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Emergency Procedures and Health Care 1Laajuus (5 cr)

Course unit code: 209911712

General information


Credits
5 cr

Objective

Knowledge of different emergency situations, emergency exits and fundamentals of rescue, use of lifeboats and life rafts and their equipment, ship's fire-fighting organisation, main factors leading to fire or explosion, fire-fighting equipment, extinguishing substancies and how to use them.The student acquires medical skills in accordance with the ILO recommendations and STCW convention.

Content

Basic training course, rescue, fire-fighting, first aid; and the following practical courses: Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (STCW A-VI/2-1), Personal Survival Techniques (STCW A-VI/1-1), Basic Training in Fire-Fighting (STCW A-VI/1-2). Anatomy and physiology, regulations concerning medical care in the maritime framework, aseptics, and first aid onboard.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

excellent (5), good (4-3), satisfactory (2-1); fail

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