Marine
STCW Personal Survival Techniques (PST)
duration
1 day
Location
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Cost
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£260.40 (inc VAT)
Course Overview
This course provides personnel intending to go to sea with the survival procedures to be adopted to maximise their chances of survival in the event of a marine emergency.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites Required!
In order to complete STCW Personal Survival Techniques (PST), delegates must hold:
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Delegates must be at least 16 years of age.
Due to certain aspects of the course being potentially physically demanding and/or stressful, delegates will be required to confirm their medical fitness & physical ability to participate on this course by completing our centre medical self-screening form prior to course commencement
Course Content
Delegates completing an STCW Proficiency in Personal Survival Techniques training course will be able to;- Correctly don a lifejacket Correctly don and use an immersion suit
- Safely jump from a height into the water
- Right an inverted life raft while wearing a lifejacket
- Swim while wearing a lifejacket
- Keep afloat without a lifejacket
- Board a survival craft from the water while wearing a lifejacket
- Take initial actions on boarding the life raft to enhance their chances of survival
- Stream a drogue or Sea Anchor
- Operate survival equipment
- Operate location devices including radio equipment
More information
- Certification: A Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) certificate will be provided upon successful completion of this course.
- Certificate validity (months): 60
- Target audience: All persons intending to pursue a career at sea.
- Revalidation: The course must be revalidated every 5 years.
- Items to bring: Government Issued Photographic ID eg Driver Licence or Passport
- Health prerequisites: Due to certain aspects of the course being potentially physically demanding and/or stressful, delegates will be required to confirm their medical fitness & physical ability to participate on this course by completing our centre medical self-screening form prior to course commencement
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