13.11 Training Manual
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13.11 Training Manual

  13.11.1 A training and instruction manual should contain instructions and information on the life-saving appliances provided in the vessel and also contain information on the best methods of survival.

  13.11.2 It may take the form of instructions from the manufacturers of the life-saving equipment provided, as a minimum, with the following explained in detail:-

  • .1 donning of lifejackets;

  • .2 boarding, launching, and clearing the survival craft from the vessel;

  • .3 illumination in launching areas;

  • .4 use of all survival equipment;

  • .5 use of all aids to location;

  • .6 use of sea anchors;

  • .7 recovery of persons from the water;

  • .8 hazards of exposure and the need for warm clothing;

  • .9 best use of the survival craft facilities in order to survive;

  • .10 methods of retrieval, including the use of helicopter rescue gear (slings, baskets, stretchers), breeches-buoy and shore life-saving apparatus;

  • .11 instructions for emergency repair of the life-saving appliances;

  • .12 "Personal Survival at Sea" booklet, e.g. MCA Booklet MCA/075.

Parent topic: 13 Life-Saving Appliances
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