STCW Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boat (PSCRB)
STCW Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boat involves a blend of theory development and practical experience, with a focus on the launch and recovery using davits. It is for anyone who is a coxswain or part of the life boat crew on-board including rescue boat.
Description
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The STCW Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boat course is set up to offer seafarers skills in lifeboat coxwain and rescue boat handling, including launch and recovery using twin fall gravity davits, single arm davits and davit-launched life rafts. Candidates will also learn about safety equipment used at sea under SOLAS regulations.
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Abandonment procedures
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Survival craft boat handling
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Familiarisation of launch davits
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Search and rescue techniques
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Take charge of a survival craft or rescue boat during and after launch
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Operate a survival craft engine
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Manage survivors and survival craft after abandoning ship
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Use locating devices including communications, signalling apparatus and pyrotechnics
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Apply first aid to survivors
Prerequisites
- Be at least 16 years of age.
- Have at least six months sea service.
- The original evidence must be brought with you when attending the course.
- Hold a current valid STCW Personal Survival Techniques (PST) certificate.
- Photographic ID (A Government issued, photographic proof of identity on the day of the course and this should take the form of either a valid Passport or a driving license or a valid discharge book).
- This course requires that delegates fill out a Medical Self Declaration Form before the commencement of the course, this is due to some aspects of the course being physically demanding. If you are unsure, please consult your doctor.
- If you are unsure of which prerequisites you may need for a course, please go to https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency to check.
Certification
Successful candidates will be awarded with an MCA approved STCW Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boat certificate, after a short exam.
Revalidation
5 years.
Special Requirements
Please bring a towel and a change of clothes.
Who is this course for?
Anyone who is core crew on a merchant vessel.
Price
£725 excl. VAT