Objective

This PSCRB-R course is designed for seafarers who are required to perform survival craft operations during shipboard emergency response situations. Participants of this refresher course will be made competent or improve their competencies in operating life-saving appliances and taking charge of a survival craft or rescue boat during or after launch. They will also be able to operate a survival craft engine and manage survivors and survival craft after abandoning ship.
Trainees will know the correct use of all locating devices, including communication and signalling apparatus and pyrotechnics, how to apply first aid to survivors and the actions to take to preserve the lives of those in their charge.

Target Group

The Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boats Refresher (PSCRB-R) is to provide the training for delegates, assigned as being coxswain on board ships, to launch and take charge of a survival craft or rescue boat in emergency situations in accordance with Section A-VI/2 paragraphs 1 to 4 of the STCW Code 1978, as amended.

Prerequisites

For admission to the course and receiving a PSCRB-R certificate, seafarers must be in the possession of a valid approved medical certificate for seafarers.

There are two options to prove the admission requirements;
1. the seafarer must have a valid initial PSCRB certificate in accordance with Section A-VI/2 paragraph 1 to 4, Table A-VI/2-1 of the STCW Code 1978, as amended;

or

2. the seafarer must have a valid PSCRB-R certificate in accordance with Section A-VI/2 paragraphs 1 to 4, Table A-VI/2-1 of the STCW Code 1978, as amended.

For receiving a certificate of PSCRB-R the delegate must:
- Meet the standards of competence for certificates of PSCRB set out in Section A-VI/2, paragraphs 1 to 4, Table A-VI/2-1 of the STCW Code 1978, as amended

Examination

Delegates will be assessed against the learning outcomes specified in Section A-VI/2 paragraphs 1 to 4, Table A-VI/2-1 of the STCW Code 1978, as amended and the MC 1.23 by using direct observation and oral and/or written questions as appropriate.

After successful completion of the PSCRB-R, the certification will be valid for 5 years.

With the implementation of the Manila Amendments 2010 delegates must provide evidence of having the competencies by successfully completing a refresher training every 5 years, as described in STCW Code 1978, as amended.

Course Contents

- Theoretical review PSCRB
- Survival Techniques
- First Aid
- Launching, handling and recovery of Survival Craft and Rescue Boats