Miscellaneous
Clasification Society 2024 - Version 9.40

Miscellaneous

  36 Knowledge of, and/or training in:

  • .1 the English language, both written and spoken, for the satisfactory exchange of communications relevant to the safety of life at sea;

  • .2 world geography, especially the principal shipping routes, services of rescue coordination centres (RCCs) and related communication routes;

  • .3 survival at sea, the operation of lifeboats, rescue boats, liferafts, buoyant apparatus and their equipment, with special reference to radio life-saving appliances;

  • .4 fire prevention and fire-fighting, with particular reference to the radio installation;

  • .5 preventive measures for the safety of ship and personnel in connection with hazards related to radio equipment, including electrical, radiation, chemical and mechanical hazards;

  • .6 first aid, including heart-respiration revival techniques; and

  • .7 coordinated universal time (UTC), global time zones and the international date line.

Parent topic: Training Related to the General Operator's Certificate
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