Basic Training Revalidation (Blended)

  • Length2 Days

Note: Participants in this program, will be required to participate in rigorous physical activity which will include, but is not limited to, the following activities:

Jumping into pool from height of approximately one meter.

Swimming a distance of approximately 20 feet while wearing a PFD or immersion suit.

Staying afloat for approximately 1 minute without the use of a PFD or similar aid.

Deploying and entering a life raft and righting a capsized life raft while wearing a PFD or immersion suit.

Conducting search & rescue of simulated personnel casualties weighing approximately 150 pounds from an enclosed space-smoke/fire environment while wearing breathing apparatus and protective clothing.

Extinguishing fires with and without the aid of breathing apparatus. This will include moving quickly and climbing up and down ladders while holding fire fighting equipment such as heavy hoses.

Bending, stooping, lifting, and turning real or simulated patients.

Performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation on a mannequin.

Course Description

In this blended (Online and on campus) course, provides students with a refresher of basic maritime personal survival and fire prevention/firefighting skills, which fulfills the 2010 Amendments to the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Code, as amended, training requirements as listed in CG-CVC Policy Letter No. 12-07.

If you complete this STCW revalidation course, you will satisfy the minimum standard of competence in personal survival techniques and fire prevention and firefighting of Table A-VI/1-1 and Table A-VI/1-2 of the STCW Code, as amended. You must, however, have been previously certified per Section VI/1 of the STCW Code, as amended, and present evidence of one year of service within the past five years to the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

The online portion of this course will consist of one day (8 hours) of lecture on Basic Firefighting and Personal Survival Techniques. Students will complete the final day (8 hours) on campus completing Firefighting practicals & exam and Personal Survival Techniques practicals & exam.

BT Revalidation Class Requirements:

As well as providing proof of your service as a mariner, you must also meet the following requirements to take part in BT revalidation classes:

  • General good health
  • Physical ability to safely carry out rigorous activities during “live” firefighting exercises
  • Clean-shaven appearance to comply with fire-field safety rules

 

Each attendee will be required to complete a screening questionnaire before beginning the STCW basic training revalidation course.

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