STCW 95 Basic Safety Training at Cowes with free recruitment service

Flying Fish delivers the four elements of STCW 95 Basic Safety Training as a one week course at Cowes in the UK and in Sydney, Australia.

Flying Fish UK is approved as a training provider by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA).

Accommodation is available at Point Cottages, right next door to the training facility.

If you want to be first in line for the best entry-level jobs on superyachts, you need some more qualifications in addition to STCW 95.

Flying Fish has a selection of short intensive training programmes aimed at giving you a successful start to a career on yachts:

STCW 95 Basic Safety Training (BST) is the bare minimum needed by all professional skippers and crew. Dates and availability for Basic Safety Training >>

STCW 95 Superyacht Deck Crew Training includes BST. This course prepares you for work as a well-paid superyacht deckhand. More details of Superyacht Deck Crew Training >>

STCW 95 Superyacht Interior Crew Training includes BST. You also learn the specialist skills needed by the superyacht steward or stewardess. Check dates and places available on Superyacht Interior Crew Training >>

STCW 95 Maritime Security Officer is designed for ex-Forces personnel looking for Ship Security Officer positions. Includes BST and an anti-piracy module. Many dates are fullybooked in advance. Find available dates for Maritime Security Officer courses >>

STCW 95 Pro Yacht Crew Training, including BST, is our six week course for superyacht crew who plan to move up the ladder to mate and then skipper. Find all year round dates and availability for Pro Yacht Crew Training >>

All these courses come with free membership of the Flying Fish online recruitment service >>

STCW 95 qualifications are required by most professional seafarers, who must be trained in accordance with the STCW 95 convention. The Flying Fish STCW 95 Basic Safety Training course ensures you meet all its requirements. 

There are four modules to the STCW 95 Basic Safety Training week:

1. STCW95 Elementary First Aid - basic, immediate, and emergency response to the most common emergencies on board, including CPR.

2.  STCW95 Personal Survival course - survival suits, hypothermia, liferafts, basic actions in emergency.

3. STCW95 Elementary Fire Fighting and Fire Prevention course - types and classes of fires, prevention, hazard awareness, methods of extinguishment, structure of an incident response team, equipment, personal safety, team support, live fire exercises.

Check dates and availability for all Flying Fish STCW 95 courses >>