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Safety and Sea Survival

Previous Experience required: None

50% of crew competing in offshore racing in Australia are required to hold the Safety and Sea Survival certificate as well as anyone wishing to convert their RYA Yachtmasters certificate to an MCA endorsed Commercial qualification. The Safety and Sea Survival course comprises 16 hours, including theory components, a practical liferaft session and a flare demonstration. Learn skills that are essential should an emergency situation arise. Our course is ISAF and RYA accredited. The Sea Safety Survival Course certificate has to be updated every 5 years. The revalidation course for Safety and Sea Survival is a one day course and can be undertaken provided your certificate has not expired. 

Sea Survival training includes advice on what personal equipment to buy and what is not good value. Two Cape Horn veterans are your instructors on every course.

Ability after course: It is a well proven fact that in the event of an emergency at sea, people who have received training in sea survival are more likely to survive.
 
Duration: 16 hours (over 2 days) - 2 x 8 hour sessions

Syllabus:

  • Causes of Marine emergencies
  • Principles of survival
  • Areas of risk
  • Personal lifesaving appliances
  • Rough and severe weather strategies
  • Use of liferafts / abandoning ship
  • Search and Rescue
  • Preparation for sea survival
  • Use of pyrotechnics
  • Survival Craft Ailments
  • Weather forecasts and meteorology                                                                      
  • Fire prevention and fire fighting
  • Practical Wet drills

Inclusions:
  • Wet Drills
  • Practical Flare Demonstration
  • RYA Course book
  • Course completion certificate

      Cost: $460 per person or $350 per person for revalidation* course

      *Revalidation course is only available for YA certification - participants must hold in date, current YA certificate. Revalidation is not acceptable at ISAAF and RYA levels, we recommend that the full coiurse be done every 5 years to leep up with changes in technology and safety resuce techniques.

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      Courses valid for 12 months, packages for 18 months from date of purchase. Prices are valid until 12/08. Refunds are not available. Please note that prices are subject to change without notice. Please call us on 02 9327 1166 or email us on eastsail@eastsail.com.au if you would like more information.



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