Mahapola Ports & Maritime Academy - Proficiency In Personal Survival Techniques

COURSE OVERVIEW

This syllabus loves the requirements of the STCW 2010 convention and minimum standard of competence in personal survival techniques, a trainee will be able to survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment.

CONTENTS

• The trainee will be able to :
• Don a life jacket
• Don and use an immersion suit
• Safety jump form a height into the water
• Right and inverted life raft while wearing a life jacket
• Swim while wearing a life jacket
• Keep afloat without a life jacket
• Board a survival craft from ship and while wearing a life jacket.
• Take initial action on boarding life boat to enhance chance of survival
• Stream a life boat drogue or sea-anchor
• Operate survival craft equipment
• Operate location devices, including radio equipment

METHODOLOGY

Lectures, Demonstration, Practical, Orals