Refresher Training Course in Survival Craft Coxswain

(Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers)

OBJECTIVE

CAPP‑Aligned Lifeboat Coxswain 3‑Year Refresher:


This refresher is designed for certified lifeboat coxswains who must maintain competence every three years under the Atlantic Canada Offshore Petroleum Industry Standard Practice. It reinforces both theoretical knowledge and hands‑on operational skills for lifeboats, davit‑launched life rafts, and associated emergency systems.

CONTENT

  • Emergency Organization Onboard

  • Survival Craft Design and Components

  • Inventory and Equipment

  • Launch and Recovery

  • Survival Craft Operations

  • Survival Phase

  • Davit Launch Life rafts

  • Marine Escape Chute

  • Operating Survival Craft in Ice

Simulation-Based Practical Training Exercises

  • Perform Pre-Launch Checks

  • Launch and Recover a Survival Craft from an Installation

  • Operate Sprinkler and Air Systems

  • Steer visually and by Compass

  • Execute a Search Pattern

  • Recover a Person-in-Water

  • Tow Life rafts and other Vessels

  • Pace another Vessel

  • Emergency Radio Communications

  • Launch Davit-Launched Life raft

DURATION : 7.5 hours at facility, 7.5 hours home instruction

TRAINING LOCATION: 47 Bremigens Blvd. Paradise, NL

VALIDITY : Three (3) Years