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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Types of Hulls; Environmental Forces Acting on a Boat;
Propulsion and Steering; Boat Handling Characteristics;
Boat Handling Procedures; Boat Handling in Heavy Weather;
Navigation; Practical Boat Handling
Duration - 5 days
SFTY 0200 (Workplace Safety Skills)
This course provides participants with the knowledge and
practical skills necessary to perform their duties safely within their
workplace.
Occupational Health and Safety Act – Laws and Regulations,
Workplace Health and Safety Responsibilities, Safety Committee,
Employee Rights, Workplace Diversity, Duties of Safety Officers,
Civil Law Implications, and Accident and Incident Reporting
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 2 hours/week
Laboratory - 1 hour/week
SFTY 1100 (Marine Emergency Duties)
SFTY 1108 (A1 - Basic Safety)
This course is designed to provide seafarers with the minimum
knowledge of emergency response required to safely work
aboard a vessel according to the Transport Canada course
syllabus in Marine Publication TP 4957.
Introduction and Safety; Hazards and Emergencies; Emergency
Response; Firefighting; Lifesaving Appliances and Abandonment;
Survival; Rescue
Prerequisites - Marine Institute approved medical clearance
Duration - 20 hours - 3 days
Theory - 12 hours
Practical - 8 hours
SFTY 1100 (Marine Emergency Duties)
SFTY 1110 (B1 - Survival Craft)
This course is intended to train individuals in personal marine
survival techniques, and in the use of survival craft to an extent
appropriate to the functions of crew members of ships. It complies
with or exceeds the requirements of Transport Canada’s (Marine
Safety Directorate), Marine Emergency Duties B1.
Survival Craft and Launching Systems; Small Team Leadership
Techniques; Abandoning and Practical Boatwork; Survival;
Distress Signals; and Rescue
Duration - 35 hours
Lectures - 15 hours
Practical - 20 hours
SFTY 1100 (Marine Emergency Duties)
SFTY 1111 (B2 - Marine Firefighting)
This is a basic firefighting course which introduces the student to
both the theoretical and practical aspects of Marine firefighting.
Fire Science; Cause and Prevention; Equipment; Construction
and Arrangement; Firefighting Procedures; Fixed Fire Detection
and Extinguishing Systems
Duration - 5 days
Theory - 15 hours
Practical - 14 hours
SFTY 1101 (Standard First Aid)
An approved training provider will deliver this two-day course.
SFTY 1102 (Marine Basic First Aid
STCW A-VI/1-3)
This is a basic first aid training course for seafarers that meets
IMO: STCW Regulation VI/ 4 and STCW Code Section A-V1/ 4,
and requirements under TP 13008 Training Standards for Marine
First Aid and Marine Medical Care. This course is designed for
seafarers who would apply immediate basic first aid in the event
of an accident or illness onboard a vessel.
General Principles, Body Structure and Functions, Positioning
of Casualty, the Unconscious Casualty, Resuscitation, Control
Bleeding, Management of Shock, Burns, Scalds, and Accidents
caused by Electricity, Rescue and Transport of Casualty,
Fractures, Dislocations, and Muscular injuries, Medical
Emergencies, Head and Spine Injuries, Wounds, Heat and Cold
Related Emergencies, Poison, Bites and Stings, Other Topics.
Prerequisites - None
Duration - 17 hours
Theory - 10 hours
Practical - 7 hours
SFTY 1103 (Transportation of Dangerous Goods)
To be distributed by the instructor
SFTY 1104 (WHMIS)
This is an introductory course designed to inform students
about the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
(WHMIS0
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System;
Regulations; Chemical Hazards; Labelling; Material Safety Data
Sheets; Confidential Information
Duration - 4 hours
SFTY 1105 (MED C - Officer Certification)
This Marine Emergency Duties course is designed for junior
officers and key personnel. It gives the student the knowledge
and skills necessary to inspect, maintain, and effectively
utilize their equipment to resend to any shipboard emergency.
The course is approved by Transport Canada and meets the
international convention on standards of training certification
and watchkeeping for seafarers (STCW 1978). Deck officers
and engineering officers requiring a Continued Proficiency
Endorsement are required to complete this course.
Fixed Fire Detection and Extinguishing Systems; Inspection and
Maintenance of Emergency Equipment; Response of Bridge,
Deck, and Engine Room Watch to Emergencies; Emergency
Response Team Leadership; Firefighting On-scene Leader Plan
of Attack; Incident Reporting; Crowd Management; Search and
Rescue; Internal Communications; Conduct of Training Sessions
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