Sea Survival

[Roger Marr]

Could anyone tell me if the Offshore survival course can be transferred over for the RYA course or do u have to go and do it all over again even though the course is almost identical?

[SeaSkills]

The Offshore Safety course includes the Sea Survival course. I guess it depends who is running it. When we do it we run it as a modular course over 2 separate days and we organise the content so that people can do Day 1 or Day 2 or both. That way, people who already have a Sea Survival ticket (see note below, though) don't necessarily have to do it again. I've even had a couple of people who didn't want to do Sea Survival, and they just came along for the rest of the programme.

NOTE: One odd thing about this course is that it does need a Sea Survival certificate which is less than 5 years from date of issue. Although in all other circumstances the Sea Survival lasts for ever, for the RYA/ISAF Offshore Safety ticket you do need to renew it.

Hope that helps

[Roger Marr]

The survival ticket I have is the Basic Offshore Survival and Emergency Training for going on the Rigs does this transfer?

[Bigj]

I'm also looking to do my Sea Survival course as I'm looking to get a commercial endorsement. All the courses that I have seen are one day so what's this two day course you mention?

[SeaSkills]

Originally Posted by Roger Marr

The survival ticket I have is the Basic Offshore Survival and Emergency Training for going on the Rigs does this transfer?

Not sure Roger. Suggest you check with RYA Training 0845 345 0400.

Originally Posted by bigj

I'm also looking to do my Sea Survival course as I'm looking to get a commercial endorsement. All the courses that I have seen are one day so what's this two day course you mention?

The 2 day course is the RYA/ISAF Offshore Safety course, which is primarily for people racing yachts in category 2 races (ie offshore) - like the Fastnet Race, for example. For your commercial endorsement, the RYA 1 day Sea Survival course is fine, or an STCW Personal Survival Techniques course if you want to do it in a little more depth (no pun intended!)