Certificate of Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (CPSC)

Certificate of Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (CPSC)

(SCQF level 6)

Part-time, Nautical Studies and Marine Engineering

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26th Jan 2026 - 17th Jul 2026
Mode of study: Part-time
Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£835
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23rd Feb 2026 - 20th Mar 2026
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Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£770
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9th Mar 2026 - 10th Jul 2026
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Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
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2nd Nov 2026 - 25th Jun 2027
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Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£925
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18th Nov 2026 - 18th Jun 2027
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Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£925
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18th Nov 2026 - 18th Jun 2027
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Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£925
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18th Nov 2026 - 18th Jun 2027
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Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£925
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11th Jan 2027 - 3rd Sep 2027
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Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£894
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11th Jan 2027 - 3rd Sep 2027
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Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£894
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11th Jan 2027 - 3rd Sep 2027
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Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£894
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18th Jan 2027 - 16th Jul 2027
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Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£894
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18th Jan 2027 - 16th Jul 2027
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Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£894
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22nd Feb 2027 - 19th Mar 2027
Mode of study: Part-time
Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£1,000
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8th Mar 2027 - 9th Jul 2027
Mode of study: Part-time
Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£894
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19th Apr 2027 - 12th Nov 2027
Mode of study: Part-time
Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£925
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19th Apr 2027 - 23rd Jul 2027
Mode of study: Part-time
Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£894
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19th Apr 2027 - 3rd Dec 2027
Mode of study: Part-time
Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£925
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3rd May 2027 - 24th Dec 2027
Mode of study: Part-time
Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£894
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3rd May 2027 - 24th Dec 2027
Mode of study: Part-time
Duration: 1 Week
Day(s): Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Time: 08:30,16:30
Location: Riverside Campus
£894
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Overview

This course is a mandatory STCW requirement for core crew of any type of survival craft, and those seeking to become an officer of the watch (deck/engine) or Able Seaman onboard.

The course provides a mixture of interactive classroom learning and practical hands-on training with the use of three different crafts here at the City of Glasgow College.

Whilst on the water, you will have the opportunity to be the coxswain of each of the survival crafts, and will also launch the crafts using the davit system. This ensures that each of the candidates undergoes the most effective training, which will result in competent and confident crew members stepping on board.

This training programme is designed in accordance with the revised STCW Code and complies with the latest UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) / Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB) requirements.

Minimum entry requirements

For the issue of a Certificate of Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats, you must:

  • Be at least 18 years of age.
  • Already hold a Certificate of Proficiency in Personal Survival Techniques, which has been attained within the last 5 years (STCW).
  • Have completed at least 6 months of approved seagoing service.

Additional selection requirements

You should bring the following:

  • Photographic ID.
  • Discharge book.
  • PST certificate.
  • Paper and pen. 

What you study

The course is divided into several outcomes as follows:

  • Take charge of a survival craft/rescue boat during & after launch.
  • Operate a survival craft engine.
  • Manage survivors & survival craft after abandoning ship.
  • Use locating devices, including communication & signaling apparatus and pyrotechnics.
  • Apply first aid to survivors.

Within these outcomes, learners will deepen their knowledge with regard to:

  • Musters & drills.
  • Lifeboat types and launching appliances.
  • Liferaft types & launching procedures.
  • The lifeboat release & recovery system.
  • Lifeboat & liferaft equipment.
  • Lifeboat fire precautions.
  • Rescue boat procedures.
  • First aid in liferafts & lifeboats.
  • Recovery of survivors.
  • Signalling devices.
  • Helicopter rescue operations.
  • Personal survival items (Lifejackets, Immersion Suits, Thermal Protective Aids).

After the course

Completion of this course is required for core crew, and to apply to become a Certificate of Competency Deck or Engine Officer of the Watch or Able Seaman.

Certificate is valid for 5 years as per the STCW 2010 Manilla Amendments.

Towards the end of this period, candidates can return and undergo refresher training in order to further extend their CPSCRB certificates.

How the course is taught

This course is a mixture of both water & lifeboat station practical learning, as well as instructor lead interactive classroom sessions which will be delivered using full audio, visual and different multimedia aids.

Combined, the course will take 35 hours over 5 days.

Materials

Learning materials and notes are provided by college.

Dress code

Casual in classroom setting.

All PPE will be provided for practical elements of the course.

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