Study category

Marine Safety

Emergency response speed is measured in seconds. These games build the decision-speed and procedural accuracy required for shipboard emergencies — SOLAS drills, fire-fighting, flooding response, GMDSS distress, and man-overboard SAR. Every game is referenced to the USCG Safety examination module and STCW A-VI basic safety training competencies.

🚢 Abandon Ship Drill SOLAS Reg III muster procedure, lifeboat sequencing, and listing-ship protocol. 🔥 Fire & Boundary SOLAS II-2 structural fire protection, A/B/C division ratings, and extinguishing agents by fire class. 🌊 Damage Control Isolate flooding compartments with watertight doors before the bilge pumps are overwhelmed. 🆘 Mayday — SAR Man overboard: Williamson Turn, IAMSAR SAR patterns, and cold-water survival time. 📡 EPIRB Test 406 MHz beacon registration, COSPAS-SARSAT network, Category I vs. II, self-test procedure. 📻 Distress Relay GMDSS traffic triage: Mayday, Pan-Pan, Sécurité — ITU priority procedures. 📋 PSC Inspection Paris/Tokyo MOU deficiency criteria, detainable deficiency classification, crew certificate checks. ⛈️ Heavy Weather Synchronous rolling, parametric rolling, broaching — adjust course and speed to survive the storm.

SOLAS and STCW safety — what the exams actually test

The USCG Safety module covers SOLAS equipment requirements, MARPOL pollution prevention, fire-fighting theory and practice, flooding and damage control, survival craft operation, and personal survival techniques. These topics are examined at every licence grade from entry-level rating to Master and are also the subject of the STCW Basic Safety Training (BST) certificate required for every commercial seafarer worldwide.

STCW A-VI/1 (Basic Safety Training) and A-VI/3 (Advanced Fire Fighting) are mandatory for any seafarer serving on a SOLAS vessel. The emergency-response speed these games train directly relates to the practical competency assessments in an approved STCW course.

Emergency response topics covered

Abandon ship: SOLAS Reg III muster, lifeboat categories, davit-launched vs. free-fall lifeboats, hydrostatic release
Fire fighting: SOLAS II-2 structural protection, extinguishing agents, STCW A-VI/1-2 and A-VI/3 competencies
Damage control: SOLAS II-1 damage stability, watertight doors, sounding routines, cross-flooding
Man overboard: Williamson and Anderson Turns, IAMSAR SAR patterns, survival time estimation
GMDSS distress: Mayday, Pan-Pan, Sécurité priority system, EPIRB registration, DSC alert sequence
Port State Control: Paris/Tokyo MOU inspection criteria, 17 Convention instruments, detainable deficiencies