PS Task 1.14.I

Board a life raft unassisted from the water

MMA Method

In order to satisfy NVIC 08-14 Task 1.14.I , MMA students must:

NVIC Method

See NVIC method.

STCW Competence Knowledge, Understanding, and Proficiency

Survive at sea in the event of a ship abandonment.

PS-X1.5 Proficiency in the use of lifesaving appliances normally carried on ships
Condition Behavior Standard

In the water, wearing either a life jacket or an immersion suit and given a covered life raft having a boarding height of not less than 1⁄2 meter nor more than 1 meter,

the candidate safely boards the life raft unassisted from the water.

The candidate correctly demonstrates all of the following:

  1. Swim to boarding ramp;
  2. Grab boarding straps;
  3. Kick legs while pulling self into raft; and
  4. Board raft.