Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats

About this course

This course is designed for crew who have a Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boats (STCW) certificate and some experience of using fast rescue boats.  

The course combines classroom theory sessions and practical boat operations on the River Hamble and the Solent.

What you'll learn

Upon completion of the course, you should be able to demonstrate competence to: 

• take charge of a fast rescue boat during and after launch, 
• right a capsized fast rescue boat, 
• handle a fast rescue boat in prevailing weather and sea conditions, 
• use communication and signalling equipment between the fast rescue boat, a helicopter and a ship, 
• carry out search patterns, 
• use the emergency equipment carried, and 
• recover a casualty from the water and transfer to a rescue helicopter, or to a ship or place of safety.

Prerequisites

You must have a PSCRB certificate to book this course.

Guidance for delegates who are pregnant and wish to undertake training:

Delegates who are or think they may be pregnant and wish to undertake training should contact the WMS Short Course Sales Team before booking the course to obtain guidance regarding the additional documentary pre-requisite requirements.