Proficiency In Survival Craft and Rescue Boats/ Lifeboatman (PSCRB)
Course 146
The (PSCRB) Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats course gives seafarers who are required to take charge of a survival craft or a rescue boat (other than fast rescue boats) in emergency situations the essential education and training to meet the regulatory standards for the tasks required. USCG approved. Please note that current STCW Basic Training is a prerequisite for this course. 6 months of sea service is required prior to the USCG issuing an endorsement.
Course Description
Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boats/Lifeboatman - Course #146
This 4 day USCG, (endorsement requires 6 months of sea service) & Marshall Islands Approved Course includes theory and practical training and assessment utilizing MPT’s RHIB’s and various Survival Craft including the new MPT Waterside Lifeboat Facility. Please note that current Basic Training is a prerequisite for this course.
** THIS COURSE IS NOT MCA APPROVED **
Any applicant who has successfully completed your Proficiency in Survival Craft (MARTPT-372) course will satisfy:
- The training, practical demonstration, and written examination requirements of 46 CFR 12.407(b)(3) for endorsement as Lifeboatman, PROVIDED that this training was completed within one year of the date of application; AND
- The Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Other Than Fast Rescue Boats (PSC) training requirements of 46 CFR 11.309(a)(4)(v), 11.319(a)(4)(v), 11.321(a)(3)(iii), 11.329(a)(4)(iii), and 11.335(a)(3)(iii); AND
- The Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Other Than Fast Rescue Boats (PSC) standards of competence required by 46 CFR 12.613; STCW Code Section A-VI/2 and Table A-VI/2-1, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVIC 04-14(Ch-2) Tasks 1.1.A, 1.2.A, 1.3.A, 1.3.B, 1.3.C, 1.3.D, 1.4.A, 1.4.C, 1.5.A, 1.6.A, 1.8.A, 1.9.A, 2.1.A, 3.1.A, 3.1.B, 3.2.A, 3.3.A, 3.4.A, 3.5.A, 3.5.B, 3.6.A, 3.7.A, 3.8.A, 4.1.A, 4.1.B, and 4.2.A.
Subjects Include:
Survival Methods
Inflatable Liferafts
Lifeboats
Survival Equipment
Launching and Recovery of Life Boats
Shipboard Davit Systems
Oar Commands
If you are taking this course to satisfy a maritime administration other than the United States, we recommend verifying with your flag state* to ensure that they will accept the training certificate before undertaking the course.
*The Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) of the United Kingdom & Northern Ireland will accept Updating/Refresher PSCRB training certificates issued under the authority of the USCG. The US is one of the countries with which the UK has a Flag State Endorsement (FSE) Agreement.