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East Coast College (formerly Lowestoft College)

Personal Survival Techniques (A-VI /1-1)

Suffolk, UK

210 GBP (£)

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School East Coast College (formerly Lowestoft College)

Location Suffolk, UK

Duration 1 day(s)

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Accommodation None Included

Personal Survival Techniques (Basic Sea Survival) STCW

This course is physically demanding. Candidates must be physically fit and meet the standard entry requirements for entry into the Merchant Navy.

Course Description:

The course follows a standard programme. The course delivers a basic knowledge and practice of survival techniques and principles that can be applied to maximise the probability of survival following a marine casualty. The course will address the following:

Actions prior to abandonment of the vessel

Basic principles of survival

Types of survival equipment provided on board ships

Training and drills

Correct use of the lifejacket and entering the water from a height

Launching of a liferaft. Righting of a capsized liferaft

Wet and dry boarding of a liferaft. Bringing aboard an injured casualty

Hypothermia and other medical factors

Liferaft first aid

Liferaft equipment

Actions to aid location by rescuers

Training is delivered through a combination of theory and practical sessions.

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About East Coast College (formerly Lowestoft College)

St Peters Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2NB, United Kingdom [ view on map ]

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