Course catalogue

The object of this course is to help course participants maintain and develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding their role in an emergency response situation.

After completing the course, participants should have the necessary knowledge and skills to fight fires with the available equipment on the platform and on the vessel. Theoretical and practical instruction should provide participants with a clear understanding of their own and the equipment's limitations.

Course Content

- Emergency organisation

- Lifesaving First aid

- Checking the condition of the patient

- Fire theory

- Extinguishing agents

- Extinguishing equipment

- Fire fighting and limitations

- Physiology

- Pneumatic and other smoke diving equipment

- Search and rescue (smoke diving).

- Gas and liquids under pressure

- Mental reactions and dealing with stress (during accidents and disasters)

- Rescue work during a fire.

This course is valid for 48 months.

This course provides basic training on relevant first aid topics, with emphasis on practical skills training. After completing the course, participants should be able to provide lifesaving first aid and be able to assist the nurse in the examination and treatment of patients.

Course Content

The course provides thorough basic instructions in relevant first aid topics emphasising training in practical skills. 

- Emergency measures/organisation

- General first aid

- Examination of the patient

- Unconsciousness

- Bleeding and traumatic amputation

- Abdominal injuries

- Loss of circulation

- Head injuries

- Back and neck injuries

- Fire and caustic burns incl. electricity and radiation

- Fractures

- Measuring blood pressure

- Chest pains (heart disease)

- Breathing problems and cramps

- Lifelessness – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

- Assisting the nurse in administering an infusion

- Hypothermia

- Mental reactions and dealing with stress (as a result of

accidents or disasters)

- Accident site with several injured – Triage on scene.

- Chest injuries

The course is valid for 24 months.

The object of this course is to help course participants maintain and develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding their role in an emergency response situation.

A representative selection of the content of the basic first aid course adapted to the prior knowledge of the students with major emphasis on practical training and drills.

Course is valid for 12 months (may be taken on board).

Course is valid for 24 months on offshore service vessels.

Only in Norwegian

Kurset gir deltakerne kompetanse til å:

- Overleve til sjøs i tilfeller der skipet må forlates (tabell VI/1-1)
- Minimalisere risikoen for brann og opprettholde beredskap for å håndtere nødsituasjoner som involverer brann. Bekjempe og slokke branner (tabell VI/1-2)
- Handle omgående ved kjennskap til en ulykke eller annen medisinsk nødsituasjon (tabell VI/1-3).
- Følge nødprosedyrer. Ta forholdsregler for å hindre forurensning av det marine miljøet. Følge trygge arbeidsrutiner. Forstå ordrer og bli forstått i relasjon til plikter om bord på skip. Bidra til gode menneskelige relasjoner om bord på skip (tabell VI/1-4)

Kursinnhold

Kurset inneholder obligatoriske minstekrav til grunnleggende sikkerhetsopplæring for alle sjøfolk i henhold til STCW konvensjonen og består av 4 deler:
- Personlige redningsteknikker (tabell A-VI/1-1)
- Forebyggende brannvern og brannslokking (tabell A-VI/1-2)
- Grunnleggende førstehjelp (tabell A-VI/1-3) 
- Personlig sikkerhet og omsorg for menneskeliv og miljø (tabell A-VI/1-4)