MED STCW Basic Safety Training (Formerly MED A1 + B2)

Topics covered include:

• types of emergency situations which may occur, contingency plans for responding to emergencies, and actions to take on discovering potential emergency and/or hearing emergency alarm signals
• types of lifesaving appliances normally carried on various vessels
• equipment in survival craft
• location of personal lifesaving appliances
• principles concerning survival including value of training and drills, personal protective clothing and equipment, etc.
• shipboard firefighting organization and action to be taken
• firefighting theory and firefighting equipment location on the vessel, and emergency escape route
• firefighting procedures and use and care of breathing apparatus
• social responsibility for contributing to effective human relationships on board vessel.

• Student must be at least 16 years of age to enroll in this course.
• Student must be clean-shaven for the firefighting portion of the course.

46 hours