● Knowing the types of life-saving equipment and their standards (boats, rafts, suits, flotation devices, survival signals, communication equipment, line-throwing devices, and accessories).
● Being able to correctly wear life jackets and immersion suits.
● Capable of boarding life rafts from the ship or water while wearing a life jacket.
● Capable of correctly operating equipment on life rafts.
● Being able to operate positioning instruments correctly, including radio equipment.
● Capable of taking correct initial actions on life rafts to increase chances of rescue.
● Capable of correctly performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation when a victim experiences cardiac or respiratory arrest.
● Being able to promptly and accurately stop bleeding in emergencies.
● Capable of applying triangular bandages and other dressings to wounds; correctly managing and using items in a first aid kit to treat injured persons.