Course Description

This hands-on, highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of emergency/distress communications and man overboard procedures. It covers the MOB boat and basic concepts of good seamanship; the steer compass and the communication equipment on board; the state of maintenance and readiness of the MOB boat; the radio distress procedure and types of distress alert; the proper recovery and transporting of a victim from the water; the action to be taken during man overboard situation; and the types of lifeboat and lifeboat release mechanism. During this interactive course, participants will learn to take command in all situations that arise concerning the rescue of persons who have fallen overboard; search pattern with navigational aids; apply SOLAS and LSA code requirements; recognize the different types of pyrotechnics and non-pyrotechnic used on ships; classify marine distress signals under two sections; and identify the different types of alarms on ships and the different types of manoeuvres of a vessel. link to course overview PDF

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours

30 % Lectures
20 % Workshops & Work Presentations
20 % Case Studies & Practical Exercises
30 % Videos, Software & Simulators

In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology before or during the course for technical reasons.

VIRTUAL TRAINING (IF APPLICABLE)

If this course is delivered online as a Virtual Training, the following limitations will be applicable

Certificates	:	Only soft copy certificates will be issued to participants through Haward’s Portal. This includes Wallet Card Certificates if applicable
Training Materials	:	Only soft copy Training Materials (PDF format) will be issued to participant through the Virtual Training Platform
Training Methodology	:	80% of the program will be theory and 20% will be practical sessions, exercises, case studies, simulators or videos
Training Program	:	The training will be for 4 hours per day starting at 09:30 and ending at 13:30
H-STK Smart Training Kit	:	Not Applicable
Hands-on Practical Workshops	:	Not Applicable
Site Visit	:	Not Applicable
Simulators	:	Only software simulators will be used in the virtual courses. Hardware simulators are not applicable and will not be used in Virtual Training