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Prepare for the Unexpected: Gain Critical Sea Survival Skills
This comprehensive course is designed to provide all individuals venturing to sea with the fundamental knowledge and practical skills necessary to survive a marine casualty. You’ll learn about various emergency scenarios, life-saving equipment, and crucial survival principles.
Course Content:
- Understanding types of marine emergencies (collision, fire, sinking).
- Familiarization with life-saving appliances commonly found on ships.
- Detailed examination of equipment within survival craft.
- Locating and understanding personal life-saving appliances.
- Essential survival principles and techniques.
Practical Instruction:
- Properly donning and using a life jacket.
- Effectively donning and utilising an immersion suit.
- Safe water entry from elevated positions.
- Righting an inverted life raft while wearing safety gear.
- Swimming techniques while wearing a life jacket.
- Maintaining buoyancy in the water.
- Safe boarding of a life raft from both ship and water.
- Implementing initial actions upon boarding to maximize survival chances.
- Deploying a drogue or sea anchor.
- Operating location devices, including radio equipment.
This course provides hands-on experience and vital knowledge, ensuring you’re prepared to respond effectively in a marine emergency. Invest in your safety and confidence at sea.
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