MARGAO:
The Directorate General of Shipping has determined that exit examinations will no longer apply to the refresher courses, including Refresher in Personal Survival Techniques (PST), Refresher in Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (FPFF), Refresher in Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boat other than Fast Rescue Boats (PSCRB), Refresher in Advanced Fire Fighting (AFF), Refresher in Medical Care, Refresher in Medical First Aid and Refresher and Updating Training Course for Engineers lO.
A communiqué issued by Deputy Director General of Shipping (Training), Deependra Singh Bisen has directed all Maritime Training Institutes (MTIs) to conduct internal assessments for the refresher courses listed above and to maintain comprehensive records of candidate performance. These records must be available for inspection and auditing by the Directorate as needed, the communiqué added.
The decision comes in the wake of feedback received by the Directorate highlighting the difficulties faced by the candidates and inconvenience caused by the exit examination requirement for certain refresher and revalidation courses.
