Prerequisite: Students must be physically fit, know how to swim, and be prepared to demonstrate skills.
This Basic Training (BST) course meets STCW-95 requirements and consists of four modules of training. All modules are approved by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and meet the requirements of 46 CFR and the STCW code for USCG license endorsement. Certificates of completion may be presented to the USCG within one year of the training for credential or license endorsement.
Fire Prevention and Fire Training: 16 hours
Elementary First Aid: 8 hours
Personal Safety and Social Responsibility: 6 hours
Personal Survival Techniques: 12 hours
Course material includes classroom instruction and participation in practical skills, including swimming and firefighting. Assessments are both written and practical. Successful completion of this course requires a candidate to right an inverted life raft, demonstrate proper donning of life saving equipment, and tread water while remaining afloat without aid for at least 5 minutes.
This hands-on training requires the student to demonstrate the skill & ability to prove that they are qualified to serve aboard seagoing vessels. Trip to San Diego required for 1/2 day of course.
Basic Training is required of all mariners with a license over 200GT, Able Seamen, and mariners with licenses less than 200GT who take passengers for hire into foreign waters. Please call the program office at (949) 205-7352 for availability, or to arrange a class for groups.
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