Survival craft and rescue boats (A-VI/2-1)Laajuus (1 cr)

Objective

Knowledge and understanding of and proficiency in:
- construction of survival craft and rescue boats and their equipment and characteristics
- effective use of survival craft and rescue boats before and after abandoning ship, also in rough conditions, including the use and maintenance of engines and launching/recovery equipment
- methods and procedures for promoting one's own and others' survival and detectability in survival craft and rescue boats

Content

- construction and equipment of survival craft and rescue boats
- characteristics and facilities of survival craft and rescue boats
- types of devices used for launching survival craft and rescue boats
- methods of launching survival craft into a rough sea
- procedures for recovering survival craft
- action to be taken after abandoning ship
- methods of launching and recovering rescue boats in a rough sea
- hazards associated with the use of on-load release devices
- maintenance procedures
- procedures of starting and operating a survival craft engine and its accessories, and the use of fire extinguishers
- handling of survival craft in a rough weather
- use of the painter, sea-anchor and other equipment
- rationing of food and water in a survival craft
- action to be taken to maximize the detectability of a survival craft
- procedures in helicopter rescue
- effects of hypothermia and its prevention; use of protective covers and garmets including immersion suits and thermal protective aids
- use of rescue boats and motor lifeboats for guiding liferafts and rescuing people from the water
- beaching of a survival craft
- radio life-saving appliances carried in survival craft including satellite EPIRBs and SARTs
- pyrotechnic distress signals
- use of the first-aid kit and resuscitation techniques
- treatment of the injured including measures to control bleeding and manage shock
- practical exercises in training facilities and open waters

Materials

Personal survival techniques (A-VI/1-1)

Further information

Participation in all lessons and training sessions is obligatory.

Accomplishment methods

Students can
- use professional vocabulary systematically
- identify interrelated tasks
- use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field
- work as team members in a goal-oriented way

In addition, competence evaluation according to STCW code table A-VI/2-1 column 4 are used:
- preparation, boarding and launching of survival craft are within equipment limitations and enable survival craft to clear the ship safely
- initial actions on leaving the ship minimize threat to survival
- recovery of survival craft and rescue boats is within equipment limitations
- equipment is operated in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions for release and resetting
- propulsion is available and maintained as required for manoeuvring
- survival management is appropriate to prevailing circumstances and conditions
- use and choice of communication and signalling apparatus is appropriate to prevailing circumstances and conditions
- identification of the probable cause, nature and extent of injuries or condition is prompt and accurate
- priority and sequence of treatment minimizes any threat to life