PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT (NON-USCG)

PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT (NON-USCG)

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  • Format 32 Hours

Course Description

Competence Take charge of a survival craft or rescue boat during and after launch Knowledge, understanding, and proficiency Construction and outfit of survival craft and rescue boats and individual items of their equipment Particular characteristics and facilities of survival craft and rescue boats Various types of device used for launching survival craft and rescue boats Methods of launching survival craft into a rough sea Methods of recovering survival craft Action to be taken after leaving the ship Methods of launching and recovering rescue boats in a rough sea Dangers associated with use of on-load release devices Knowledge of maintenance procedures Competence Operate a survival craft engine Knowledge, understanding and proficiency: Methods of starting and operating a survival craft engine and its accessories together with the use of the fire extinguisher provided Competence Manage survivors and survival craft after abandoning ship Knowledge, understanding, and proficiency: Handling survival craft in rough weather Use of painter, sea-anchor and all other equipment Apportionment of food and water in survival craft Action taken to maximize detectability and location of survival craft Method of helicopter rescue Effects of hypothermia and its prevention; use of protective covers and garments, including immersion suits and thermal protective aids Use of rescue boats and motor lifeboats for marshalling life rafts and rescue of survivors and persons in the sea Beaching survival craft Competence Use locating devices, including communication and signaling apparatus and pyrotechnics Knowledge, understanding, and proficiency Radio life-saving appliances carried in survival craft, including satellite EPIRBs and SARTs Pyrotechnic distress signals

Class Requirements

Recommended Study Material: American Merchant Seaman’s Manual; 7th Edition William B. Hayler, Editor in Chief John M. Keever, Associate Editor 2003. 672 pp. Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers P.O. Box 456 Centreville MD 21617 410-758-1075 800-638-7641 The Cornell Manual for Lifeboatmen, Able Seamen, and Qualified Members of Engine Department, 2nd Edition John M. Keever, based on the earlier edition by William B. Hayler, John M. Keever, and Paul M. Seiler 2004. 184 pp.Paper. ISBN 0-87033-559-6. Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers P.O. Box 456 Centreville MD 21617 410-758-1075 800-638-7641

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