Basic Training Refresher (MARTPT–68)
Course 165

The course provides trainees with a refresher of the knowledge and understanding to demonstrate continued competence is all elements of STCW Basic Training, including; survival at sea in the event of ship abandonment (Personal Survival Techniques), understanding of a seafarer’s working environment and the hazards, procedures and safe work practices they will encounter (Personal Safety & Social Responsibility), take immediate action upon encountering an accident or medical emergency until the arrival of a person with medical first aid skills or the person in charge of medical care on board (Elementary First Aid), minimize the risk of fire and maintain a state of readiness to respond to emergency situations involving fire; and fight and extinguish fires (Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting).

This is a training course delivered in person through instructor-led classroom sessions. Instructional methods include lectures, guided class discussion, hands-on training with real equipment, and question-and-answer interaction to promote active learning and understanding.

Trainees are then assessed through a written examination consisting of 25 multiple-choice questions and practical assessments of competence which align with task performance standards from the USCG's Guidelines for Qualifications for STCW Endorsements in Basic Training. Each student MUST:

Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting Portion:

• Demonstrate the proper donning procedure for the fire fighter's outfit within 3 minutes.
• Utilize the appropriate extinguisher and demonstrate correct fire fighting procedures to extinguish a small live fire.
• Demonstrate one of the proper donning methods for self-contained breathing apparatus.
• Demonstrate proper use of the breathing apparatus under normal and emergency conditions.
• Demonstrate the proper hose team leader procedures for extinguishing an extensive live fire in an enclosed smoke-filled space.
• Demonstrate the proper procedures for effecting a rescue.

Elementary First Aid Portion:

• Determine whether resuscitation is required.
• Demonstrate the opening of the airway and checking for breathing.
• Demonstrate the proper action to take for an unresponsive person who is not breathing.
• Demonstrate the procedure for determining if a patient has a pulse.
• Demonstrate proper hand placement for chest compressions.
• Demonstrate proper Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for 2 minutes.
• Demonstrate proper actions for a conscious adult with a foreign body airway blockage.
• Demonstrate the proper series of actions for an unconscious adult with a foreign body airway blockage until attempts are successful.
• Demonstrate proper bleeding control techniques, taking into consideration the location and severity of the injury.
• Demonstrate the immobilization of a fracture using splints and ties within 10 minutes.
• Demonstrate generally accepted practices to prepare patient for spinal immobilization within 10 minutes.
• Select the proper bandage and/or cravat and demonstrate the bandaging technique for wound treatment that holds the dressing in place but does not interfere with circulation.

Personal Survival Techniques Portion:

• Demonstrate proper donning of a SOLAS Lifejacket (USCG Type I PFD) within 1 minute.
• Demonstrate proper donning of an immersion suit (survival suit) within 2 minutes.
• Demonstrate jumping into the water from a height of 1-meter (3-feet) while wearing a SOLAS Lifejacket and using proper methods to ensure prevention of injury.
• Demonstrate jumping into the water from a height of 1-meter (3-feet) while wearing an immersion suit and using proper methods to ensure prevention of injury.
• Demonstrates, while wearing a SOLAS Lifejacket, the righting of an inverted SOLAS raft rated for 6 or more persons within 10 minutes.
• Swim 6-meters (20-feet) while wearing a SOLAS Lifejacket.
• Keep afloat without wearing a lifejacket or immersion suit for at least 1 minute.
• Safely board a SOLAS Liferaft from deck while wearing a SOLAS Lifejacket.
• Board a SOLAS Liferaft from the water without assistance while wearing a SOLAS Lifejacket.
• Demonstrate the deployment of the sea anchor and check for fouled deployment of the main lifeboat sea anchor, or the main and spare liferaft sea anchor.
• Simulates the method of setting off a buoyant smoke canister, a red parachute flare, and a red handheld flare.
• Simulates method of operating handheld portable Very High Frequency (VHF) radio.
• Simulates activating an Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) in less than 1 minute.
• Simulates method of operating a Search & Rescue Transponder (SART) in test mode.
• Correctly demonstrate deployment of ANY of the following equipment within 3-minutes:
  • Sea Painter
  • Sea Anchor
  • Bilge Pump
  • Boat Hook
  • Water De-Salting Kit
  • Signaling Mirror
  • Simulate Activating
    • Smoke Signals
    • Distress Signals
    • Parachute Flares

A passing score is required on the examination and successful completion of all task performance standards are required to demonstrate competence and complete the course.

This course is approved by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and accepted by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency of the United Kingdom & Northern Ireland (UK MCA).

USCG

Any applicant who has successfully completed our Basic Training Refresher (MARTPT-68) course will satisfy:

The Basic Training continued standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.302(e) and 12.602(e) for mariners who have previously held a Basic Training endorsement under STCW Code Section A-VI/1 but cannot meet the requirement for 1 year of sea service in last 5 years; STCW Code Section A-VI/1 and Tables A-VI/1-1, 1-2, 1-3, and 1-4, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVIC 08-14(Ch-1) all Tasks. 

Applicants who have successfully completed your course need not present completed “Task Control Sheets” for these assessments in application for STCW certification. 

MCA

The MCA accepts this training for refresher of STCW Basic Training. 

NOTE: If you are taking an STCW Basic Training Renewal/Revalidation for a country other than the United States, please verify with your maritime administration/flag state that they will accept this course. Some countries may require a longer course every five years and certain administrations may not recognize a course taken in the United States.