This course covers training in the mandatory minimum requirements for the issue of certificates of proficiency in liferafts as specified by Estonian Maritime Administration and STCW Code. Course participants will be competent to operate life-saving appliances and take charge of a liferaft during or after launch. They will also be able to manage survivors and liferaft after abandoning ship. Participants will know the correct use of all locating devices, including communication and signalling apparatus and pyrotechnics, how to apply first aid to survivors and the actions to take to preserve the lives of those in charge.Content: Introduction; safety and abandon ship

• Liferafts • Launching arrangements

• Evacuation and recovery of liferaft

• Actions to take when clear of the ship

• Liferaft accessories

•  Handling of liferaft in rough water

• Actions to take when aboard a liferaft

• Methods of helicopter rescue

• Radio equipment

Approval: Course is approved by Estonian Transport Agency

Course language: English, Estonian, Russian

Instruktorid/Instructors/Инструкторы: Arti Kalvik; Ragnar Klaamas; Aivo Palm; Kristjan Sein;