Course type:

Calamity training (specialist)

Intended for:

Everyone who is designated to act as a crew member of a Fast Rescue Craft at an offshore mining

installation.

Objective:

Training the delegate in the theory and practice of determining the state of readiness, launching,

taking on board a man overboard, and handling of the FRC boats in use by the mining companies,

and the performance of rescue operations with these FRC boats.

Learning targets:

• Check the state of maintenance and readiness of the FRC boat.
• Basic concepts of good seamanship, determine a course and steer by compass, and operate the equipment on board the FRC boat.
• Recovery and transport of a victim from the water.
• The execution of all procedures associated with launching, recovery and Man Overboard rescue operations.
• Take command in all situations that may arise concerning the rescue of persons who have fallen overboard.
• Apply a search pattern with navigational aids e.g. compass, PLB, homing device, GPS equipment.
• Participating in a capsize drill. (Note: only needed during the basic training).

Practical exercises:

The efficient execution of all techniques mentioned in the learning targets.

Conditions for practical exercises:

Maximum 3 delegates per instructor and a minimum of 2 instructors per exercise.

Conditions for participation:

Offshore Medical certificate.

Duration:

Basic course = 2 ½ days.

Refresher course = 1 day.

Validity:

Two (2) years.

Remark 1:

The basic course could be given as an integral part of course 2.7 (C or F) by which the total course

duration will cover 4 days.

Remark 2:

A certificate of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats, other than fast rescue boats, based

on the STCW-78, as amended, could be accepted provided that the date of issue of the certificate

is less than 2 years before enrolling in the refresher course