STCW 95 (STCW 2010)

5 Day STCW Basic Certificate Programme

If you wish to commence a career at sea, this course covers the basic training required for all seafarers

STCW 1978 was amended in 1995 and then in 2010 and contains mandatory standards applied to the training and competence of seafarers internationally

Course Description:

On successful completion candidates will be awarded certificates for four individual subjects in accordance with Section VI/1 of the STCW code. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency approve these standards.

The overall objective of this training is to give all persons intending to go to sea a basic knowledge of the immediate action to be taken upon encountering an emergency aboard ship and an overview of the safety regime that exists within the Merchant Navy. The training courses covered within this programme are:

Personal survival techniques

Personal safety and social responsibilities

Elementary first aid

Fire prevention and fire fighting