STCW 95 Personal Survival Techniques (Sea Survival Course)

£168 GBP(incl. VAT)

Course Type:
STCW ➜ Personal Survival Techniques
Training School:
South West Maritime Academy
Location:
Cromhall, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Duration:
1 day
Language:
English

STCW 95 Personal Survival Techniques (Sea Survival) course:

The STCW 95 Personal Survival Techniques (sea survival course) module provides knowledge of essential prevention and survival techniques.

It includes both theoretical and practical sessions, investigating causes of distress, knowledge and use of equipment, launch and recovery of life rafts, preparation for survival, personal survival skills and use of search and rescue organisations.

The STCW95/2010 Personal Survival Techniqies course forms a key part of the STCW Basic Safety Training course, which comprises the essential certifications you will require if entering the maritime industry for the first time. Please ask us about the full course if you require further details.

This course contains some exercises that are physically demanding. Any candidate unsure of their fitness for such activities should consult their doctor.

The PST course covers:

  • Types of emergency situations such as collision, fire, sinking
  • Types of life-saving appliances normally carried on ships
  • Equipment in survival craft
  • Location of personal life-saving appliances
  • Principles concerning survival

Practical instruction will include:

  • Donning a life jacket
  • Donning and use an immersion suit
  • Safely jumping from a height into the water
  • Righting an inverted life raft while wearing a life jacket
  • Swimming while wearing a life jacket
  • Keeping afloat
  • Boarding a liferaft from ship and water while wearing a life jacket
  • Taking initial actions on boarding a liferaft to enhance chance of survival
  • Streaming a drogue or sea anchor
  • Operating location devices, including radio equipment

Certificate validity: 5 years
Certification: Upon successful completion you will be awarded a certificate in STCW-95 Personal Survival Techniques as laid down in STCW 95 Regulation VI/1 paragraph 2.1.1 of Section A-VI/1 of the STCW Code

Entry Requirements

None


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This course is available on the following days:
(please check the availability with the training school)

  • 22 October 2024 2 places
  • 05 November 2024 4 places
  • 19 November 2024 4 places
  • 03 December 2024 4 places

South West Maritime Academy

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Cromhall Quarry
Woodend Lane
Cromhall
South Gloucestershire
GL12 8AA
United Kingdom

Tel: (+44) 01454260130
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