The STCW 95 Code requires that you take this 5-day course of instruction. BST is actually 4 courses – Basic Firefighting, Personal Survival, Personal Safety and Social Responsibility, and Elementary First Aid. This course has to be renewed every 5 years, or under certain conditions, you have to show that you have at least 1 year of service on board vessels of 200 grt or more within the last 5 years..
...I have such a new found respect for firemen after going down the stairs in pitch black in full suit, mask, and carrying a heavy hose. Was not easy....either was diving off the 3 meeter board in suit in the dark...
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