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Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:
  • Define and distinguish between the types of life saving appliances found on board
  • Describe the purpose of Lifebuoys and how they are distributed around the ship
  • Describe the requirements for other equipment attached to Lifebuoys
  • State the minimum number of lifejackets to be carried on a passenger ship and a cargo ship
  • Describe the different types of lifejacket commonly found on board ships, and explain their purpose
  • Demonstrate how to don a lifejacket
  • Describe the different types of immersion suit commonly found on board ships, explain their purpose and state the number to be carried
  • Demonstrate how to unpack and don an immersion suit
  • Describe a thermal protective aid, explain its purpose and state the number to be carried on board
  • Demonstrate how to unpack and don a thermal protective aid

Main Topics:
  • Lifebuoys
  • Lifejackets
  • Immersion Suits and Anti-Exposure Suits (AES)
  • Thermal Protective Aid

System Requirements:

Hardware:

- Intel® Pentium® IV
- 512 MB of RAM
- Hard disk drive with at least 800 MB of uncompressed space
- SVGA-compatible video card that supports 1024 x 768 screen resolution
- QUAD-speed CD-ROM Drive
- Sound card
- Keyboard
- Mouse or any pointing device

Software:

- Windows® XP
- Internet Explorer 6
- DirectX 8.1
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1