Lifeboatman Limited

Lifeboatman - Limited Endorsement

Eight Hour online class plus a 50-Question exam (1 exam sitting included in price)

Lifeboatman Limited is required to get your Able Seaman credentials. When things happen you are part of the team to handle emergencies including manning rescue craft and abandon ship. This course covers the basics to carry out these responsibilities.

We offer the Lifeboatman Limited course without the practical. If you have participated in abandon ship or rescue craft launching drills on a vessel, you can have the captain certify the training. Follow this link to get Lifeboatman Practical Checklist. You only have to complete part II of the practical skill test. This is ideal for any one wanting to do the online course and have the exam proctored locally.

This course covers the following topics:

- Take charge of a rescue boat, liferaft, or other lifesaving apparatus during and after launch;

- Walk through of launching a rescue craft;

- Operate a rescue boat engine;

- Manage a survival craft and survivors after abandoning ship;

- Rescue Boat Management,

            Launching rescue craft,

            clearing away,

            handling of rescue craft,

            Safely recover rescue boats,

- Use locating and communication devices

If you need a practical, we can arrange that with a local vessel for an additional cost.