Ship officers (deck and engine) operating in national and international waters.
Prerequisites
Valid certificate of Basic Safety Course or previously completed Basic Safety Course for seafarers.
If the competence has expired, they must have documented 12 months of sailing within the last 5 years, when their certificate was valid.
Objective
Advanced Safety Training where the main goal is management in various emergency situations.
- Organise and lead evacuation from ships using available evacuation and emergency equipment
- Leading fire-fighting teams and search and rescue operations
- Administer and take responsibility for medical emergencies and first aid situations.
Course content
Table A-VI/2-1 Minimum standard of competence in survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats
Table A-VI/3-1 Minimum standard of competence in advanced fire-fighting
Table A-VI/4-1 Minimum standard of proficiency in medical first aid.
Approval STCW-78 with addition Manila 2010. (Based on IMO's model course 1.14, 1.23 and 2.03, respectively.
Exam
Written test with multiple-choice answers. Practical exercises must be completed satisfactorily..
To pass the written exam the candidate must obtain at least 75% correct answers.
Passed exam is valid for 60 months.
