Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats (STCW)

This 3-day Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats (STCW) course is designed for crew who have a Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boats (STCW) certificate and some experience of using fast rescue boats.

The programme offers a combination of classroom theory sessions and practical boat operations on the River Hamble and the Solent. Upon completion of the course, delegates should be able to demonstrate competence to:

• Take charge of a fast rescue boat during and after launch
• Right a capsized fast rescue boat
• Handle a fast rescue boat in prevailing weather and sea conditions
• Use communication and signalling equipment between the fast rescue boat, a helicopter and a ship
• Carry out search patterns
• Use the emergency equipment carried
• Recover a casualty from the water and transfer to a rescue helicopter, or to a ship or place of safety.

Course Availability & Fees

Open attendance courses are regularly available in the locations detailed below. Please select the appropriate link for further information, course dates/availability and fees.

Dover (Maritime Skills Academy)

Southampton (Warsash Maritime Academy)