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Personal Survival Techniques

£245 GBP

Course Type:
Personal Survival Techniques
Training School:
Warsash Maritime School
Location:
Warsash, Southampton, United Kingdom
Duration:
1 day
Language:
English

This course forms part of the mandatory basic safety training for crew. It deals with the actions to be taken by individuals to protect themselves in emergency situations and includes practical training in the use of life jackets and inflatable life rafts.

Exercises are carefully supervised by qualified staff and can be undertaken by non-swimmers.

The training pool has been specially equipped with a jumping platform, emergency alarms and water spray to enhance the realism of the procedures undertaken.

What you'll learn

On completion of training, you should be able to demonstrate competence to survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment. This include:

  • understanding the main types of maritime emergencies,
  • recognising the survival equipment used during a maritime emergency,
  • understanding the principles of survival during a maritime emergency,
  • knowing how to abandon ship during a maritime emergency,
  • being able to survive in the water during a maritime emergency, and
  • knowing how to use a survival craft during a maritime emergency.

The course is also included in our STCW Basic Safety Training Week (https://maritime.solent.ac.uk/courses/stcw-safety-and-security/personal-survival-techniques).


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Warsash Maritime School

Warsash Campus,
Newtown Road
Warsash
Southampton
SO31 9ZL
United Kingdom

Tel: (+44) 02382013074
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