10032026 BST V20

Safety training

GWO Basic Safety Training / V20 10032026

The instructor shall:

Present and explain the basic principles of SAR operations

The participants shall:

Engage in answering questions and share experiences on SAR operations

ELEMENT 5.2 - GMDSS AND TRANSPONDERS

Learning objective:

27) The participants can describe overall principles of the GMDSS and transponders system and how to activate a personal locator beacon (Knowledge, basic level)

The instructor shall:

Present and explain basic principles of GMDSS including transponders and locators:

a. emergency positioning indicating radio beacon (EPIRB)

b.

search and rescue transponder (SART/AIS-SART)

c.

personal locating beacon (PLB)

The participants shall:

Engage in Q/A activities and share their knowledge about the different transponder’s types and usage

ELEMENT 5.3 - PHYSICAL ACTIONS TO ENHANCE DETECTION

Learning objective:

28) The participants can recognise and name relevant distress signals and actions to enhance detection (Knowledge, basic level)

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