SCRB Task 1.7.B

Operate a rescue boat during launch

In order to satisfy NVIC 04-14 Task 1.7.B , MMA students must:

STCW Competence	Knowledge, Understanding, and Proficiency
Take charge of a survival craft or rescue boat during and after launch	SCRB-X1.4 Methods of launching and recovering survival craft in a rough sea

Condition	Behavior	Standard
Using a rescue boat, when hearing the order in English to man it,	the candidate acts as coxswain and operates the rescue boat during launch. LTD The assessment is only for an endorsement as PSC-Limited.	The candidate correctly: Boards the rescue boat; When afloat, starts the engine; Orders the release of the releasing hook, after control line (if fitted), forward control line (if fitted), and painter; and Departs the ship’s side at a shallow angle.

Condition

Behavior

Standard

Using a rescue boat, when hearing the order in English to man it,

the candidate acts as coxswain and operates the rescue boat during launch.

The candidate correctly:

Boards the rescue boat;
When afloat, starts the engine;
Orders the release of the releasing hook, after control line (if fitted), forward control line (if fitted), and painter; and
Departs the ship’s side at a shallow angle.