Objective

This training course is intended for seafarers who have already completed the Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (other than Fast Rescue Boats) course and have at least six months of approved seagoing service.

The course fully complies with the requirements of the STCW Convention, as amended, Chapter VI, Section A-VI/2 and Table A-VI/2-2 of the STCW Code, as well as the guidelines of IMO Model Course 1.24 – "Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats".

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to control the safe launching and recovery of fast rescue boats, right an inverted craft, and manoeuvre the boat under a range of prevailing weather and sea conditions. They will also be capable of swimming wearing specialised equipment, operating onboard emergency systems, rescuing casualties from the water, and transferring them safely to a place of safety. Trainees will further learn to execute search patterns considering environmental factors, and to start and operate the engine of a fast rescue boat safely and effectively, ensuring the efficiency of maritime rescue operations.

• Introduction and safety
• Construction and Outfit of Fast Rescue Boats and Individual Items of their Equipment
• Particular Characteristics and Facilities of Fast Rescue Boats
• Navigational and Safety Equipment Available in a Fast Rescue Boat
• Safety Precautions during Launch and Recovery of a Fast Rescue Boat
• How to Handle a Fast Rescue Boat in Prevailing and Adverse Weather and Sea Conditions
• Procedures for Righting a Capsized Fast Rescue Boat
• Search Patterns and Environmental Factors affecting their Execution
• Assessment of the Readiness of Fast Rescue Boats and Related Equipment for Immediate Use
• Knowledge of the Maintenance, Emergency Repairs, Normal Inflation and Deflation of Buoyancy Compartments of Inflated Fast Rescue Boats
• Method of Starting and Operating a Fast Rescue Boat Engine and its Accessories