To provide seafarers with the knowledge necessary and skills so that they can take immediate action when confronted by an emergency situation which may threaten their personal survival, such as collision, fire, foundering and ship abandonment. On completion of this activity, participants will be able to demonstrate a competence in the theory and practice of the following:
• Types of life-saving appliances normally carried on ships |
• Equipment in Survival Craft |
• Location of personal life-saving appliances |
• Principles concerning survival at sea including:
Value of training and drills, Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment (PPE), The need to be prepared for any emergency, Actions to be taken when called to survival craft stations, Actions to be taken when required to abandon ship / offshore installation, Actions to be taken when in the water, Actions to be taken when aboard a survival craft (life raft etc.), Main dangers to survivors, Rescue Techniques |
Pre Requisites
Seafarers are required to be medically fit as per Regulation 1/9 of STCW95
