CUSTOMIZED WATER SURVIVAL TRAINING
This customized Water Survival course provides companies and organizations the ability to develop a specific course to target company training requirements. Companies/organizations involved with OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, YACHTING/SAILING and SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH VESSEL OPERATIONS have found this course very useful in achieving their safety training objectives. The duration of the course is the decision of the hosting company.
This class is scheduled by arrangement.
FIRST AID TRAINING
This course is designed to provide essential first aid skills which will enable a person to react effectively to a medical emergency.
- Emergency Action Principles
- Recognizing Emergencies
- Rescue Breathing
- Signs/Symptoms of a Heart Attack
- Adult CPR
- Control of Bleeding and Shock
- Fractures, Dislocations, Strains and Sprains
- Sudden Illness
This class is scheduled by arrangement.
USCG APPROVED F/V DRILL CONDUCTOR TRAINING
To help commercial fishermen meet the Federal requirement 46CFR 270 (c) , McMillan Offshore Survival Training is offering a 1 day USCG approved fishing vessel drill conductor course. Upon completion , participants will be nationally certified to conduct the required monthly on board emergency drills. 46CFR 270 states: “The master or individual in charge of each vessel must ensure that drills are conducted & instruction is given to each individual on board at least once each month. Instruction and drills must ensure that each individual is familiar with their duties and their responses to at least the following contingencies.
- Abandoning the vessel
- Fighting a fire in different locations on board the vessel
- Recovering an individual from the water
- Minimizing the affects of unintentional flooding
- Launching survival craft and recovering lifeboats and rescue boats
- Donning immersion suits and other wearable personal flotation devices
- Donning a fireman’s outfit and self-contained breathing apparatus, if vessel is equipped
- Making a voice radio distress call and using visual distress signals
- Activating the general alarm
- Reporting inoperative alarm systems and fire detection systems.
WHAT TO BRING: In water training takes place so participants are requested to bring their survival suits. Suits can be provided if necessary for students. This course has been designed for the swimmer and non-swimmer alike. We also encourage participants to bring any equipment that they would like to review or discuss in class. ( EPIRB’s, distress flares etc.)
This class is scheduled by arrangement.
WATER/HELICOPTER SURVIVAL TRAINING (HUET)
This one day course (*) is designed to familiarize the participant with the with the proper emergency duties in the event of a marine or aviation accident. Students review proper use of USGC and FAA required lifesaving equipment and procedures for escaping from a capsized helicopter. Both classroom lecture and in-water training is provided.
COURSE CONTENT:
Human Factors Affecting Survival
Phases of Survival
USCG Lifesaving Equipment Familiarization
Priorities During the Crisis
Helicopter Ditching Classifications
FAA Lifesaving Equipment (Life Vest, Life Raft)
Pre Crash Planning
Under Water Escape Techniques and Problems
Encountered In-Water Survival Search and Rescue Procedures