Personal Survival Techniques Course:
**U.S.C.G. Approved - meets STCW requirements**





Aim:
To provide the practical skills, backed by theoretical knowledge to abandon a vessel wearing a life jacket or immersion suit. The launching and operation of an inflatable liferaft in the water predominates in the course, both practically and theoretically. Any applicant successfully completing the 14-hour Personal Survival Techniques course and presenting their Certificate of Training at a U.S. Coast Guard Regional Exam Center will satisfy the Personal Survival Training requirements of Section A-VI/1 and Table A-VI/1-1 of the Seafarers' Training Certifcation and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code and 46 CFR 10.205(I)(1).

Duration:
14 hours (two days)

Content:
Introduction to:

• Survival craft especially: the inflatable liferaft
• Personal lifesaving appliances


• Distress signals


• Survival craft equipment


• Marine survival patterns


• Marine abandonment procedures

• Launch and operate an inflatable liferaft
• Don and function in an immersion suit and lifejacket


• How to correctly use and throw a life buoy