Learning subject
Safety
Maritime safety and pollution-prevention conventions — SOLAS, STCW and MARPOL — covering certificates, records, emergency procedures and Port State Control readiness.
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MARPOLPollution-prevention rules seafarers must know cold: MARPOL Annexes I–VI — oil, chemicals, packaged goods, sewage, garbage and air emissions — with discharge criteria, record books and PSC checks.
SOLASSafety-of-life-at-sea rules in exam order: SOLAS chapters on construction, life-saving, fire protection, navigation and cargoes, plus the ISM and ISPS codes, certificates and surveys.
GeneralDay-to-day seamanship and paperwork: ship certificates, load line and tonnage, dry-docking, bunkering, audits vs surveys, and emergency equipment checks.
Life Saving AppliancesEvery life-saving appliance and how surveyors test you on it: personal LSA, distress signals, liferafts, lifeboats and launching — with SOLAS rules and maintenance intervals.
Fire SafetyThe complete shipboard fire-fighting syllabus: fire classes and extinguishers, detectors, CO2, sprinklers, fire main, foam, inert gas, fire plans and muster lists.