Education and training
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Education and training

  3 Education and training for initial certification of personnel should address, as a minimum:

  • .1 causes of lifeboat accidents;

  • .2 relevant rules and regulations, including international conventions;

  • .3 design and construction of lifeboats, including on-load release gear and launching appliances;

  • .4 education and practical training in the procedures specified in annex 1 of MSC.1/Circ.1206 for which certification is sought;

  • .5 detailed procedures for thorough examination, operational testing, repair and overhaul of lifeboat, launching appliances and on-load release gear, as applicable; and

  • .6 procedures for issuing a report of service and statement of fitness for purpose based on MSC.1/Circ.1206 (annex 1, paragraph 15).

  4 The education and training for the personnel should include practical technical training on actual inspection and maintenance using the equipment (lifeboats, launching appliances and/or on-load release gear) for which the personnel are to be certified. The technical training should include disassembly, reassembly, correct operation and adjustment of the equipment. Classroom training should be supplemented by field experience in the operations for which certification is sought, under the supervision of an experienced senior certified person.

  5 Prior to issuance of certification, a competency assessment should be satisfactorily completed, using the equipment for which the personnel are to be certified.

Parent topic: Appendix – Guidelines for Certification of Personnel for Servicing and Maintenance of Lifeboats, Launching Appliances and On-load Release Gear
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