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

The Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boat course is intended to provide the training for candidates to launch and take charge of a survival craft or rescue boat in emergency situations, in accordance with Section A-VI/2 of the STCW Code.

Course Structure

A trainee successfully completing the training will have 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.

Useful Information

ENROLMENT STANDARDS:

For admission to the course, seafarer must be certified by a doctor to be in good health. They must also have completed the four basic courses covering the familiarization and Basic Safety Training and instructions in accordance with Regulation VI/1 of STCW 1995.

PRICE:

Minimum 4 participants / Max 12 participants per class

€1000/participant

DURATION:

31 ½ hours

ACCREDITATION BY:

Transport Malta – STCW Merchant Shipping Directorate

ASSESSMENT:

100% Attendance + Final Assessments

CERTIFICATION:

Certificate of Course Completion which entitles the participant to apply for a Certificate of Proficiency from Transport Malta