D17 – Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (STCW VI/2-1)

Course D17 – Qualifications to operate a boat and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats (STCW VI/2-1) aims to train participants to safely take charge of a survival craft or rescue boat during and after launch.

After successfully finishing the course participants will be able to:

  • Take charge of a survival craft or rescue boat during and after launch
  • Operate a survival craft engine
  • Manage survivors and survival craft after abandoning ship
  • Use locating devices, including communication and signalling
  • apparatus and pyrotechnics
  • Apply first aid to survivors

Course duration: 28,5 hrs

D17 certificate is valid through the next 5 years upon issue.