[PSCRB] - Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Student Manual [2025]
Year: 2025 Language: English Author: Jure Toncic Genre: Safety manual Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 35 Description: COURSE PURPOSE I`ve made a shorter version of existing PSCRB manuals on this forum as the others have been slightly too long. And this refresher course provides updated training on competencies required for seafarers designated to take charge of survival craft and rescue boats during and after launch. It reinforces practical skills and decision-making critical during abandon-ship and rescue scenarios. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK STCW Convention & Code (A-VI/2, Table A-VI/2-1) SOLAS Chapter III – Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements LSA Code (2017 Edition) IAMSAR Manual Volume III IMO Resolution A.1050(27) LEARNING OUTCOMES By completion, participants will be able to: -Safely prepare, launch, and recover survival craft -Command and manage survival situations -Operate and deploy distress signaling equipment -Apply international regulations in real emergencies TARGET AUDIENCE -Deck and engine officers -Lifeboat commanders and assistants -Crew requiring PSCRB certificate revalidation
Contents
CORE TRAINING MODULES 1. Emergency Situations & Abandon Ship Decision Fire, collision, flooding, grounding – command responsibility and timing. 2. Muster Lists & Emergency Signals Crew roles, alarm signals, emergency cards, preparation duties. 3. Lifeboats Types, construction standards, markings, and SOLAS equipment requirements. 4. Inflatable Liferafts Construction, SOLAS A/B packs, HRU systems, and manual launching. 5. Rescue Boats Handling, recovery techniques, towing, and casualty approach methods. 6. Launching Appliances Gravity, slewing, free‑fall systems and on‑load release safety. 7. Hypothermia & Survival Cold water immersion stages, HELP/HUDDLE positions, treatment protocols. 8. Survival Craft Management CUT–STREAM–CLOSE–MAINTAIN, leadership, rationing, morale. 9. Distress Communications EPIRB, SART, GMDSS, pyrotechnics usage. 10. Man Overboard & SAR Coordination Recovery maneuvers, search patterns, helicopter operations.
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[PSCRB] - Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Student Manual [2025]
Language: English
Author: Jure Toncic
Genre: Safety manual
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 35
Description: COURSE PURPOSE
I`ve made a shorter version of existing PSCRB manuals on this forum as the others have been slightly too long. And this refresher course provides updated training on competencies required for seafarers designated to take charge of survival craft and rescue boats during and after launch. It reinforces practical skills and decision-making critical during abandon-ship and rescue scenarios.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
STCW Convention & Code (A-VI/2, Table A-VI/2-1)
SOLAS Chapter III – Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements
LSA Code (2017 Edition)
IAMSAR Manual Volume III
IMO Resolution A.1050(27)
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By completion, participants will be able to:
-Safely prepare, launch, and recover survival craft
-Command and manage survival situations
-Operate and deploy distress signaling equipment
-Apply international regulations in real emergencies
TARGET AUDIENCE
-Deck and engine officers
-Lifeboat commanders and assistants
-Crew requiring PSCRB certificate revalidation
Contents
CORE TRAINING MODULES1. Emergency Situations & Abandon Ship Decision
Fire, collision, flooding, grounding – command responsibility and timing.
2. Muster Lists & Emergency Signals
Crew roles, alarm signals, emergency cards, preparation duties.
3. Lifeboats
Types, construction standards, markings, and SOLAS equipment requirements.
4. Inflatable Liferafts
Construction, SOLAS A/B packs, HRU systems, and manual launching.
5. Rescue Boats
Handling, recovery techniques, towing, and casualty approach methods.
6. Launching Appliances
Gravity, slewing, free‑fall systems and on‑load release safety.
7. Hypothermia & Survival
Cold water immersion stages, HELP/HUDDLE positions, treatment protocols.
8. Survival Craft Management
CUT–STREAM–CLOSE–MAINTAIN, leadership, rationing, morale.
9. Distress Communications
EPIRB, SART, GMDSS, pyrotechnics usage.
10. Man Overboard & SAR Coordination
Recovery maneuvers, search patterns, helicopter operations.
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