NIMASA STCW PST study guide
NIMASA STCW PST · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Personal Survival Techniques (PST) module is one of the four elements of STCW Basic Safety Training, the minimum safety qualification required under the STCW Convention for seafarers serving on seagoing vessels. NIMASA, Nigeria's maritime administration, oversees and approves the training and assessment of seafarers under this framework. The NIMASA STCW PST study guide has 8 sections and about 2,981 words.
01Emergency situations and mustering procedures
This domain tests whether you can read shipboard alarms correctly and act on the muster list without being told. The examiner wants the difference between a general emergency, a fire alarm and the master's order to abandon ship, plus the duties attached to your name.
416 words, about 2 min02Types and use of personal life-saving appliances
This domain covers the items issued to, worn by or thrown to a person: lifejackets, immersion suits, thermal protective aids (TPAs) and lifebuoys. The exam checks that you can don each item correctly, state its limits and use it in the right order.
383 words, about 2 min03Survival at sea: cold water immersion, hypothermia and drowning
Cold water kills in stages, and the exam wants the stages, the timings and the correct response at each. You must also recognise drowning as a breathing problem first, not a circulation problem.
360 words, about 2 min04Abandonment of ship and survival craft boarding
Abandonment is a controlled evacuation, not a race. The exam asks who gives the order, what you take, how you leave the ship and how you board the craft without injuring yourself or others.
340 words, about 2 min05Inflatable liferaft and rigid lifeboat familiarisation
You must know the main parts of an inflatable liferaft, how it is released and righted, and how a rigid lifeboat is launched and boarded. The questions are practical: which line, which release, which action first.
403 words, about 2 min06Survival techniques and immediate first aid actions
Survival at sea follows a fixed order of priorities, and immediate first aid in a craft is limited but decisive. The exam wants that priority order, the water rules and the first actions for hypothermia and drowning.
349 words, about 2 min07Location and use of life-saving equipment and communication devices
You must know what each locating and communication device does, where it is kept and how it is switched on, because in a craft you may have only seconds to make yourself seen. EPIRB: 406 MHz distress beacon, float-free on the bridge with a hydrostatic release, picked up by the COSPAS-SARSAT satellites, with 121.5 MHz for homing.
354 words, about 2 min08Personal protective equipment and safety during drills
Drills only work if they are run safely and everyone wears the right protective equipment. The exam asks what to wear, how often drills must happen, and how to avoid turning a drill into a real casualty.
376 words, about 2 min