Free-Fall Boat

This training is intended for all crew members serving on a vessel equipped with a free-fall lifeboat.
It is designed for crew members who may be required to operate this type of craft during mandatory drills or in emergency situations.

Hold a seafarer’s medical certificate stating the seaworthiness of less than 12 months.

At the end of the training, the trainee will be able to:
• Understand how a free-fall lifeboat works.
• Identify the specific risks associated with its use.
• Prepare the boat before launching it.
• Apply boarding and occupant safety procedures.
• Launch into the water in complete safety, by gantry or free fall depending on the facilities available.
• Carry out boat recovery operations.
• Implement security and protection devices.
• React appropriately in the event of an emergency situation or incident during an evacuation.

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Division 221 Article 221- III/19/3.4.4 MSC.1/Circ.1206 on Measures to Prevent Accidents Involving Lifeboats.

Theoretical training:
– Emergency situations
– Evacuation of the ship
– Precautions to be taken
– The drop system
– Freefall boats

Practical training:
– Gantry launching
– Gantry recovery
– Freefall launching
– Implementation of protections

CESAME in Saint-Malo (31 Terre-Plein des Servannais, 35400 Saint-Malo)

• ENSM professors.
• Instructors specializing in sea survival and rescue.
• Personnel qualified to operate free-fall systems.

No.

Skills are assessed throughout the training program through the observation of practical scenarios and the trainee’s active participation in various exercises.

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The certification/attestation rate for this internship is 100%

The satisfaction rate at this internship is 100%

1 800€ per group of up to 10 people

NC

For any questions, you may contact the school at:
cemafor@supmaritime.fr
Or by phone at 06.59.80.50.08.