Basic Safety Training (BST)

COURSE: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE FIGHTING PROFICIENCY (PFPFF)

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

• Present the certification of competence in fire prevention and firefighting for seafarers.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

• Explain training in fire prevention and firefighting;

• Illustrate the causes of fire ignition as well as the methods of fire extinction.

COURSE CONTENT	METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES	TRAINING AIDS
• Fire theory • Causes of ignition • Onboard safety • Conditions necessary for fire • Methods of extinguishing fire • Fire propagation • Classes of fire	• Lecture-based • Applied learning • Active learning • Demonstrative learning • Interactive questioning • Practical exercises at the Fire Academy	• Whiteboard • Data Projector • Flip Chart • Manuals • Pens • Notebooks • Pencils • Erasers • Videos • Computers

COURSE DURATION

Theory	Practical	Total
05h00	03h00	08h00

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COURSE: ELEMENTARY FIRST AID PROFICIENCY (PEFA)

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

• Develop immediate response skills in medical emergencies and accidents at sea.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

• Identify elementary first aid practices in case of accidents and emergencies;

• Demonstrate the actions to take when discovering a casualty and the various ways to mitigate symptoms onboard a vessel.

COURSE CONTENT	METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES	TRAINING AIDS
• Immediate first aid practices in case of accidents/injuries onboard a ship • Actions upon discovering a casualty • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) • Recovery position • Fractures and spinal injuries • Casualty assessment • Medical conditions including heart attack, choking and asthma • Treatment of bleeding, burns and shock • Transportation of a casualty onboard a ship	• Lecture-based • Applied learning • Active learning • Demonstrative learning • Interactive questioning	• Whiteboard • Data Projector • Flip Chart • Manuals • Pens • Notebooks • Pencils • Erasers • Videos • Computers

COURSE DURATION

Theory	Practical	Total
05h00	03h00	08h00

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COURSE: PERSONAL SAFETY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES PROFICIENCY (PSSR)

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

• Identify basic safety procedures and accident prevention measures.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

• Describe working conditions onboard merchant vessels;

• Explain emergency procedures and safe working practices.

COURSE CONTENT	METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES	TRAINING AIDS
• Prior knowledge • Shipboard organization and general maritime terminology • Emergency procedures • Observation of safe working practices • Understanding and decision-making to control fatigue	• Lecture-based • Applied learning • Active learning • Demonstrative learning • Interactive questioning	• Whiteboard • Data Projector • Flip Chart • Manuals • Pens • Notebooks • Pencils • Erasers • Videos • Computers

COURSE DURATION

Theory	Practical	Total
08h00	00h00	08h00

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COURSE: PERSONAL SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES PROFICIENCY (PPST)

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

• Provide training in launching and boarding a survival craft.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

• Provide knowledge of self-protection in emergency situations and survival at sea;

• Identify maritime safety equipment.

COURSE CONTENT	METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES	TRAINING AIDS
• Self-protection in emergency situations • Survival at sea • Deployment of safety equipment • Theoretical and practical exercises in launching and boarding a survival craft in a swimming pool	• Lecture-based • Applied learning • Active learning • Demonstrative learning • Interactive questioning • Practical exercises in a swimming pool	• Whiteboard • Data Projector • Flip Chart • Manuals • Pens • Notebooks • Pencils • Erasers • Videos • Computers

COURSE DURATION

Theory	Practical	Total
05h00	03h00	08h00