Welcome to this Fast Rescue Boat Updating elearning course where you will be given information on:

• Fast rescue boats overview
• Boat handling
• Communication and search, and
• Casualty recovery and capsize

The learning objectives for this course are below:

Identify the different types of fast rescue boat
Explain how the shape of the hull affects the handing of a fast rescue boat
Describe the starting procedure of a jet boat
Explain how to carry out routine inspections
Identify what personal protective equipment is required
Describe how to launch and recover a fast rescue boat
Explain how to handle a boat in different sea conditions
Identify communication methods and radio channels
Define common search and rescue terminology
Describe how to establish a start point and search method
Explain different search patterns
Describe how to recover a casualty
Identify the causes of capsize
Explain what to do during and after capsize
Describe the purpose of kill-cords