Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boats (PSCRB) (A-VI/2 1-4)

Seafarers holding an existing PSCRB qualification are required to refresh their certificate of proficiency every five years to maintain proficiency under the STCW 2010 Manila Amendments (STCW Section A-VI/2).

Course Structure

A trainee successfully completing the training will have refreshed their knowledge in the following topics:

- General – Emergency situations, Training, Drills and Operational readiness of equipment.

- Abandoning ship in an emergency and the possibility of damaged survival crafts.

?- Different types of Survival crafts and rescue boats.

- Different types of launching arrangements, different methods of operation, advantages and disadvantages.

- Proper use of survival craft equipment.

- Drill schedules.

- Take charge of a survival craft or rescue boat during and after launch.

- Handling survival crafts and rescue boats in rough weather.

- Use locating devices including communication and signalling apparatus and pyrotechnics.

- How to survive in the survival craft.

- Rescuing other survivors and treatment of hypothermia.

- Actions to take to maximize detectability and location of survival craft.

- Methods of helicopter rescue.

- Classroom discussion of incident reports related to Survival craft equipment with special reference to accidents during drills.

- Amendments to the regulations related to SOLAS convention, Life Saving Appliances code and relevant MGN’s.

- Latest developments in equipment.? (Keeping abreast with technological development).

Useful Information

PRICE:

Minimum 4 participants / Max 12 participants per class

€250/participant

DATE:

To be determined

DURATION:

8 hours (1 days)

ACCREDITATION BY:

Transport Malta

ASSESSMENT:

100% Attendance + Final Assessments

CERTIFICATION:

MaritimeMT will issue an STCW Transport Malta approved Certificates on the merit of full attendance & pass final assessments.