STCW V4 part1

The sea can be a place. Even with ships and modern technology can still happen. , fire and can all lead to abandonment. When human lives are on all seafarers owe it to themselves and their colleagues to the responsibilities.

This series has been produced to your ships personal including the Chapter III training manual and requirements.

This video looks at survival at sea after abandoning the ship.

It cannot be too strongly that your is your best . Abandonment should only be undertaken as the resort and ordered from the .

Before abandonment, the ship´s distress functions are activated. Generally they will be alerting both by INMARSAT and by on one or more wave bands.

The evacuees must be prepared to some time in the survival . They should put on extra and protection before evacuation. They should make every effort to keep . Once a survival craft has been launched, the priorities are to keep from the ship, assemble with survival craft, and stream the

To conserve everyone, without exceptions, must take the . If there is more than one survival craft, they should be together. This is one of the of the motor powerboats.

There are four principal to be faint.
1. . This is fatal in .
2. The inability to maintain body . This will be fatal in .
3. Lack of , which takes a to cause dead.
4. Lack of . This only becomes a threat to life after .

The them are to protect themselves against drowning and the exposure. , to help rescue services locate them, ant to conserve their and supplies. These priorities are summarized to protection, location, water and food.

Protection from is provided by the survival craft. So it’s essential is condition is care and the costume watch with regular .

Protection from causes different problems in different . In hot climates the sun’s accelerates the lost of body . This can lead to dehydration and even by an increasing body temperature. stroke.
In climates, life jackets and thermal aids should be used to insulate the evacuees and so prevent heat lost.