Basic Safety Training (BST) is an essential maritime course designed to meet the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) guidelines. This training equips seafarers with fundamental safety skills to handle emergencies at sea effectively. The course covers four key modules: Personal Survival Techniques (PST), Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (FPFF), Elementary First Aid (EFA), and Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities (PSSR). Participants learn to respond to fire hazards, administer first aid, survive in water during emergencies, and follow onboard safety protocols. Completing BST is mandatory for all seafarers working on commercial ships and offshore installations. The training ensures that crew members can act confidently and swiftly during critical situations, improving overall maritime safety. Accredited by leading maritime authorities, this course is vital for obtaining a seafarer’s certification and starting a career at sea.

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• Seafarers and persons employed or engaged or desirous of working onboard a ship or in offshore.

• PERSONAL SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES (PST)
• Types of emergency situations which may occur, such as collision, fire, foundering
• Types of life-saving appliances normally carried on ships
• Equipment in survival craft Location of personal life-saving appliances
• Principles concerning survival, including training and drills, personal protective clothing and equipment etc
• FIRE PREVENTION & FIRE FIGHTING (FPFF)
• Shipboard fire-fighting organization
• Location of fire-fighting appliances and emergency escape routes
• The elements of fire and explosion (the fire triangle)
• Types and sources of ignition, flammable materials, fire hazards and spread of fire
• Fire and smoke detection and automatic alarm systems
• Classification of fire and applicable extinguishing agents
• ELEMENTARY FIRST AID (EFA)
• Assessment of needs of casualties and threats to own safety
• Appreciation of body structure and functions
• Immediate measures to be taken in cases of emergency, including the ability to handle casualty, apply resuscitation, control bleeding etc
• PERSONAL SAFETY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (PSSR)
• Types of emergency which may occur, such as collision, fire, foundering
• Knowledge of shipboard contingency plans for response to emergencies
• Emergency signals and specific duties allocated to crew members in the muster list; muster stations; correct use of personal safety equipment
• Action to take on discovering potential emergency, including fire, collision, foundering and ingress of water
• Action to take on hearing emergency alarm signals
• Value of training and drills Knowledge of escape routes and internal communication and alarm systems
• Basic understanding of shipping’s environmental impact and effect of operational and accidental pollution
• Basic environmental protection procedures
• Basic knowledge of complexity and diversity of the marine environment
• Importance of adhering to safe working practices at all times
• Effective communications on board ship and its importance
• Importance of maintaining good human and working relationships aboard ship