Course Description

This hands-on, highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of emergency/distress communications and man overboard procedures. It covers the MOB boat and basic concepts of good seamanship; the steer compass and the communication equipment on board; the state of maintenance and readiness of the MOB boat; the radio distress procedure and types of distress alert; the proper recovery and transporting of a victim from the water; the action to be taken during man overboard situation; and the types of lifeboat and lifeboat release mechanism. During this interactive course, participants will learn to take command in all situations that arise concerning the rescue of persons who have fallen overboard; search pattern with navigational aids; apply SOLAS and LSA code requirements; recognize the different types of pyrotechnics and non-pyrotechnic used on ships; classify marine distress signals under two sections; and identify the different types of alarms on ships and the different types of manoeuvres of a vessel.

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TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies:

30 % Lectures
20 % Workshops & Work Presentations
20 % Case Studies & Practical Exercises
30 % Videos, Software & Simulators

In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology for technical reasons.

VIRTUAL TRAINING (IF APPLICABLE)

If this course is delivered online as a Virtual Training, the following limitations will be applicable:

Certificates	:	Only soft copy certificates will be issued
Training Materials	:	Only soft copy materials will be issued
Training Methodology	:	80% theory, 20% practical
Training Program	:	4 hours per day, from 09:30 to 13:30