Customer data platforms and segmentation
Web, campaign and funnel analytics
Sales analytics and forecasting tools
Competitive and market intelligence
Service KPIs: CSAT, NPS, CES, SLAs
Leading and lagging metrics
Data collection and analytics
Predictive safety analytics
Data quality and master data management

Planning and Design

Habit change and behaviour design
Projects, programmes and portfolios
Project management standards (PMI, PRINCE2)
The project environment and stakeholders
Project roles and the project manager
Project governance and assurance
Project governance frameworks
Leading project governance
Change and adoption in projects
Agile and digital transformation projects
Building project management maturity
Blended and hybrid learning design
Continuous improvement of programmes
Project management principles and lifecycle
Cost reduction and efficiency programmes

People Risk

The customer experience (CX) discipline
Employee experience and engagement
Customer and employee satisfaction
Employee engagement models and drivers
NGO financial management and budget-versus-actual discipline
Quality planning and assurance
Communication planning and management
Escalation and decision-making
Scheduling and planning tools
Data quality and governance
Programme governance and assurance

Audit and Standards

Certification and continual improvement
Quality management and standards
Supplier development and improvement
Managing tax audits and queries
Testing, quality assurance and defect economics
In-process quality control and inspection
Costing production: standard costs, variances and the true cost of scrap
Service quality and the passenger experience in transport
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Managing risk and difficult cases
Quality and delivery metrics
Benchmarking against standards and best practice
Continuous improvement and lessons learned
Breeding, reproduction and genetic improvement
Sustainability certification and standards

Health and Safety

Event risk, safety and contingency planning
Industrial utilities, energy and process safety interfaces
Lessons learned and development
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Designing and facilitating groups
Telehealth and digital care delivery
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Psychoeducation and workshops
Health financing: budgets, insurance and out-of-pocket realities
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Housing, welfare and environmental management
Influencing and safety leadership
Wellbeing and holistic health strategy
Confidentiality and health data
Driving measurable safety improvement

International Context

International and cross-border tax
Cross-border data and transfers
Competitive analysis and differentiation
Product and portfolio strategy
Go-to-market and channel strategy
Marketing planning and budgeting
Brand and reputation as strategic assets
Growth strategy and demand generation
Innovation and new product launch
Governance of campaigns and spend
Managing price and discount governance

Change and Modernisation

Measuring CX transformation impact
Foreign exchange and treasury operations
Foreign exchange and hedging
Change management and adoption
The finance function and digital transformation
Regulatory change management
Designing an intervention or programme
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Variations, claims and delay: managing change on site
Change talk and readiness
Change control and configuration
Professional case study and presentation
Digital and market transformation
Emerging agri-tech and innovation adoption
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations

Service and Public Interface

Voice of the customer programmes
Design thinking for service
Reducing customer effort
Customer effort and sentiment analysis
Service analytics and dashboards
Social media customer care
Unified customer view
Customer loyalty and advocacy
Growing value through service
Leading service teams
Performance management in service
Buyer behaviour and the customer journey
Voice of the customer and feedback
Strategic customer relationships
IT service management and support operations

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Marine and Offshore Safety Expert principles aligned with ISO 45001, OSHA and recognised occupational health and safety standards
Apply evidence-based methods to improve occupational safety, health and workplace wellbeing
Master hazard identification and risk assessment and occupational health, hygiene and wellbeing
Apply safety management systems and compliance and incident investigation and emergency preparedness in real-world settings
Lead risk management, quality and compliance relevant to your field
Design stakeholder engagement and professional communication strategies
Use data-driven decision-making and performance-measurement tools effectively
Apply internationally recognised best practice to advance your career in occupational safety

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CMAR certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with ISO 45001, OSHA and recognised occupational health and safety standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the CMAR?

This certification is ideal for Safety and Health Officers, HSE Managers and Supervisors, Site and Operations Safety Leads and Risk and Compliance Practitioners, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in occupational safety, health and workplace wellbeing with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CMAR certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 12 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CMAR internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CMAR certification?

The Certified Marine and Offshore Safety Expert is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CMAR certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CMAR?

The Certified Marine and Offshore Safety Expert is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CMAR?

The Certified Marine and Offshore Safety Expert carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CMAR while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CMAR?

Graduates progress towards senior HSE and safety-leadership roles. The CMAR strengthens your expertise in occupational safety, health and workplace wellbeing and positions you for advancement across construction, energy, manufacturing, marine and industrial operations.

Certified Marine and Offshore Safety Expert

Certified Marine and Offshore Safety Expert

Certification at a Glance

Who Should Enrol?

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Core Competencies You Will Develop

Programme Modules

What You Will Achieve

How to Get Certified

Common Questions

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