BT FULL COURSE

DAY 1: PST (PERSONAL SURVIVAL TECHNIQUE) IMO MODEL COURSE 1.19

 TYPE OF EMERGENCY:
1. ABANDON SHIP
2. COLLISION
3. EMERGENCY TOWING
4. FIRE ON BOARD
5. GROUNDING
6. HEAVY WEATHER DAMAGE LEADS TO CARGO SHIFTING/FLOODING
7. POLLUTION
8. MAN ON BOARD
9. PIRACY AND TERRORISM
10. HELICOPTER OPERATIONS
11. FAILURES

 TYPES OF ALARMS:
1. ABANDON SHIP = 7 SHORT 1 LONG BLAST FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC ADDRESS
2. FIRE ON BOARD = CONTINOUS RINGING OF ALARM BELL FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC ADDRESS
3. MAN ON BOARD = 3 LONG BLASTS FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC ADDRESS

 LIFE BOAT EQUIPMENT:

 The 2, 4 and 6 pieces Emergency Drinking Water:

- For Lifeboat = 3 Ltrs. of fresh water per

person
- For Life raft = 1.5 Ltrs. per head
- For actual situation = you can supply
after 24Hrs.
 BUOYANT SMOKE SIGNALS – Lifeboat has 2 pcs of buoyant smoke signals. Be contained in
water resistant casing. It will emit a dense orange smoke for more than 3 minutes.

 PARACHUTE FLARE – A lifeboat has a 4 pcs of parachute flare. When fired vertically it will reach
an altitude of not less than 300 m. It has a bright red color which is visible for day and night. It
burns with an average luminous intensity of not less than 30,000 candelas with a burning period
of not less than 40 seconds, and have a rate of descent of not more than 5 m/s.

 HAND FLARE – Lifeboat has 6 pcs of hand flare. Burns with bright red color. Burn uniformly with
an average luminous intensity of not less than 15,000 candelas. Have a burning period of not
less than 1 minute. Continue to burn after having been immersed for a period of 10 seconds
under 100 mm of water.

 SART - SEARCH AND RESCUE TRANSPONDER

- Is a self-contained, waterproof radar transponder intended for emergency use at
sea.
- Is used to locate a survival craft or distressed vessel by creating a 12 dots on a
rescuing ships radar display.
- Will only respond to a frequency of 9 GHz ( 3cm wavelength ) X band radar.
- 2 pcs. If 1 pc is missing on deck, another piece is to be found on lifeboat

 EPIRB – EMERGENCY POSITIONING INDICATING RADIO BEACON

- Is used to alert search and rescue services in the event of an emergency.
- It transmit a code message on the 406 MHz distress frequency via satellite and
earth stations to the nearest rescue co-ordination center.
- 121.5 MHz vessel around you

 LIFE RAFT
- Is a piece of safety equipment which is used to provide emergency transportation to
get people away from a sinking or endangered vessel.
- constructed as to be capable of withstanding exposure for 30 days afloat in all sea
conditions.
- when it is dropped into the water from the height of 18 m life raft and its equipment will
operate
- floating life raft shall be capable of withstanding repeated jumps on to it from a height of
at least 4.5 m above its floor both with or without the canopy erected.
- towed at a speed of 3 knots in calm water when loaded with its full complement of persons
and equipment and with one sea anchors streamed.
- have a canopy to protect the occupants from exposure
- No life raft shall be approved which has a carrying capacity of less than 6 persons.
 LIFEBOATS

 3 TYPES OF LIFEBOAT:
1. Fully Enclosed lifeboat
2. Partially Enclosed lifeboat
3. Open lifeboats

 LOWERING TYPES
1. Free Fall Lifeboat
2. Davit Launched Lifeboat

 LIFEBUOY
 LIFEJACKET

- After demonstration, all person can correctly don it with a period of one minute
without assistance.
- Allows the wearer to jump from a height of at least 4.5 m without injury or without
damage to lifejackets
- Shall have buoyancy which not reduced by more than 5% after 24h submersion in
fresh water
Lifejacket and Whistle

- Have luminous intensity of not

less than 0.75 candelas, for a
period of at least 8 hrs.
- 50 to 70 flashes per min
 IMMERSION SUIT

 Thermal Protective Aids

 SEA ANCHOR / DROGUE

DAY 2: FPFF (FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE FIGHTING) IMO MODEL COURSE 1.20

DAY 3: PSSR (PERSONAL SAFETY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY) IMO MODEL COURSE 1.21