NOGEPA 2.3B / 2.7B C
Coxswain Lifeboat

The NOGEPA 2.3B / 2.7B C combination course is a refresher course of the 2.3A Coxswain Man Overboard Boat / 2.7C Coxswain Lifeboat. After a period of two years it is required to refresh your memory. The combination course is meant for anyone who is designated with the task of being a crewmember of a Man Overboard Boat-team (MOB) and for coxswain of a rescue boat or capsule on a platform. These tasks are often combined.

• Timetable:2 day(s)
• Certification:NOGEPA 2.3B
  NOGEPA 2.7B C
• Validation:2 years
• Requirements:A valid offshore medical certificate
  A valid NOGEPA 2.3A or 2.3B certificate
  A valid NOGEPA 2.7A C or 2.7B C certificate

More information about NOGEPA 2.3B / 2.7B C Coxswain Lifeboat

During the NOGEPA 2.3B Coxswain Man Overboard Boat / 2.7B C Coxswain Lifeboat refreshes the memory of the course participant concerning the theory and practice of the MOB-boats. The course participant will practice controlling the boat and executing rescue operations. Moreover, the course participant will be taught how to launch and handle a rescue boat.

Course Content:

• Checking the boats on condition and preparedness
• Basic terms concerning good seamanship, determine a course and navigate by compass, control the equipment on board of the boat.
• Getting a near-drowning person on board and transport him/her
• Executing all procedures concerning lowering the boats into the water, launching the boat, executing rescue operations and recovering them again
• Practicing a capsize drill
• Give command in all situations that occur regarding the rescue of people that went overboard.
• Carry out search patterns with the help of ‘PLB’
• Keeping the boat operational
• Respond to alerts
• Boarding the vessel
• Getting the lifeboat to a safe zone
• Communication by radio and other means of communication
• Assuring the safety of the passengers and the boat
• Embarking and disembarking of passengers