Boat Safety Course

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What will I learn?

Improve your knowledge of safety at work with our detailed Boat Safety Course, made for workers wanting to learn maritime safety rules, what to do in an emergency, and the important bits of equipment. Dig into SOLAS rules, IMO advice, and local laws while making strong emergency plans for fire, medical issues, and when someone falls overboard. Get hands-on skills in checking safety gear, training the crew, and writing up safety plans to make sure you're following the rules and keeping people safe at sea.

Apoia's Advantages

Online and lifetime access to courses
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support always available
Select and arrange the chapters you'd like to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Get to grips with maritime regulations: Understand safety laws both here and abroad.

Create emergency plans: Develop good ways to react to problems on the boat.

Check safety equipment: Make sure safety gear is up to scratch and working properly.

Run safety drills: Train the crew for real emergencies.

Write safety plans: Put together easy-to-understand safety instructions.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.