STCW Personal Survival Techniques Refresher
Other Engineering
A course by
NMIT
A two half-day refresher course for seafarers needing to renew their STCW Personal Survival Techniques certificate, covering essential survival skills and meeting international standards.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Nelson, Nelson
Core skills this course teaches
Don and use an immersion suit
Be able to correctly don an immersion suit and use it effectively for survival at sea.
Safely jump from a height into water
Demonstrate the proper technique for safely entering water from height, as required in maritime emergencies.
Right an inverted liferaft
Right an overturned liferaft while wearing a lifejacket, ensuring ability to use safety equipment in the event of an emergency.
What You're Signing Up For
This course is designed for holders of the STCW Personal Survival Techniques Certificate who require refresher training to maintain their competencies as required by international maritime regulations. The program enables students to update and demonstrate skills in personal survival, specifically per Section A-VI/1-1 of the STCW convention. Topics include lifejacket use, immersion suits, survival swimming, and liferaft inversion procedures. Successful completion results in a Personal Survival Techniques Refresher certificate, with courses scheduled conveniently for those also taking the Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting refresher.
Course Content
- Review and practice of using immersion suits
- Procedures for safely jumping into water from a height
- Righting an inverted liferaft while wearing a lifejacket
- Swimming techniques while wearing a lifejacket
- Keeping afloat without a lifejacket
- STCW refresher requirements and standards
- Onboard and ashore survival competencies
What you need to know first
Evidence of an STCW Personal Survival Techniques Certificate
A record of on-board training, drills, or experience, or equivalent documentation proving competence has been maintained in the previous 5 years
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Maritime Transport
Shipping
Commercial Seafaring
Future employment opportunities might be
Continued eligibility for roles requiring a current STCW Personal Survival Techniques certificate (e.g., commercial seafarer, shipping crew)