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STCW Update – Basic Safety Training Course (U-BSTC)
The STCW Update Basic Safety Training Course (U-BSTC) must be completed by seafarers every five years and provides vital safety-at-sea refresher training. For any seafarers revalidating their UK Certificate of Competency after January 1, 2017, documentary evidence of completing a U-BSTC within the last five years must be provided.
Course content
This course includes 3 components:
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STCW Update - Personal Survival Techniques (U-PST)
1 dayClassroom & PracticalView courseThe STCW Update Basic Safety Training Course (U-BSTC) must be completed by seafarers every five years and provides vital safety-at-sea refresher training. For any seafarers revalidating their UK Certificate of Competency after January 1, 2017, documentary evidence of completing a U-BSTC within the last five years must be provided. -
STCW Update - Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (U-FPFF)
1 dayPracticalView courseThe STCW Update Basic Safety Training Course (U-BSTC) must be completed by seafarers every five years and provides vital safety-at-sea refresher training. For any seafarers revalidating their UK Certificate of Competency after January 1, 2017, documentary evidence of completing a U-BSTC within the last five years must be provided. -
STCW Update - Elementary First Aid (U-EFA)
1 dayClassroom & PracticalView courseThe STCW Update Basic Safety Training Course (U-BSTC) must be completed by seafarers every five years and provides vital safety-at-sea refresher training. For any seafarers revalidating their UK Certificate of Competency after January 1, 2017, documentary evidence of completing a U-BSTC within the last five years must be provided.
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