BASIC TRAINING - Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities

Comply with emergency procedures

• Types of emergency 

• Shipboard contingency plans for response to emergencies

• Emergency signals and specific duties allocated to crew members in the muster list, muster station and correct use of personal safety equipment

• Action to take on discovering potential emergency 

• Action to take on hearing emergency alarm signals

• Value of training and drills

• Escape routes, internal communication and alarm systems

Take precautions to prevent pollution of the marine environment

• Impact of shipping on the marine environment and the effects of operational or accidental pollution 

• Basic environmental protection procedures

• Complexity and diversity of the marine environment

Observe safe working practices

• Importance of adhering to safe working practices

• Safety and protective devices

• Precautions to be taken prior to entering enclosed spaces 

• International measures concerning accident prevention and occupational health

Contribute to effective communications on board ship

• Principles of, barriers to, effective communications 

• Establishing and maintaining effective communication

Contribute to effective human relationships on board ship

• Importance of maintaining good human and working relationships on board

• Teamworking principles, practice and conflict resolution

• Social responsibilities

• Employment conditions

• Individual rights and obligations

• Dangers of drug and alcohol

Understand and take necessary actions to control fatigue

• Importance of rest

• Effects of sleep, schedules, and circadian rhythm on fatigue

Understand and take necessary actions to control fatigue

• Effects of physical stressors on seafarers

• Effects of environmental stressors in and outside the ship and their impact on seafarers

• Effects of schedule changes on seafarer fatigue