PFRB: Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats
The Certificate of Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats (PFRB) is a practical training course for seafarers who are required to take charge of a fast rescue boat and any crew on a Merchant Navy vessel who make up part of the FRB crew.
Approved by Liberian Registry
PFRB: Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats
฿42,950.00 3 days
Course Overview
The programme provides a combination of classroom theory sessions and practical boat operations on open water. Upon completion of the course, delegates should be able to demonstrate competence to:
• Take charge of a fast rescue boat during and after launch
• Right a capsized fast rescue boat
• Use communication and signalling equipment between the fast rescue boat, a helicopter and a ship
• Carry out search patterns
• Use the emergency equipment carried
• Recover a casualty from the water and transfer to a rescue helicopter, or to a ship or place of safety
Who should attend
All seafarers assigned to Fast Rescue Craft duties.
Career Applications – Mariners and Merchant Navy who are part of the Fast Rescue Boat Crew
Aims & Objectives
The course aims to provide knowledge and skills necessary to safely and competently launch, maneuver and recover an FRC.
Physical and Stressful Demands
Training and/or assessment activities contained within this Standard may include physically demanding and potentially stressful elements. All personnel who participate in such activities must be physically and mentally capable of participating fully.
Prerequisites
Valid in-date STCW10 Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB) Certificate.
Valid in-date medical or fitness to work certificate (Valid within 12 months).
Course Outline
Acquire competence in the theory and practice of the following:
- Craft description and checks
- Crew responsibilities
- Launch and recovery
- Helicopter recovery
- General handling skills
- Crew dress and equipment
- Capsize procedures
- Man overboard procedures
- Search patterns
- Casualty handling
Certification
On successful completion of the course, participants will receive an STCW10 PFRB certificate approved by the Liberian Registry, the world’s largest quality registry. Certificate validity is five (5) years.
Competency
Included
Schedule, Class Size, Locations
Weekly Schedule:
On-Request
Min/Max Class Size:
6/20
Locations:
- Laemchabang near Pattaya
- Songkhla, South Thailand.