ENCLOSED LIFEBOATS, FREEFALL LIFEBOATS RESCUE BOATS

The topics covered include: totally enclosed lifeboats. Their special life-saving features. The correct boarding of the totally enclosed lifeboat. The role of the coxswain and the lowering of the totally enclosed lifeboat from the ship and from within the lifeboat. How to operate the on-load and off-load release gear. The safe recovery and stowing of the lifeboat and rescue boat. The importance of ensuring that you are familiar with the systems on your lifeboats. The course the coxswain must take once the lifeboat is in the water. Freefall lifeboats, their operation and lowering. The role of the coxswain. The importance of calm boarding and correct strapping in for freefall lifeboats. Partially enclosed lifeboats and their operation. Tricing and bowsing arrangements for partially enclosed lifeboats. Lifeboat engines, their use and maintenance. The different types of immersion suits and donning them. The TPA and its use. The rescue boat and its operation including lowering and recovery. Correct techniques for recovery of a person in the water. The regular checking of stores, particularly pyrotechnics for all survival craft and rescue boats.