SCRB Task 1.7.D

Act as a member of rescue boat crew during recovery

MMA Method

In order to satisfy NVIC 04-14 Task 1.7.D , 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-X1.7 Methods of launching and recovering survival craft in a rough sea
Condition Behavior Standard

Given a rescue boat in the water connected to the fall of a single-arm davit, mounted on a pier or a ship, and when hearing orders in English to recover and stow a rescue boat,

the candidate acts as a member of the recovery crew and recovers and stows the rescue boat.* *Candidates should be rotated through all assigned tasks to determine if they have achieved competence.


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

When ordered, the candidate correctly performs the following tasks:

  1. Lower the painter and control lines to the appropriate height above the water;
  2. Tend fore and aft control lines (if fitted);
  3. Lower the hook;
  4. Hoist rescue boat to its disembarkation position while tending control lines (if fitted)*;
  5. Disembark the rescue boat crew;
  6. Swing the rescue boat to its stowed position; and
  7. Secure the rescue boat.

NOTE: If it is unsafe or impractical for the rescue boat crew to ride the rescue boat to the disembarkation position, this task may be simulated.