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STCW / Safety

STCW MARINE TRAINING & CERTIFICATES FOR SUPERYACHT CREW

Our STCW Safety Training provides the essential training for the professional marine industry.
This course is the legal minimum requirement for any persons looking to work commercially on vessels abroad, such as Cruise Liners and Superyachts.

We provide the most popular STCW Safety Training package which includes the PDSD (Proficiency in Designated Security Duties) which is specifically for the Yachting Industry. We also offer 2 other STCW Safety Training Packages which include the Basic STCW Safety Training Course for any other persons wishing to work at sea, this includes the Proficiency in Security Awareness which you are able to upgrade to the PDSD in the future and the STCW Safety Training Course specifically for Cruise Liners which includes the essential Crowd Management training.

STCW 95 PERSONAL SAFETY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

To develop competence in:

  • Complying with emergency procedures
  • Taking precautions to prevent pollution of the marine environment
  • Observing safe working practices
  • Understanding orders and being understood in relation to shipboard duties
  • Contributing to effective human relationships on board ship Knowledge, Understanding and Proficiency
  • Types of emergency which may occur, such as collision, fire, foundering
  • Knowledge of shipboard contingency plans for responses to emergencies
  • Emergency signals and specific duties allocated to crew members in the muster list; muster stations; correct use of personal safety equipment
  • Action to take on discovering potential emergency, including fire, collision, foundering and ingress of water into the ship
  • Action to take on gearing emergency alarm signals
  • Value of training and drills
  • Knowledge of escape routes and internal communication and alarm systems
  • Effect of operational or accidental pollution of the marine environment
  • Basic environmental protection procedures
  • Importance of adhering to safe working practices at all times
  • Safety and protective devices available to protect against potential hazards aboard ship
  • Precautions to be taken prior to entering enclosed spaces
  • Familiarisation with international measure concerning accident prevention and occupational health
  • Importance of maintaining good human working relationships aboard ship
  • Social responsibilities; employment conditions; individual rights and obligations; dangers of drug and alcohol abuse

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STCW 95 PERSONAL SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES

Realistic, practical, training. Have you had the opportunity to test yourself working in water, working with strangers to organise yourself in a life raft with plumes of water beating down on you? Our STCW 95 Personal Survival Training course is run weekly. Run by professional trainers who have really been there and done that, our training is a cut above other courses. Here you’ll get the opportunity to jump into cold water, practice survival techniques in the water and work with others to learn survival techniques. You will get the opportunity to test yourself in fully controlled, indoor swimming pool.

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STCW 95 FIRST AID

The following items are part of this course: Develop competence in: Taking immediate action upon encountering an accident or other medical emergency Knowledge, Understanding and Proficiency

  • Assessment of needs of casualty and threats to own safety
  • Appreciation of body structure and functions
  • Understanding of immediate measures to be taken in cases of emergency, including the ability to:
    • Position casualty
    • Apply resuscitation techniques
    • Control bleeding
    • Apply appropriate measures of basic shock management
    • Apply appropriate measures in event of burns and scalds, including accidents caused by electrical current
    • Rescue and transport a casualty
    • Improvise bandages and use materials in emergency kit

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STCW 95 FIRE FIGHTING AND FIRE PREVENTION

On completion of the training, the trainee will have knowledge of the ways in which fires are caused and the precautions to be taken to minimise the risk of fire in ships. They will be able to:

  • Maintain a state of readiness to respond to emergency situations involving fires aboard ship
  • Fight and extinguish fires using firefighting apparatus and appliances provided on board
  • Act as a member of a fire party, including use of self-contained breathing apparatus

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Combined STCW

This course cover the STCW crewing requirement’s for basic crew duties on Superyachts. The security awareness courses are needed for the medium and larger vessels over 500 tons.
This 10 day course runs every week starting on a Saturday and runs until the following Sunday. The package includes the following 4 modules.

  1. STCW 95 PERSONAL SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES
  2. STCW 95 FIRE FIGHTING AND FIRE PREVENTION
  3. STCW 95 ELEMENTARY FIRST AID
  4. STCW 95 PERSONAL SAFETY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

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PROFICIENCY IN SECURITY AWARENESS

Security Awareness training is for all crew who work on-board ISPS compliant vessels, which includes Superyachts, normally over 500 tons. This 1 day course is for those crew who do not have a designated security duty and don’t have security related training in line with the STCW code.

If you have a work contract on a yacht, check with them as to which qualification they need. If in doubt or you do not have a job and are going to dock walk it may well be worthwhile doing the Proficiency in Designated Security Duties (PDSD).

What is in the Proficiency in Security Awareness course:

  • The ISPS Code
  • Introduction to Maritime security
  • Key Threats
  • Plans, Policies & Procedures
  • 
Communication & Reporting

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Proficiency in Designated Security Duties (PDSD)

As with most other qualifications in this industry the base level certificates may be technically what you need, but to get the job interview there is an ever increasing requirement for high qualifications. It can be so bad that a Yachtmaster will only be considered as deck crew scrubbing decks and polishing metal work. Therefore if time and money allows try to expand your CV so you can be employed in a range of duties. Consider the PDSD as the starting platform for security qualifications.

Proficiency in Designated Security Duties (PDSD) certification. For Superyacht Crew this means that the Captain can assign you a roll within the Ships security plan.

The four modules include:

  • Maintain Ship Security Plan
  • Recognition of Security Risk and Threats
  • Undertake Regular Security Inspections of the Ship
  • Proper usage of Security Equipment and Systems

THE SHIP SECURITY OFFICER (SSO)

The Ship Security Officer (SSO) course is a requirement if you are looking to work in the maritime industry long term. A lot of deck officers will also be tasked with the SSO duties. Only on large vessels would there be a dedicated ships security officer.

The SSO will be able to understand the principals and responsibilities of a Ship Security Officer. They would have acquired the skills to Maintain ship security plans, Appreciate security levels, Develop and maintain measures for the control of access to the vessel, Conduct ship security and risk assessments and Implement effective search mechanisms and security control. These measures run 24/7 at sea and in port.

Course content includes:

  • Introduction
  • Maintain and Supervise the Implementation of a Ship Security Plan
  • Assess Security Risk, Threat and Vulnerability
  • Undertake Regular Inspections of the Ship to Ensure that Appropriate Security Measures are Implemented and Maintained
  • Ensure that Security Equipment and Systems, if any, are Properly Operated, Tested and Calibrated
  • Encourage Security Awareness and Vigilance
  • Piracy – Best Management Practices for Protection Against Somalia Based Piracy

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