MARINE EMERGENCY DUTIES - Transport Canada

Transport Canada
Marine Safety
Marine Emergency Duties
Training Courses
7.6 Outline
1. Introduction and Safety
1. Introduction
2. Course safety
2. Hazards and Emergencies
1. Types of emergencies
2. Emergencies on small fishing boats
3. Emergency Response
1. Signals and alarms
2. Muster lists
3. Drills and training
4. Action upon discovering emergency
5. Action when called to an emergency
4. Marine Firefighting
1. Nature of fire
2. Principles of extinguishment
3. Classes of fire and their symbols
4. Extinguishing agents
5. Portable extinguishers
6. Fire response and fire extinguishing
7. Fire causes and prevention
5. Lifesaving Appliances and Abandonment
1. Lifejackets and flotation devices
2. Immersion suits and work suits
3. Life buoys
4. Life rafts, emergency boats and equipment
6. Survival
1. Factors relating to survival
2. Actions to increase chances of survival and rescue
3. Actions taken after abandoning in a survival craft
Issue Date: May 1998
Date of revision: June 2007
Small Non-Pleasure Vessel Basic Safety
(MED A3)
Ref.: TP 4957E
Page 34 of 82
Chapter 7
Revision No 1
Subject Area Hours
7. Signalling
1. Recognition and operation of signalling devices including
pyrotechnics
2. Electronic communication
8. Rescue
1. Rescue equipment
2. Vessel rescue
3. Helicopter rescue
Theory Practical
0.25 hours
0.25 hours
1.0 hour
1.5 hours
1.75 hours 0.75 hours
0.5 hours
0.25 hours 0.75 hours
0.5 hours
9. Evaluation 0.5 hours
6.5 hours 1.5 hour
Total 8.0 hours