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Al Safwan Academy

Free courses on ship safety equipment and marine hydraulics

Learn how lifeboats, liferafts, fire-fighting systems, hydraulics, cranes and navigation equipment are inspected, tested and kept ready. Every lesson has something to try, a short quiz and the rules it comes from.

14 courses115 interactive lessons619 quiz questionsFirst 2 lessons of every course open to everyone

Lifeboats and life-saving appliances

  1. Lifeboat Safety and the Rules Why lifeboats hurt people, which rules keep them safe, and what crew and superintendents must check, log and leave to specialists. 8 lessons · about 90 minutes · Crew, officers and superintendents Start free
  2. Annual and Five-Yearly Thorough Examination What the annual and five-yearly lifeboat examinations must cover under SOLAS III/20.11 and MSC.402(96), step by step. 8 lessons · about 120 minutes · Superintendents, technicians and surveyors Start free
  3. Lifeboats, rescue boats and davits Free course on lifeboats, rescue boats and davits: SOLAS III, the LSA Code, MSC.402(96) examinations, five-yearly load tests, hooks and safe drills. 9 lessons · about 130 minutes · Deck officers, engineers, superintendents, service technicians and surveyors. Start free
  4. Liferafts, evacuation systems and personal life-saving appliances Free interactive course on liferaft servicing, HRUs, marine evacuation systems, lifejackets, immersion suits, pyrotechnics and EPIRB/SART tests. 8 lessons · about 109 minutes · Deck officers, engineers, superintendents, service technicians and surveyors. Start free

Fire safety

  1. Portable fire-fighting equipment and breathing apparatus Free interactive course on ships' extinguishers, SCBA, EEBDs, fire hoses and fire-fighter's outfits: SOLAS II-2, the FSS Code and IMO maintenance rules. 7 lessons · about 100 minutes · Deck officers, engineers, superintendents, service technicians and surveyors. Start free
  2. Fixed fire-fighting and detection systems Free course on ships' fixed fire systems: CO2, foam, water mist, sprinklers, galley ducts, detection, fire doors and dampers, from SOLAS II-2 and FSS. 8 lessons · about 126 minutes · Engineers, deck officers, superintendents, service technicians and surveyors. Start free

Hydraulics

  1. Marine hydraulics: from Pascal's law to a crane circuit Twenty interactive lessons on how ship and offshore hydraulics work, from the first push of a jack to load-sensing pumps, crane circuits and steering gear. 20 lessons · about 136 minutes · Engineers, technicians and superintendents Start free

Deck machinery, lifting and hull

  1. Lifting appliances, deck machinery and access equipment Free course on ship cranes, loose gear, wire rope, mooring, gangways, pilot ladders, anchors and lashings – the SOLAS and ILO rules, tests and records. 10 lessons · about 145 minutes · Deck officers, chief engineers, superintendents, service technicians and surveyors. Start free
  2. Hull integrity: thickness, NDT and hatch covers Free course on hull surveys: the class survey cycle, ultrasonic thickness gauging, NDT methods, hatch cover tightness tests and in-water surveys. 5 lessons · about 74 minutes · Deck officers, engineers, superintendents, NDT and diving technicians, and surveyors. Start free

Navigation and radio

  1. Navigation, radio and the voyage data recorder Free course on bridge equipment: SOLAS V carriage, the VDR annual performance test, GMDSS radio surveys, radar, compass adjustment, AIS tests and PSC. 7 lessons · about 97 minutes · Deck officers, electro-technical officers, superintendents, radio and navigation service technicians and surveyors. Start free

Environment and gas

  1. Environmental compliance equipment Free interactive course on oily water separators, 15 ppm bilge alarms, the Oil Record Book, ballast water treatment systems and the IHM. 6 lessons · about 89 minutes · Engineers, deck officers, superintendents, service technicians and surveyors. Start free
  2. Gas detection, enclosed spaces and calibration Free course on SOLAS XI-1/7 gas meters, bump tests and calibration, fixed gas detection, enclosed space entry under MSC.581(110) and gas-tight suits. 6 lessons · about 90 minutes · Deck officers, engineers, superintendents, gas detection service technicians and surveyors. Start free

Surveys and compliance

  1. Flag, Class and Port State Control How surveys, class approval, flag rules and port state inspections shape lifeboat work on a managed fleet. 6 lessons · about 90 minutes · Superintendents, DPAs and ship managers Start free
  2. Surveys, audits and port state control Free interactive course on statutory surveys, flag and class, ISM, ISPS and MLC audits, IMO safety signs and port state control, cited to current rules. 7 lessons · about 105 minutes · Deck officers, engineers, superintendents, DPAs and CSOs, service technicians and surveyors. Start free

How it works

  1. 01

    Start free

    The first 2 lessons of every course are open to everyone, with no sign-up.

  2. 02

    Sign up in a minute

    Your name, work email, company, role and country open every other lesson and save your progress. No password: we email you a sign-in link when you need one.

  3. 03

    Try, check, carry on

    Each lesson has an exercise or tool to try and a short quiz. Pass the quiz and the lesson is marked as done.

Where it comes from

The rules themselves, not hearsay.

Lessons are built from IMO resolutions (SOLAS, the LSA and FSS Codes and the circulars behind them), class and flag requirements, manufacturers' guidance and accident reports, and list their sources with links. They were written with the engineers of the Al Safwan Marine group, who carry out this work in UAE ports every day.

Free awareness training. Al Safwan Marine is not an approved training provider, so no certificate is given, and these courses are not a qualification. They don't replace STCW training, manufacturer training or the certification technicians need for this work. The manufacturer's manual and your flag's rules always come first.

Need the work done?

Inspections, servicing and certification in every UAE port, 24/7.

Tell us the vessel, port and dates, and our team will come back to you within the hour during working hours.

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