Basic Safety Training – Refresher Course
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What is a Basic Training Refresher?
It means that seafarers refresh their safety skills and knowledge about safety at sea. This course is important because working at sea comes with risks, like fires, accidents, or rescuing people. Seafarers need to be ready for these situations, and the refresher helps ensure they know what to do in case of an emergency.
When should the BT Refresher course be taken?
A few reasons why seafarers need to refresh their Basic Safety training, one of them is that need to be sure that their safety skills are current and effective in case of emergencies and second that If a seafarer hasnt worked at sea for 5 years they need to take the refresher to update their skills.
The BST Refresh course is intended for existing seafarers who have previously completed the full Basic Safety Training course and need to renew their certifications. It is typically required for seafarers who have safety-related duties onboard vessels.
The course is complies all requirements of Sections A-VI/1-1; A-VI/1-2; A-VI/1-3; A-VI/1-4 of SCTW Code, as well as covers all subject areas recommended by IMO Model Courses 1.19 “Proficiency in Personal Survival Techiques”, 1.20 „Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting”, 1.13 „Elementary First Aid”and1.21 „Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities”.
The course is certified by Latvian Maritime Administration.
The course is certified by Latvian Maritime Administration.
In this course the participants should gain the knowledge and skills of:
- Survival at sea in case ship abandonment;
- Fire-fighting techniques;
- Elementary first aid;
- Personal safety and social responsibilities.
The Basic Safety Training Refresher course covers the following topics:
- Proficiency in Personal Survival Techniques;
- Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting;
- Elementary First Aid;
- Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities.
During training course theoretical lessons are given using PowerPoint presentations, practical tasks are conducted using different equipment: swimming pool, life rafts, different firefighting equipment and fire-fighting simulator, etc.
1. Existing Certification:
- Candidates must hold a valid Basic Safety Training certificate. This is usually the primary requirement for enrolling in the refresher course.
- Participants must have a valid medical certificate demonstrating fitness for duty at sea. This is to ensure they can perform the physical tasks required during training and actual emergency situations.
- Participants are required to have a minimum of 6 months of sea service. This sea service must be documented and verified to ensure that participants have practical experience in maritime operations, which is essential for understanding and applying safety procedures onboard vessels.
- Valid identity document (passport/ID card).
The duration of the Basic Safety Training - Refresher course is 1 working day.
The price is 280 EUR.
Certificate is valid 5 years.
Riga, Latvia
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