Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boats Other Than Fast Rescue Boats (PSC)
The purpose of this course is to train personnel in the proper actions involved in taking command of, launching, and handling of a survival craft during an emergency evacuation/abandonment from a vessel, Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU), or offshore facility.
Any applicant who has successfully completed the 32-hour Proficiency in Survival Craft course will satisfy:
- The Survival Craft training requirements of Section A-VI/2 and Table A-VI/2-1 of the STCW Code; AND the training requirements of 46 CFR 12.10-3 (a) (6) for any endorsements as Lifeboatman, provided that sea service requirements are also met.
- If presented within one year of the completion of training, the written and practical examination requirements of 46 CFR 12.10-5 for a Lifeboatman endorsement and the written Survival Craft examination requirements for service on vessels not equipped with lifeboats.
Upon completion, the certificate is valid for five years.
Course Outline
Day 1
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Classroom
- Requirements for PSC certification
- Drills and Crew Training
- TEMPSC characteristics
- Types of launching equipment for TEMPSC
- Winches
- Release mechanisms
- Pre-launch inspection
- Launching
- Motoring away to a safe area
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Practical Exercise
- Operate winches
- Point out pre-launch inspection for single and double fall TEMPSC
- Launch and recover single and double fall TEMPSC
- Operate single and double fall TEMPSC
Day 2
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Classroom
- Loss of propulsion
- Freefall systems
- Single fall systems
- Double fall systems
- Oars and oar commands
- Action after abandonment
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Practical Exercise
- Assessments on TEMPSC
- Pre-launch inspection
- Starting engine
- Launching and motor away
- Deploying sea anchor
- Recovery
- Rowing TEMPSC
Day 3
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Classroom
- Rescue
- Rescue boat
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Practical Exercise
- Launch and recover rescue boat
- Assessment of launching and recovery of rescue boat
- Pacing
- Towing
- Person overboard drill
Day 4
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Classroom
- Survival First Aid
- Location aids
- Written exam
Cost: $900