Personal Survival Techniques
Duration: 1 day
Description
All
seafarers assigned safety or pollution prevention duties. Participants
attending this course will gain basic survival training.
Specifically, what safety equipment you will find on a vessel under the safety
of life at sea (SOLAS) regulations. Participants are expected to gain practical
knowledge. As well as an understanding sea survival.
Who should
attend
Seafarers, safety and security Awareness
What you
will learn
During the course you will gain you the
knowledge that will help you to survive if the worst happens. The course is
split into two parts. The theory part is in the morning. There is a wet drill
in the afternoon so you can put into practice what you have been taught.
After attending this course you will not
only have the minimum level of qualification to work at sea but you will also
leave practical hands on experience in:
· How to don a lifejacket
· Safely jump from
a height into water
· Right an inverted
raft whilst wearing a lifejacket
· Swim whilst wearing
a lifejacket
· Board a survival
craft from the water whilst wearing a lifejacket
· Take initial
actions on boarding survival craft
· Operate survival
craft equipment
Outline
· Introduction
safety and survival
· Emergency situations
· Survival craft
and rescue boats
· Personal
life-saving appliances
· Personal
life-saving appliances (demonstrations)
· Survival at sea
· Emergency radio
equipment (lecture and demonstrations)