Ancillary Courses

Ancillary Courses

Course Name
PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT & RESCUE BOAT (PSCRB)
Course Duration
: 31 Hours (5 Days)
IMO Model Course
: 1.23
 
COURSE AIM / OBJECTIVE:
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to gain in-depth knowledge on various aspects of security and safety for ships and port facilities which covers identifying existing security measures, procedures and operations, evaluation of key shipboard operations, identifying possible threats, and to establish and prioritize security measures, and identifying weaknesses including human factors in the infrastructure, policies and procedures.
 
COVERAGE / PROGRAM FOCUS:
  • Introduction
  • Safety Guidance
1.GENERAL
  • Emergency situation
  • Training, Drill & Operational Readiness
  • Action to be taken when called to Survival Craft Station
2.ABANDON SHIP = 96
  • Action to be taken when required to Abandon Ship
  • Action to be taken when in the water
3.SURVIVAL CRAFT & RESCUE BOATS
  • Life Boats
  • Life Rafts
  • Rescue Boats
4.LAUNCHING ARRANGEMENTS
  • Boats Davits
  • Life Raft Davits
  • Rescue Boat Davits
  • Free fall arrangements
  • Float Free Arrangements
  • Marine Evacuation Systems
5.EVACUATION & RECOVERY OF SURVIVAL CRAFT & RESCUE BOATS
  • Lunching Arrangements
  • Clearing the Ship Side
  • Marshalling Life rafts & Rescuing Survivors from Sea
  • Launching Survival Craft & Rescue Boat in rough Weather
  • Recovery of Survival Craft & Rescue Boat in Rough Sea
6.ACTIONS TO TAKE WHEN CLEAR OF SHIP
  • Actions
  • Control & Command on Survivors
7.LIFEBOAT ENGINE & ACCESSORIES
  • Starting the Engine
  • Cooling System
  • Battery Charging
  • Fire Extinguisher
  • Water Spray System
  • Self-Contained air Support System
8.RESCUE BOAT
  • Out board Engine
  • Operation
9. HANDLING SURVIVAL CRAFT IN ROUGH WEATHER
  • Boats
  • Life Rafts
  • Beaching
10.ACTION WHEN ONBOARD A SURVIVAL CRAFT
  • Initial Actions
  • Routines for Survival
  • Use of Equipment
  • Management of Food & Water
  • Action to be taken to Maximize Detectability & Location
11.METHODS OF HELICOPTER RESCUE
  • Communication
  • Evacuation from ship & Survival Craft
  • Helicopter Pickup
12.ACTION IN COLD WEATHER
  • Hypothermia
  • Frostbite
  • Treatments
13.PRACTICAL DRILLS AT CTG. MARINE ACADEMY
  • Precautions
  • Launching Life rafts
  • Boarding Life raft from water
  • Righting an Inverted Life raft
  • Rowing a Boat
  • Rescue Operation
14.RADIO EQUIPMENTS
  • 2 Way Radio VHF
  • EPIRB
  • SART
  • Distress Signals Signaling, Equipment & Pyrotechnics
15. FIRST AID
  • Resuscitation techniques
  • Use of First Aid Kit
  • Knowledge, Understanding & Proficiency
  • Time
  • Hours
  • Lecturer
16.EVALUATION
  • Course Summery
 
TEACHING METHOD:
  • Instructions will be undertaken through a series of lectures, tutorials and practical session. Practical sessions will be carried out physically at the live station.
 
ENTRY REQUIREMENT / TARGET GROUP: COURSE CERTIFICATE:
  • The course is mandatory for all Deck officers prior issue of Class-3 Deck (CoC).
 
TARGET GROUP: COURSE CERTIFICATE:
  • A certificate of course completion shall be issued to those who shall satisfactorily fulfill the course requirements.
  • Certificate of Proficiency is issued by the Department of Shipping, Dhaka, Bangladesh.