SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOAT OTHER THAN FAST RESCUE BOAT (SCRB) TRAINING
This course is designed to meet the mandatory minimum requirements for seafarers designated to take charge of survival craft and rescue boats (other than fast rescue boats) in emergency situations, as outlined in the STCW Code Section A-VI/2. It provides both theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to operate and manage various types of survival craft and rescue boats during abandonment, rescue, and other maritime emergencies.
Trainees will learn through a combination of classroom instruction, simulator-based training (where applicable), and extensive hands-on practical exercises. The course emphasizes the importance of leadership, teamwork, and swift decision-making under pressure to ensure the safety of passengers and crew.
Upon successful completion of this course, trainees will be able to:
1. Knowledge and Understanding
Identify the types of survival craft and rescue boats (lifeboats, liferafts, and rescue boats) and their launching appliances.
Explain the international regulations (SOLAS Chapter III, LSA Code) governing the equipment and operations.
Describe the principles of survival at sea, including the use of emergency equipment and the management of survivors.
2. Operational Proficiency
Demonstrate the correct procedures for donning a lifejacket and an immersion suit.
Launch and recover survival craft and rescue boats safely in various conditions, including rough weather.
Operate survival craft engines and use fittings and equipment correctly.
3. Survival Craft Handling
Take charge of a survival craft or rescue boat after launch.
Handle and maneuver the craft in rough seas, including sailing with oars (if applicable).
Right a capsized liferaft.
4. Rescue and Survivor Management
Recover persons from the water and assist in the transfer of survivors from liferafts and the water into rescue boats.
Administer basic first aid to survivors and manage hypothermia.
Use location devices, including emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) and search and rescue transponders (SARTs).
5. Emergency Procedures and Communication
Issue correct commands and instructions to passengers and crew during abandonment.
Use pyrotechnic distress signals (rocket parachute flares, hand flares, smoke signals) correctly and safely.
Operate portable radio equipment and other communication devices found in survival craft.
6. Safety and Maintenance
Identify and mitigate hazards associated with launch and recovery.
Perform routine checks and maintenance on survival craft, rescue boats, and launching appliances as required by SOLAS Regulation 20.
Who Should Attend?
This certification is mandatory for all seafarers designated to be in charge of survival craft or rescue boats during an emergency. This typically includes:
Master(s) and Chief Mates
Deck Officers
Able Seafarers (Deck)
Any crew member assigned to manage survival craft
