Course Overview
The course provides seafarers employed in any capacity on board a ship, the essential practical skills and theoretical knowledge to react efficiently in the correct manner during emergency situations, take measures appropriate to his/her own survival and to the survival of others. This course meets the requirements of STCW 95 Convention (A-VI/1-1) and is mandatory for all seafaring personnel.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
1.0
- Not offered this term
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Correctly wear a life jacket.
- Correctly wear and use an immersion suit.
- Swim with lifejacket correctly worn.
- Keep afloat without a life jacket.
- Board a survival craft from the poolside and water while wearing a life jacket.
- Right an inverted life raft while wearing a life jacket.
- Take actions on boarding a survival craft for survival.
- Operate survival craft equipment.
- Operate location devices and radio equipment
Effective as of Fall 2022
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