SOLAS Training Manuals
SOLAS manuals are a requirement by law and as such they have to be carried on board ships. What is not necessarily stipulated is the quality of such manuals, which in the experience of the project managers in WMT and our professional technical authors who are all ex-sea going staff, are sometimes of very poor quality. WMT strive to produce SOLAS manuals that are ship specific and are of such high quality that the ship's staff will be able to easily understand and carry out all of the related SOLAS functions.
Section one lists emergency instructions including muster details and emergency signals and procedures.
Section two details emergency procedures undertaken should the vessel encounter an onboard emergency incident, such as a collision or grounding.
Section three describes the ship’s safety systems and construction, detailing the built-in fire retarding and safety systems. A set of escape route plans for each deck are shown.
Section four details the ship’s fire detection and fire fighting systems including details of breathing apparatus and portable extinguishers. A full set of ship’s fire equipment plans is included.
Section five details all survival craft including a full description of the launching and retrieval procedures for each type of craft. Mustering and embarkation procedures are also covered in this section.
Section six details the on board lifesaving equipment including plans of lifesaving equipment locations and a description of the emergency air breathing escape sets.
Section seven details survival equipment including lifejackets, immersion suits and pyrotechnics. Survival techniques are also covered.
Section eight details the communication equipment which can be used in an emergency including EPIRBs and SARTs.
Section nine details search and rescue procedures including man overboard, search for missing persons and helicopter operations.
Section ten details emergency medical equipment available on the vessel and first aid for common shipboard injuries.