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.
NZ$501
inc GST
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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.
About This Course
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
Entry Requirements
Evidence of an STCW Personal Survival Techniques Certificate
Build towards these roles
Continued eligibility for roles requiring a current STCW Personal Survival Techniques certificate (e.g., commercial seafarer, shipping crew)
Build skills in these industries
Maritime TransportShippingCommercial Seafaring
