STCW Safety Refresher Course Details
The STCW Updated Proficiency program provides an approved, accelerated revalidation track for professional mariners to update their mandatory safety credentials in compliance with the STCW Manila Amendments.
Course Overview
This training focuses strictly on hands-on re-verification drills, updates to international regulations, and refreshing practical emergency survival maneuvers.
Core Modules Included
- Updated Personal Survival Techniques (PST): Practical pool-based reviews of personal flotation devices, liferaft boarding, and open water exposure management.
- Updated Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (FPFF): Advanced fire containment reviews, tactical nozzle team drills, and smoke escape route pathing exercises.
Course Duration
Depending on your specific module selection, this targeted refresher program takes between 1 and 2 days to complete.
Certification Validity
Successful validation updates your maritime career profile and extends your STCW compliance timeline for another 5 years.
Course Entry Requirements
- Official photo identification document or maritime seaman's discharge book.
- An original, full STCW Basic Safety Training certificate record.
- A current ENG1 medical certificate, along with a signed self-declaration of ongoing onboard fitness.
Accreditations & Standards