Basic Safety Course
Familiarization and basic safety training and instruction for all seafarers (Basic Safety A-VI / 1)
People who are employed on a ship must receive an approved basic training in the following areas:
- personal survival techniques :
survival at sea if the ship must be left
- fire prevention and fire fighting:
reduction of fire risk to a minimum and maintain the ready state to respond to emergencies that occur in connection with fires, combating and extinguishing fires
- basics of first aid:
initiating immediate action after an accident or medical emergency
- personal safety and social responsibilities:
understanding measures to prevent pollution of the marine environment, labor protection, orders, contribute to the effective relationship between the people on board
Conditions apply:
- The proof is valid indefinitely, but expires after 5 years if it was not used.
- Prerequisite for the acquisition of basic safety training is a first aid certificate which is not older than 5 years and includes eight two-hour sessions
- The acquisition of basic safety training is a prerequisite for service on a ship and the achievement of other qualifications such as the STCW 95 Certificates of Proficiency in survival craft and Advanced Fire Fighting
The following schools offer this course: