Survival At Sea For Seafarers, Freshers Who Wants Experience

Personal Survival Techniques. Explains the survival measures and life saving appliances carried on ships for your safety

What you’ll learn
Train the seafarers with the required basic safety training as per the STCW 1978 as amended.
Follow the STCW code section A-VI/1-1 . IMO model course 1.19
Upon successful completion, you will learn the types of emergency situations onboard, types of LSA onboard and their use. e.g. lifeboats, life rafts
Location personal life saving appliances and their proper use and donning, e.g. life jackets, life buoys, immersion suits
Radio life saving appliances, their use. Survival at sea and dangers to survivors

Requirements
Freshers who plan to start a career at sea. Those who are interested to know about survival at sea.

Description
This course is designed to meet the mandatory minimum standards of competence for seafarers for safety familiarization, basic training and instruction in Personal Survival Techniques. The objective is to provide trainees with guidance and information to gain knowledge, Understanding and proficiency (KUP) required to achieve the objectives of the learning Outcomes to demonstrate their competence in personal survival techniques. Course is ideally suitable for anyone who wants to learn about survival at sea. Especially if you happen to sail onboard a ship for a career at sea, any school leaver who has interest to study about this subject. Those who follow this course successfully can gain the following knowledge. Course is designed in power point presentation with supporting videos and pictures of the survival equipment you may come across.Introduction to Survival at seaEmergency situations and mustering procedureAbandon ship procedure adopted onboard shipsPersonal Life saving appliances carried onboard, how to use them for survivalTypes of life boats life rafts and rescue boats carried onboard, their launching and use for survivalActions to take when necessary to abandon ship and procedureTypes of Radio life saving appliances carried onboard, use and operation in emergencySurvivor’s action when rescued ( helicopter and vessel rescue)Upon successful completion of the course an assessment is included for you to judge your standard.

Overview
Section 1: Personal Survival Techniques

Lecture 1 Safety guidance and Introduction to survival at sea

Lecture 2 Emergency Situations and Mustering

Lecture 3 Evacuation

Lecture 4 Personal Life Saving Appliances

Lecture 5 Survival Craft and Rescue Boats

Lecture 6 Ship Abandonment and Survival

Lecture 7 Emergency Radio Equipment

Lecture 8 Survivor’s action when being rescued

Beginners who wants to start a career at sea. Experiences seafarers, sea marshals. Those who want to know how to survive at sea. Survival at sea is a major part of sea life.