monkfish24
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Anyone know if I can get the RN (week long) Sea Survival Course converted to RYA or the next time I do it get an instructor to Assess it for me?
Sea Survival Courses
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Babylon
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Why? Do you need the certificate for some commercial reason?
If you've already got good training, then why worry about the RYA course? Unless the context or the content of your RN training was very different to that of small yacht sailing.
Having said that, regular training (and re-training) isn't a bad thing.
If you've already got good training, then why worry about the RYA course? Unless the context or the content of your RN training was very different to that of small yacht sailing.
Having said that, regular training (and re-training) isn't a bad thing.
Pete R
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Do you want it converting to go towards STCW 95?
monkfish24
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Yes, I'm looking at getting myself commercially endorsed by time I leave the RN so I can take up a career as engineer in the marine industry.
monkfish24
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The Sea Survival Course I did included a day of Firefighting, a day of Flood control, a day of First Aid, and a day of Liferaft drills. Far more comprehensive than an RYA but the RN don't give you any kind of qualification to prove you have done it except a form in your personal file.
skisimon
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When I left the service I was able to get the official certificates (which have STCW'95 all over them - confirming compliance with the standards) by contacting the office at Phoenix on Whale Island.
As they comply with STCW'95 I'm sure you'll be fine. There may be one or two things that need to be added (then there's always the issue of in/out of date).
RORC accepted my certs in place of RYA sea survival qualifications for this year's campaign - though we agreed that the NBC was hopefully not going to be relevent!
As they comply with STCW'95 I'm sure you'll be fine. There may be one or two things that need to be added (then there's always the issue of in/out of date).
RORC accepted my certs in place of RYA sea survival qualifications for this year's campaign - though we agreed that the NBC was hopefully not going to be relevent!
monkfish24
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When I left the service I was able to get the official certificates (which have STCW'95 all over them - confirming compliance with the standards) by contacting the office at Phoenix on Whale Island.
As they comply with STCW'95 I'm sure you'll be fine. There may be one or two things that need to be added (then there's always the issue of in/out of date).
RORC accepted my certs in place of RYA sea survival qualifications for this year's campaign - though we agreed that the NBC was hopefully not going to be relevent!
Many thanks for that, I take it they have the capability to hand out the certificates but just don't so it doesn't cost as much.
I'll get on to the blower to them.
How long is the STCW 95 valid for?
Pete R
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I have spoken to ex RN who is now in MARSEC. Their armed gaurds in the Pirate zone are having to get the STCW95 as well now. He says that if you have RN sea survival Cert then that is STCW95 acceptable but it must be in date.
The RYA course I did lasts for 5 years I think and obviously the first aid bit needs to be kept up to date as well.
I am sure you will have to do the the firefighting again as well.
Good luck
The RYA course I did lasts for 5 years I think and obviously the first aid bit needs to be kept up to date as well.
I am sure you will have to do the the firefighting again as well.
Good luck
Doug_Stormforce
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STCW'95 basic Training (PSSR, Fire Fighting, Elementary First Aid and Personal Survival Techniques) lasts for ever.
RYA sea Survival lasts for ever
ISAF Offshore safety training (which includes a day of sea survival )for offshore racing lasts 5 yrs
I think however its a bit unfair to say your 5 days of RN Sea Survival training were far more comprehensive than the 1 day RYA sea Survival Course, when only 1 day of your RN course was spent on Sea survival, the rest was fire fighting, flood control first aid etc.
RYA sea Survival lasts for ever
ISAF Offshore safety training (which includes a day of sea survival )for offshore racing lasts 5 yrs
I think however its a bit unfair to say your 5 days of RN Sea Survival training were far more comprehensive than the 1 day RYA sea Survival Course, when only 1 day of your RN course was spent on Sea survival, the rest was fire fighting, flood control first aid etc.
monkfish24
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Thats true, my Basic Sea Survival Course lasts for 5 years. Got to redo it this year but I will do an intermediate Sea Survival which will be another week.
Might have been the wrong words but RN courses are usually more intensive than any civilian courses that I have done. It was probably a lot worse than an RYA course as my liferaft drill was conducted on a mile long diving training lake, in a 10 year old once only suit that was nothing more than a sieve on a cold windy day jumping in from a 10m hihg platform to simulate the side of a ship.
Bit different from the nice warm pool that most RYA courses are conducted in and a bit more life like!
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