NIMASA STCW PSSR case studies

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The NIMASA STCW Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSSR) certificate is the Nigerian administration's endorsement of the STCW competence standard in Regulation VI/2 and Code Section A-VI/2-1 for seafarers who take charge of a survival craft or rescue boat during and after launch, other than fast rescue boats. It is aimed at deck and engine officers, ratings assigned to survival craft or rescue boat duties, and candidates progressing toward a certificate of competency. The NIMASA STCW PSSR case studies are 5 cases and about 5,160 words.

Seized On-Load Release Hook and Deteriorated Falls: Do We Lower the Boat?

MV Kestrel Bay , a 12-year-old general cargo ship, is alongside with the quarterly abandon-ship drill scheduled for 14:00. During the pre-drill inspection the chief officer reports four findings on the starboard davit-launched lifeboat: the on-load release handle's safety pin is missing and the handle has been secured with seizing wire; after the last recovery the hook indicator still shows "not fully reset"; both falls show broken wires near the thimbles, with six broken wires in one lay length on the port fall plus heavy corrosion; and the fall-renewal date on the certificate is four years and ten months ago.

950 words, about 5 min 2

Abandon Ship with a 15-Degree List: Lifeboat, Free-Fall Boat or Liferafts?

MV Ardent Spray , a 45,000 dwt bulk carrier, has lost main engine power in a Force 10 storm 60 nm off a lee shore. She is drifting at 1.2 knots, rolling 18–22°, and has taken a 15° list to starboard after water ingress in No.

1,022 words, about 5 min 3

Eight Hours to Sailing: Sorting Real Deficiencies from Housekeeping

MV Pacific Vine , a 13-year-old container ship, sails in eight hours. The safety officer's handover notes show: the port lifeboat was last launched with its crew and manoeuvred 3 months and 20 days ago; the free-fall lifeboat aft was last launched 7 months ago, with no simulated launch recorded; the rescue boat was launched 4 months ago, although its engine was run on the quay two weeks ago; six of the 24 immersion suits were opened during a training session and left unrepacked in a locker; the disposable hydrostatic release unit on the 16-person liferaft carries an expiry date three weeks away; the lifeboat release gear was last thoroughly examined 4 years and 11 months ago; one davit limit switch has been bypassed with a wire for the past three port calls; and the five-yearly dynamic brake test certificate is on file.

1,053 words, about 5 min 4

Night Abandonment into a Liferaft: Signalling Discipline and a Deteriorating Survivor

MV Silver Fjord sank 40 minutes ago in the North Atlantic. Fourteen survivors are in a 20-person inflatable liferaft; an unknown number remain in the water and at least two were seen drifting away.

1,107 words, about 6 min 5

Rescue Boat Recovery of an Unconscious Casualty in Cold Water

At 03:20, in the approach to a port, a crew member falls from the forecastle head. The ship is making 6 knots, wind is 20 knots, sea 2 m, air 5 °C, water 9 °C, and it is dark.

1,028 words, about 5 min