This syllabus covers the requirements of the 1995 STCW Convention Chapter VI, Section A- VI/2, Table A-VI/2-1 and OPITO Approved standards. On meeting the minimum standard of competence in survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats, a trainee will be competent to operate life-saving appliances and take charge of survival craft or rescue boat during or after launch. They will also be able to operate a survival craft engine and manage survivors and survival crafts after abandoning ship. Trainees will know the correct use of all locating devices, including communication and signaling apparatus and pyrotechnics, how to apply first aid to survivors and the actions to take to preserve the lives of those in their charge.
Introduction and safety- general – Abandon ship – survival craft and rescue boat- Lunching arrangements- Evacuation and recovery of survival craft and rescue boats- Actions to take when clear of the rig. Lifeboat engine and accessories – Rescue boat outboard engines- Handling survival craft and rescue boats in rough weather – actions to take when aboard a survival craft – Methods of helicopter rescue. Hypothermia – Radio equipments – First aid
