SCRB Task 1.5.B

Command recovery and stowage of a survival craft

MMA Method

In order to satisfy NVIC 04-14 Task 1.5.B , MMA students must:

NVIC Method

See NVIC method.

STCW Competence Knowledge, Understanding, and Proficiency

Take charge of a survival craft or rescue boat during and after launch

SCRB-X1.5 Methods of recovering survival craft
Condition Behavior Standard

Using a survival craft in the water,

the candidate commands the recovery and proper securing of a survival craft within 15 minutes.


LTD The assessment is only for an endorsement as PSC-Limited.

The candidate issues the following orders and verifies that they have been properly carried out:

  1. Bring the survival craft under the falls;
  2. Hook the survival craft to the falls;
  3. Raise the survival craft to the embarkation deck;
  4. Raise the survival craft to its stowed position; and
  5. Secure the survival craft.