C ompendium is based on IMO model course which aims to
provide the training for candidates to launch and take charge of a survival craft or rescue boat in emergency situations, in accordance with Section A-VI/2 of the STCW Code. This syllabus covers the requirements of the 1995 STCW Convention Chapter VI, Section A-VI/2, table A-VI/2-1.
O n meeting the minimum standard of competence in
survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats, a trainee will be competent to operate life-saving appliances and take charge of survival craft or rescue boat during or after launch.
T hey will also be able to operate a survival craft engine and
manage survivors and survival craft after abandoning ship. Trainees will know the correct use of all locating devices, including communication and signaling apparatus and pyrotechnics, how to apply first aid to survivors and the actions to take to preserve the lives of those in their charge.
Table of contents Compendium PSC & RB i Chapter Subject Area Page
1 Introduction and Safety
1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Safety guidance 1 2 General 2.1 Emergency situations 2 2.2 Training, drills and operational readiness 7 2.3 Actions to be taken when called to 11 survival craft stations 3 Abandon ship 3.1 Actions to be taken when required to 16 abandon ship 3.2 Actions to be taken when in water 20 4 Survival craft ad rescue boats 4.1 Lifeboats 21 4.2 Liferafts 24 4.3 Rescue boats 28 5 Launching arrangements 5.1 Boat davits 35 5.2 Liferaft davits 42 5.3 Rescue boat davits 42 5.4 Free-fall 43 5.5 Float-free arrangements 44 5.6 Marine evacuation systems 45
6 Evacuation and recovery of survival craft and
rescue boats
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6.1 Launching 49 6.2 Clearing the ships side 53 6.3 Marshalling liferafts & rescuing survivors 58 6.4 Recovery of survival craft & rescue boats 59 6.5 Launching survival craft and rescue boats 61 in rough sea 6.6 Recovery of rescue boats in rough sea 62 7 Actions to take when clear of the ship 62 8 Lifeboat engine and accessories 8.1 Starting the engine 63 8.2 Cooling systems 63 8.3 Battery charging 63 8.4 Fire extinguisher 64 8.5 Water spray system 64 8.6 Self-contained air support system 64 9 Rescue boat outboard engine 64 10 Handling survival craft and rescue boats in rough weather 10.1 Boats 66 10.2 Liferafts 66 10.3 Beaching 67 11 Actions to take when aboard a survival craft 11.1 Initial actions 69 11.2 Routines for survival 70 11.3 Use of equipment 71 11.4 Apportionment of food and water 77 11.5 Action to take to maximize detectability 78 and location of survival craft
12 Methods of helicopter rescue
12.1 Communicating with the helicopter 79
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12.2 Evacuation from ship & survival craft 79 12.3 Helicopter pick-up 81 13 Hypothermia / Frostbite / Cryogenic effects 85 14 Radio equipment 14.1 Two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus 95 14.2 EPIRBs 96 14.3 SARTs 99 14.4 Distress signals, signaling equipment and 100 pyrotechnics 15 First-aid 15.1 Resuscitation techniques/Latest CPR 102 technique 15.2 Use of first-aid kit 108 15.3 Bandaging 111 16 Drills in launching and recovering boats 115 17 Drills in launching liferafts 116 18 Drills in launching and recovering rescue boats 117 19 Practical exercise and evaluation Bibliography 118
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List of Figures
Fig. Page
1 ISM Code Safety Poster 5
2 ISM Code Safety Poster 5 3 ISM Code Safety Poster 6 4 ISM Code Safety Poster 6 5 ISM Code Safety Poster 7 6 An adult lifejacket 12 7 A lifebuoy with ring and light 15 8 Layout and general arrangement of enclosed 23 lifeboat 9 Liferaft launching poster 35 10 A single arm davit ready for use in launching a 38 lifeboat 11 Launching a liferaft using a single arm davit 38 12 On-load release mechanism 41 13 Pivot gravity davit 41 14 Liferaft operations: Hydrostatic release method 45 15 Marine Escape System 47 16 Marine Evacuation System 48 17 Clearing the ships side 61 18 Procedure for beaching a lifeboat 68 19 A Compass card 76