The Certificate of Proficiency in Personal Survival Techniques course is for any person working, or planning to work, commercially in waters that are bound by the STCW Convention & Code.
Prerequisites
There are no training pre-requisites for this course.
Objective
The objective of the Proficiency in Personal Survival Techniques training is to give delegates intending to go to sea, the essential basic knowledge and experience of personal survival principles and techniques that can be applied to maximise their chance of survival in the event of a marine incident.
Course content
The Certificate of Proficiency in Personal Survival Techniques course covers a variety of topics including:
• Appreciation of emergency conditions
• Life-saving & personal protective equipment carried on ships and in survival craft
• Emergency preparedness: Muster and abandonment actions
• In-water survival techniques
