Sea Survival / Safety Training

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BIM Enhanced Safety Training Course

Next course schedules (vessels less than 15m)

Next course schedule (vessels over 15m)

  • No courses scheduled at the moment

Duration: One day

Cost of one day Enhanced Safety Training course including a Personal Floatation Device fitted with Personal Locator Beacon:

  • Vessels less than 15 metres in length (LOA): €155
  • Vessels 15 metres and greater in length: €190
  • Get a grant for the costs

Qualification: Those who have successfully completed the training are issued with an Enhanced Safety Training Card

Prerequisites: Applicants must have completed BIM’s Basic Safety Training Course

To improve safety at sea, all fishing vessel crew members are required (S.I 587 of 2001) to under go basic safety training

BIM Basic Safety Training

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The training consists of three elements:

  1. Personal Survival Techniques (STCW-95 certificate)
  2. Elementary First Aid (STCW-95 certificate
  3. Fire Prevention and Safety Awareness

Duration: Three days

Cost: €150.00

Qualification: Those who have successfully completed the training are issued with a Safety Training Card

To improve safety at sea all fishing vessels crew members are required (S.I 587 of 2001)

Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (3 Day) STCW-95

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Duration: Three days

Cost: €650.00

Qualification: Marine Fire Fighting Certification issued by BIM.

Advanced Fire Fighting and Prevention (5 Day) STCW-95

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Duration: Five days

Cost: €950.00

Qualification: Marine Fire Fighting Certification issued by BIM.

Medical First Aid Aboard Ship STCW-95

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Duration: Three Days

Course cost: €225.00

Qualification: Certificate issued by BIM

QQI occupational Fist Aid (Level 5)

Next course scheduled:

  • For next course scheduled in our college in NFC Castletownbere, contact della.osullivan@bim.ie on 027 71230
  • For next course scheduled in our college in NFC Greencastle, contact sandra.harkin@bim.ie on 353 74 9381068

Duration: Three Days

Course cost: €200.00

Qualification: QQI minor award

Grant Aid for Course Fees

Apply for grant aid for the couse fees and subsistence costs incurred when you undertake your training.

Learn about the Seafood Training Scheme

How to apply

Launch the Training Registration Form (pdf 92Kb) ‌

Save the form to your computer

Next, launch the form from your computer  (see note below)

Complete the form saving the updates as you go

Or complete the Non-EEA Students Training Application Form (pdf 425Kb) 

PLEASE NOTE: To launch the form you may need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader available at https://acrobat.adobe.com/. Should you need assistance with this please contact us.

Course Brochures

Read the Basic Safety Training brochure (pdf 226Kb) 

Read the Personal Survival Techniques Manual (pdf 1,033Kb)   

Contact Us

For further information contact our Training Services:

National Fisheries College
Greencastle, Co. Donegal
Direct: +353 74 9381068/9381099
nfcgreencastle@bim.ie

National Fisheries College
Castletownbere, Co. Cork
Direct: +353 27 71230
nfcicastletownbere@bim.ie

Coastal Training Unit 1
Robert Walsh
Mobile +353 87 6837134
robert.walsh@bim.ie

Coastal Training Unit 2
Declan Donohoe
Mobile +353 87 2334620
declan.donohoe@bim.ie

Dublin Office
Direct: +353 1 2144 262/241
training@bim.ie