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

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

Course Structure

Course Content:

- 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

Useful Information

Prerequisites: None

Duration: 8 Hours

Cost: £140 per person. This includes all manuals, certification. Please note all price are exclusive of VAT.

Location: Cromhall Quarry, Cromhall, South Gloucestershire, GL12 8AA

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