The STCW Personal Survival Techniques course forms part of the mandatory training for all seafarers. It deals with the actions to be taken by individuals to protect themselves in emergency situations. During STCW Personal Survival Techniques course the learners will undertake practical training in the use of life jackets, immersion suits and life rafts.
On completion of training, you will be able to
- Understand the main types of marine emergency.
- Recognise the survival equipment used during a maritime emergency.
- Understand the principals of survival during a maritime emergency.
- Know how to abandon ship during a maritime emergency.
- Be able to survive in the water during a maritime emergency.
- Know how to use survival craft during a maritime emergency
