FRC – REFRESHER COURSE

 

General information: Bring your health certificate for seafarers when registering, along with certificates for safety course, COX course and the old FRC certificate.

Cancellations must be made by email no later than 3 business days prior to the start of the course to allow others to book your place and to reimburse your course fee.

Endorsement: STCW 78 A-VI/2-2, incl. Manila 2010 amendments.

Applicable to: Crew members on ships that are required to man or take charge of a fast rescue craft.

Entry requirements: A valid health certificate for seafarers, minimum age of 18, safety course, COX course, basic FRC course and comprehension of the Faroese language.

Objective: This is a practical refresher course in which participants meet on day 2 together with those who take the basic course and complete 2 days of drills and training.

Contents: Upon course completion, participants must have attained competencies in the following areas:

Certification: A certificate is issued upon completion of the course.

Number of participants: Minimum 3. Maximum 6.

Self-study: This course is not available on a home study or partial home study basis. Offering our seafarers home study on important and practically oriented subjects with high skill requirements is not deemed advisable.

Course structure: The fully subscribed fast rescue craft refresher course is scheduled for 16 hours over 2 days. Participants will attain the knowledge and skills required of a crew member on large rescue boats on ships.

Sjónám’s knowledgeable and experienced instructors are skilled at combining regular classroom teaching with practical exercises.

Participants will acquire their skills through effective training and exercises in Sjónám’s state-of-the art facilities with careful guidance from our highly competent instructors throughout the course.

This learning environment promotes a healthy blend of independence, cooperation and safety at sea for our students.

This is an exciting course in which participants renew their FRC certificate and responsibilities.