Refresher course – Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats

REFRESHER COURSE – PROFICIENCY IN FAST RESCUE BOATS (FRB)

AUDIENCE

Holders of a FRB Certificate due to expire every five years.

PREREQUISITES

Admission to the course :

– Hold a FRB Certificate
– Hold a certificate of onboard training less than five years old, certified by the shipowner (entitles the holder to a reduced number of training hours)
– Hold a Seafarers’ health service medical fitness certificate less than 12 months old.

OBJECTIVES

DURATION

8 hours over one day, including 2 hours of theory and 6 hours of practice

NUMBER OF TRAINEES

Minimum 5 / Maximum 6

SOURCES

PROGRAMME

PROGRAMME
Theoretical instruction :
– General information on rescue boats
– Releasing and recovery
– Operating a rescue boat
– Releasing and handling in adverse weather conditions
– Helicopter rescue methods
– Hypothermia
– Portable radio equipment

Practical training :
– Operational availability of the raft
– Rescue boat releasing and recovering rescue boat exercise
– Behaviour in the event of capsizing
– Handling at slow and steady speeds

COURSE LOCATION

CESAME in Saint-Malo

SUPERVISION

ENSM teachers

END OF COURSE ASSESSMENT

Yes

ATTESTATIONS FOR THE ISSUE OF A STCW CERTIFICATE

Yes.
The course attestations are dematerialised, and can be accessed directly on your seafarer’s portal as soon as the training course has been successfully completed.
These attestations are valid for 12 months, during which time you can use the appropriate CERFA form to renew your certificates with Maritime Affairs.

CERTIFICATION/DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE RATE

The certification/documentary evidence rate for this course is 100%.

SATISFACTION RATE

The satisfaction rate for this course is 100% (2023).

PRICE

The cost of the course is 576€ per trainee.