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PERSONAL SURVIVAL
This updated series comprises four programmes focusing on survival on board ship. The series reinforces seafarer's abandonment and survival training and supplements ship's personal survival manuals. It represents the most up to date advice being given by the IMO and MCA. The programmes details procedures for both commercial vessels and passenger vessels and are designed to be viewed individually or watched as a complete series.
Regulations addressed:
STCW, SOLAS, LSA Code
This programme beings by addressing the basic question 'Why
do we muster?' It goes on to detail how to do it properly, how
to account for everybody on the ship, and probably most
importantly, what jobs and tasks are allocated to each crew member
and how they...
This second programme in the series concentrates on both
freefall and fully enclosed davit launched type lifeboats on
commercial ships, and partially enclosed davit launched lifeboats
on passenger ships. It also gives mention to open lifeboats. The
programme show the...
This programme shows the correct method of launching both
throw-over and davit launched types of life raft. The programme
also addresses the correct procedure for embarkation, how to launch
from the ship in the davit type and how to ensure the rapid
deployment of the...
While the first three parts of this series concentrate on
abandoning ship safety, the final part of this series deals with
surviving afterwards. Both life on board a raft and a lifeboat are
shown in this programme, addressing how to apportion food,
seasickness...
The topics covered include: The muster list and the functions
contained in it. General Emergency Alarm signal and the location of
the muster or assembly stations. Regular drills must be held and
substitute leaders should regularly take charge of the special
parties...
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...
The topics covered include: The preparation and inflation of
davit launched liferafts. Checking and boarding of davit launched
liferafts. Lowering from within the liferaft.
Marine Evacuation systems, their deployment and boarding.
Marin-Ark Marine Evacuation System,...
It cannot be stressed too strongly that your ship is your best
lifeboat. Abandonment should only be considered as a very last
resort. The four principal dangers to be faced; 1) drowning 2) the
inability to maintain body temperature 3) lack of water 4) lack of
food. The...
