Delegates will be required to complete a short exam and complete the practical exercises in order to be issued with an MCA approved STCW Proficiency in Personal Survival Techniques certificate; Regulation VI/1, paragraph 1 and Section A-VI/1, paragraph 2.1.1 of the STCW Convention and Code 1978 as amended.
The 2010 Manila Amendments to the STCW Convention 1978 stipulate that Seafarers are required, every five years, to provide evidence of having maintained the required standards of competence to undertake the tasks, duties and responsibilities regarding emergency, occupational safety and survival functions. This includes Personal Survival Techniques.