Emergency procedures 1 (1 cr)

Objective

Knowledge and understanding of and proficiency in:
- preventing, controlling and fighting fires onboard
- actions related to emergencies and launching of rescue boats and survival crafts, and using life-saving appliances
- organizing emergency drills
- taking correct and immediate actions in distress situations
- acting immediately and correctly in accident situations and accurately evaluating injury or damage
- procedures for rescuing people from the sea and assisting a ship in distress

Content

- principles of safety management and risk evaluation
- emergency management and contingency plans
- actions and procedures in distress situations
- fire fighting, fire fighting drills, fire ratings, fire fighting equipment, life-saving and associated drills
- life-saving appliances and devices
- SOLAS chapter III
- emergency management of passengers onboard
- principles of sea rescue (IAMSAR)
- IMO signals

Evaluation

Students can
- use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations
- 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 tables A-II/1, A-III/1 and A-III/6 columns 4 are used:
- actions in responding to abandon ship and survival situations are appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions and comply with accepted safety practices and standards
- the type and scale of the problem is promptly identified and initial actions conform with the emergency procedure and contingency plans for the ship

Course material

Material from Learn

Study forms and methods

Scheduled track:
Participation in classroom instruction
Accepted written assignments
Accepted other exercises and fire training
Accepted exam

Independent track:
Not available

Blended track:
Not Available

RDI and work-related cooperation

The course might includes control hours that can potentially be used for work life projects or visits

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation and successfully completed exercises and assignments.

Qualifications

- Personal survival techniques (A-VI/1-1)
- Fire fighting (A-VI/1-2)
- Proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats (A-VI/2-1)