Personal Survival Techniques (PST)
The course is one of the four modules which form obligatory Basic Safety Training (BST). It is designed in accordance with table A-VI/1-1 of STCW 2010 convention and aimed at providing marine personnel with skills and knowledge essential to survive and help others in case of maritime emergency.
Objectives:
• In course of the training trainees acquire theoretical knowledge of the right actions during emergency at sea.
• Train to use emergency equipment as well as polish necessary survival skills under supervision and in safe environment.
Course content:
• Theory part:
– Introduction to maritime emergencies;
– Classification of emergency equipment;
– Survival craft and equipment onboard;
– Location of personal survival equipment;
– Main rules of survival during maritime emergencies.
• Practice part:
– Putting on a life jacket;
– Jumping from height into the water;
– Swimming in life jacket practice;
– Turning the inverted life raft whilst swimming in life jacket;
– Boarding the survival craft and sequence of actions after boarding;
– Operation and navigation of survival craft exercises.
Assessment: There are both written and practical assessments at the end of the course.
Target Audience: All seagoing personnel.
Pre-requisites: Medical Fitness certificate, age more than 16 years (18 in some countries).
Duration: 1 day.
Note: Training is developed to be suitable for non-swimmers.
Validity: 5 years. There is a mandatory Personal Survival Techniques (Refresher Course) for mariners whose original certificate is about to expire.