STCW Table A-VI/2-1

Function: Survival craft and rescue boats

Competence	Knowledge, Understanding & Proficiency	Location(s)
Take charge of a survival craft or rescue boat during and after launch	X1.1 Construction and outfit of survival craft and rescue boats and individual items of their equipment	MT‑1111
X1.2 Particular characteristics and facilities of survival craft and rescue boats	MT‑1111
X1.3 Various types of device used for launching survival craft and rescue boats	MT‑1111 LB‑0201
X1.4 Methods of launching survival craft into a rough sea	MT‑1111
X1.5 Methods of recovering survival craft	MT‑1111
X1.6 Action to be taken after leaving the ship	MT‑1111
X1.7 Methods of launching and recovering rescue boats in a rough sea	MT‑1111
X1.8 Dangers associated with use of on-load release devices	MT‑1111
X1.9 Knowledge of maintenance procedures	MT‑1111
Operate a survival craft engine	X2.1 Methods of starting and operating a survival craft engine and its accessories together with the use of the fire extinguisher provided	MT‑1111 LB‑0201
Manage survivors and survival craft after abandoning ship	X3.1 Handling survival craft in rough weather	MT‑1111 LB‑0201 PS‑0301
X3.2 Use of painter, sea-anchor and all other equipment	MT‑1111
X3.3 Apportionment of food and water in survival craft	MT‑1111
X3.4 Action taken to maximize detectability and location of survival craft	MT‑1111
X3.5 Method of helicopter rescue	MT‑1111
X3.6 Effects of hypothermia and its prevention; use of protective covers and garments, including immersion suits and thermal protective aids	MT‑1111 PS‑0301
X3.7 Use of rescue boats and motor lifeboats for marshalling liferafts and rescue of survivors and persons in the sea	MT‑1111
X3.8 Beaching survival craft	MT‑1111
Use locating devices, including communication and signalling apparatus and pyrotechnics	X4.1 Radio life-saving appliances carried in survival craft, including satellite EPIRBs and SARTs	MT‑1111
X4.2 Pyrotechnic distress signals	MT‑1111
Apply first aid to survivors	X5.1 Use of the first-aid kit and resuscitation techniques	PE‑0031
X5.2 Management of injured persons, including control of bleeding and shock	PE‑0031

Competence

Knowledge, Understanding & Proficiency

Location(s)

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

X1.1

Construction and outfit of survival craft and rescue boats and individual items of their equipment

MT‑1111

X1.2

Particular characteristics and facilities of survival craft and rescue boats

MT‑1111

X1.3

Various types of device used for launching survival craft and rescue boats