Basic Safety Training – STCW A-VI/1

COURSE CODE: D2 - 300 EUR

Scope (Target audience) : Basic Safety training course has been designed to meet the requirements of STCW section VI/1 and is based on the guidelines of IMO Model Courses 1.19, 1.20, 1.13, 1.21, and consists of the following:

• Personal Survival Techniques VI/I-I
• Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting VI/I-2
• Elementary First Aid VI/I-3
• Personal Safety and Social Responsibility VI/I-4

Course is open to all seafarers employed or engaged in any capacity on board ship.

Objective : After successful completion of the course the trainee will be able to demonstrate competency in surviving at sea in the event of ship abandonment; minimize the risk of fire; take immediate action upon encountering an accident or medical emergency; comply with emergency procedures, observe safe working practices and effectively communicate with others.

Course content : 

Personal Survival Techniques VI/I-I

• Introduction, safety and survival
• Emergency situations
• Evacuation
• Survival craft and rescue boats
• Personal life – saving appliances
• Survival at sea
• Emergency radio equipment
• Helicopter assistance

Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting VI/I-2

• Introduction and principles
• Minimize the risk of fire
• Maintain a state of readiness to respond to emergency situation involving fires
• Fight and extinguish fires
• Review and final assessment

Elementary First Aid VI/I-3

• General principles
• Body structure and functions
• Positioning of casualty
• The unconscious casualty
• Resuscitation
• Bleeding
• Management of shock
• Burns and scalds, and accidents caused by electricity
• Rescue and transport of casualty

Personal Safety and Social Responsibility VI/I-4

• Safe work on ship
• Human relationship and contribution for good human relationship on ship
• Understanding order and ability of understanding given order
• Methods in emergency
• Prevention for pollution of sea environment
• Human relationships

Duration: 55 hours

Prerequisite : 

• Identification card or passport
• 2 passport size colored photographs

Approved by :

• MINISTRY OF MARITIME AFFAIRS, TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
• CROATIAN REGISTER OF SHIPPING
• REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
• LIBERIA MARITIME AUTHORITY

Note to client : After successful completion of the STCW 95 course course, understanding safety training notes and examination candidate will receive a Basic Safety Training course certificate.