Mode of Study

Part-time

Start Date

10th Jun 2024,

Day(s):

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Time:

8:30 - 16:30

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Location

Riverside Campus

Cost

£ 835

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.

Entry 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

Careers

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.

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