Personal Survival Techniques (A-VI /1-1)

STCW PERSONAL SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES

The course delivers a basic knowledge and practice of survival techniques and principles that can be applied to maximise the probability of survival following a marine casualty. Training is delivered through a combination of theory and practical sessions.

This is a statutory, one-day course for those entering the Merchant Navy.

Duration:

1 day

Location:

Scottish Maritime Academy, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire

Course Structure

Actions prior to abandonment of the vessel

Basic principles of survival

Types of survival equipment provided on board ships

Training and drills

Correct use of the lifejacket and entering the water from a height

Launching of a liferaft. Righting of a capsized liferaft

Wet and dry boarding of a liferaft

Bringing aboard an injured casualty

Hypothermia and other medical factors

Liferaft first aid

Liferaft equipment

Actions to aid location by rescuers