SCRB Task 3.2.A

Use lifeboat equipment

MMA Method

In order to satisfy NVIC 04-14 Task 3.2.A , MMA students must:

NVIC Method

See NVIC method.

STCW Competence Knowledge, Understanding, and Proficiency

Manage survivors and survival craft after abandoning ship

SCRB-X3.2 Use of painter, sea anchor and all other equipment
Condition Behavior Standard

Using a SOLAS approved lifeboat,

the candidate demonstrates the correct use of the following equipment:

  1. bilge pump;
  2. rainwater collection device;
  3. sea anchor; and
  4. thermal protective aids (TPA).

PSC The assessment is only for an endorsement as PSC. Mariners holding endorsements as PSC-Limited who wish to increase the scope of the endorsement to PSC should complete these assessments.

The candidate ensures that the:

  1. Bilge pump is readied for pumping;
  2. Rainwater collection device is properly deployed;
  3. Deployment of the sea anchor is properly simulated; and
  4. TPA is correctly donned.