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[接上页] [sections 3(1)(d) & (e) & 7(1)] Each candidate will be required to satisfy the examiner- (a) by practical demonstration, as required, of his ability to carry out the tasks listed in Part I; and (b) that he is familiar with the matters relating to the launching and operation of survival craft, rescue boats and survival at sea listed in Part II. PART I 1. Each candidate will be required to act as the person in charge and also to take part in the practical operations of launching and boarding survival craft and rescue boats, clearing the ship or dock side quickly, handling whilst afloat and disembarkation from and the recovery of survival craft and rescue boats. 2. Each candidate will be expected to know the allocation of duties for the craft in use, the orders commonly used in the operations of launching, handling and recovery, and in particular the specific commands "STILL" and "CARRY ON". 3. Each candidate will be required to demonstrate that he is able to don a lifejacket correctly, don and use an immersion suit and use a thermal protective aid. 4. Each candidate will be required to demonstrate that he can interpret the markings on survival craft and rescue boats with respect to the number of persons any such craft or boat is permitted to carry. 5. Each candidate will be required to demonstrate that he is able to row, steer, erect a mast, set the sails, manage a boat under sail and steer by compass. 6. Each candidate will be required to demonstrate that he is able to use signalling equipment, including rocket parachute flares, hand flares, buoyant smoke signals and radio life-saving appliances. PART II 1. Emergency situations (a) Collision. (b) Fire. (c) Stranding. (d) Foundering. 2. Musters, drills, abandonment (a) Emergency and abandon ship signals. (b) Action to be taken when signals are made. (c) Duties assigned to crew members in muster list. (d) The value of training drills; the need to be ready for any emergency. 3. Survival procedure (a) Action to be taken when required to abandon ship. (b) Action to be taken when in the water. (c) Action to be taken when aboard a survival craft. (d) Main dangers to survivors. (e) Methods of helicopter rescue. (f) Action to be taken to maximize detectability and location of survival craft. (L.N. 106 of 1998) 4. Life-saving appliances Life-saving appliances and arrangements in general use on board ships. 5. Types of survival craft and rescue boats The construction and outfit of the following survival craft and rescue boats, together with their particular characteristics and facilities- (a) Lifeboat. (b) Enclosed lifeboat. (c) Class C boat. (d) Inflatable boat. (e) Davit-launched inflatable liferaft. (f) Hand-launched inflatable liferaft. (g) Rigid liferaft. (h) Any other survival craft or rescue boat in general use. 6. Operation of survival craft and rescue boat (a) Preparation. (b) Launching and recovery, including methods of launching into a rough sea. (L.N. 106 of 1998) (c) Boarding. (d) Clearing the ship's side. (e) Action to be taken after leaving the ship. (f) Coming alongside. (g) Disembarkation. (h) Beaching. 7. Types of davit and their methods of operation (a) Gravity. (b) Luffing. (c) Single Arm. (d) Any other type of davit in general use. 8. Operation of davits for recovery of boats (a) Manual means. (b) Compressed air. (c) Electricity. (d) Any other method in general use. 9. Means of propulsion (a) Rowing. (b) Sailing. (c) Motor: methods of starting and operating survival craft and rescue boat motors and their accessories. (d) Hand propelling gear. 10. Survival craft and rescue boat handling (a) Handling in rough weather. (b) Use of rescue boats and lifeboats for marshalling liferafts and rescue of survivors and persons in the sea. 11. Instructions The instructions provided with and attached to survival craft and rescue boats and their equipment. 12. Use of survival craft and rescue boat equipment (a) Protective covers. (b) First Aid kit. (c) Painters. (d) Sea anchors and drogues. (e) Fire extinguishers. (f) Radio life-saving appliances including approved satellite emergency position indicating radio beacons and search and rescue radar transponders. (L.N. 106 of 1998) (g) Pyrotechnic distress signals. (L.N. 106 of 1998) (h) Other survival craft and rescue boat equipment. (L.N. 106 of 1998) 13. Medical (a) The effect of hypothermia and its prevention; use of protective covers and protective garments, including immersion suits and thermal protective aids, to maximum advantage. (b) The effects of dehydration and heat exposure. (c) Use of resuscitation techniques. (L.N. 106 of 1998) (d) Dealing with injured persons during and after abandonment or rescue. 14. Provisions The apportionment of food and water carried in survival craft. Cap 478Z Sched 1A SYLLABUS FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY IN FAST RESCUE BOATS [sections 3A(1) & 7(1)] Each candidate will be required to satisfy the examiner- |