Fast Rescue Boats
The purpose of this course is to train personnel in the proper actions involved in taking command of, launching, and handling of a Fast Rescue Craft.
Successful completion of this course will satisfy the training requirements of Table A-VI/2-2 of the STCW code; “Specification of the Minimum Standard of Competence in Fast Rescue Boats.”
Course Outline
- Drills and crew training
- Characteristics of FRCs
- FRC crew responsibilities
- Personal protection equipment
- FRC handling
- FRC pre-operational checks
- Launch and recovery
- Performance drills on operational checks
- Performance drills on launching and recovery
- Performance drills on basic handling
- Compass introduction
- Search crew responsibilities
- Rescue crew briefing
- Recovery of victims
- First aid considerations
- Performance drills on compass, search patterns, rescue
- Special situations
- Location Aids
- Performance drills on towing, pacing, use of pyrotechnics
- Knowledge and performance evaluations
Scheduled Dates: offered monthly call for dates
2.4 CEUs