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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