Personal Survival Techniques (PST)

Course Topics

Safety Guidance

Principles of Survival at sea

Definitions, survival craft & appliances

SOLAS Training manual

Safety Symbols

Emergency situations

Types of emergencies

Precautions in case of Fire

Fire Provisions

Foundering

Muster List

Emergency Signals

Crew and emergency Instructions

Extra equipment & survival

Abandon ship-complications

Evacuation / Abandoning ship last resort

Personal preparation for abandoning ship

Need to prevent panic

Crew duties to passengers

Crew duties launching survival craft

Masters orders to abandon ship

Means of Survival

Survival Craft and Rescue boats

Lifeboats

Life raft / Rescue boats

Personal Life-saving appliances

Lifebuoys

Immersion suits/ant exposure suit

Thermal Protective aids

Lifejackets

Inflatable lifejackets

Personal survival without a lifejacket

Boarding survival craft

Survival at sea

Dangers to survivors

Best use of survival craft Facilities

Emergency radio equipment

Portable radio apparatus for survival craft

Emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs)

Helicopter assistance

Communicating with the Helicopter

Evacuation from ship and survival craft

Helicopter pick-up

Correct use of helicopter harness

Safety Guidance

Introduction:

The value of regular training of all personnel in lifeboat, life raft and any survival equipment cannot be over-emphasized
Personal must always be prepared to respond to any emergency necessitating launching embarkation or manning survival craft and equipment
There is no substitute for thorough knowledge periodic training and practical’s regarding survival at sea

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