What you'll learn:
- Learn how to survive in the event your vessel has to be abandoned due to an emergency situation onboard
- Location of personal life saving appliances carried onboard, how to wear them, their use e.g. life jackets, life buoys, immersion suits and TPA
- Types of emergencies onboard, preparation and readiness in the event you have to abandon ship
- Proper use of radio life saving appliances, their use. Survival at sea and dangers to survivors and rescue
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 sea
Emergency situations and mustering procedure
Abandon ship procedure adopted onboard ships
Personal Life saving appliances carried onboard, how to use them for survival
Types of life boats life rafts and rescue boats carried onboard, their launching and use for survival
Actions to take when necessary to abandon ship and procedure
Types of Radio life saving appliances carried onboard, use and operation in emergency
Survivor's action when rescued ( helicopter and vessel rescue)
Upon successful completion of the course an assessment is included for you to judge your standard.
