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Key Facts: STCW Crisis Management Exam

Table A-V/2-2

Standard of Competence

STCW Code, Section A-V/2 para 4

5 competences

Areas Assessed

STCW Table A-V/2-2

Model Course 1.42

IMO Syllabus

IMO Model Course 1.42 (2018)

1-2 days

Typical Course Length

Approved training centres

~5 years

Refresher Interval

Flag-state requirements

Reg V/2

STCW Convention Basis

STCW Convention as amended

STCW Crisis Management and Human Behaviour Training (Table A-V/2-2, STCW Code as amended) is mandatory for masters, chief engineer officers, chief mates, second engineer officers and anyone on the muster list responsible for passenger safety in an emergency. Built on IMO Model Course 1.42, the 1-2 day course covers five competences: organising shipboard emergency procedures (muster list, emergency plans, ship layout, drills); optimising the use of resources (crew and equipment allocation, equipment limitations, task prioritisation, reserves, external SAR help); controlling the response to emergencies (initial assessment, leadership and decision-making under pressure, balancing risks, unity of command); controlling passengers through human behaviour (denial, panic, herding and freeze responses, crowd-crush prevention, multicultural and vulnerable-passenger management, de-escalation); and establishing and maintaining effective communications (clear plain-language and multilingual messages, closed-loop read-back, redundancy, external liaison, media awareness). Assessment is commonly multiple-choice plus scenario exercises set by the flag-state-approved centre; refresher is commonly required every five years.

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1Under STCW Code Table A-V/2-2, which group of seafarers must hold proficiency in crisis management and human behaviour?
A.Only the master and the safety officer
B.All ratings forming part of a navigational watch
C.Masters, chief engineer officers, chief mates, second engineer officers and any person designated on the muster list as responsible for passenger safety in an emergency
D.Only personnel who serve more than five years on passenger ships
Explanation: STCW Regulation V/2 and Table A-V/2-2 require crisis management and human behaviour proficiency for masters, chief engineer officers, chief mates, second engineer officers and anyone listed on the muster list as having responsibility for passenger safety in an emergency.
2Which IMO Model Course provides the syllabus for passenger ship crisis management and human behaviour training under STCW A-V/2-2?
A.IMO Model Course 1.41
B.IMO Model Course 1.42
C.IMO Model Course 1.28
D.IMO Model Course 7.01
Explanation: IMO Model Course 1.42, Passenger Ship Crisis Management and Human Behaviour Training, sets out the syllabus delivering the competences of STCW Code Table A-V/2-2.
3What is the primary purpose of the shipboard muster list (station bill) in an emergency?
A.To record passenger cabin assignments for billing
B.To record the daily watch rotation of deck officers
C.To list the lifeboat manufacturers and inspection dates
D.To specify the alarm signals, the duties assigned to each crew member, and the stations to which they must proceed
Explanation: The muster list specifies the general emergency alarm and other signals, the action crew must take when they sound, and the duties and emergency stations assigned to each person, forming the backbone of organised shipboard emergency procedures.
4When designing or reviewing shipboard emergency procedures, why is detailed knowledge of the ship's general arrangement and layout essential?
A.It allows the crew to calculate the vessel's gross tonnage
B.It enables realistic escape routes, muster station capacities, and access constraints to be built into the plan
C.It is only needed by the naval architect, not the operational crew
D.It determines the ship's maximum service speed
Explanation: Effective emergency plans depend on integrating knowledge of ship layout - escape routes, fire zones, watertight boundaries, muster station locations and capacities - so that procedures match the real physical environment passengers and crew must move through.
5A passenger ship's emergency plan should be developed so that it remains effective when which condition occurs?
A.Only when the full complement of crew is on board and rested
B.Under a range of foreseeable emergencies and degraded conditions, including reduced manning and loss of some systems
C.Only in calm weather and daylight
D.Only when the ship is alongside in port
Explanation: Robust shipboard emergency procedures anticipate foreseeable contingencies - fire, flooding, collision, blackout, reduced manning - so the plan still functions when conditions are degraded, rather than assuming ideal circumstances.
6Why are regular drills and exercises a core part of organising shipboard emergency procedures?
A.They are purely a documentation requirement with no operational value
B.They are only required before a flag-state audit
C.They validate the plan, reveal gaps, and build crew familiarity so actions become reliable under real stress
D.They replace the need for a written emergency plan
Explanation: Drills test whether the emergency plan actually works, expose weaknesses in routes, equipment and coordination, and rehearse the crew so that responses are familiar and dependable when a genuine crisis raises stress levels.
7In the context of crisis management, what does the principle of 'graceful degradation' of a response organisation mean?
A.The plan collapses entirely once one team is lost
B.Key functions can still be carried out by reassigning duties when individuals or teams become unavailable
C.Passengers gradually take over crew duties
D.The ship slows its engines progressively
Explanation: A well-organised emergency structure is resilient: critical functions are backed up so that if a team member is injured or a station is cut off, duties can be reassigned and the response continues rather than failing outright.
8Which document on a passenger ship most directly informs crew of the routes and procedures for safely mustering passengers from accommodation to assembly stations?
A.The cargo securing manual
B.The ballast water management plan
C.The fire control plan and muster/evacuation arrangements
D.The garbage record book
Explanation: Fire control plans and the associated muster and evacuation arrangements show escape routes, assembly and embarkation stations, and fire boundaries, which crew use to plan and direct the safe movement of passengers.
9STCW crisis management training emphasises that emergency procedures should be 'pre-planned' rather than improvised primarily because:
A.Improvisation is prohibited by international law in all cases
B.Improvised actions are always faster than planned ones
C.Pre-planned procedures eliminate the need for any on-scene judgement
D.Pre-planning reduces decision time and error when stress and time pressure are highest
Explanation: Under acute stress, cognitive capacity narrows; rehearsed, pre-planned procedures cut the decisions that must be made on the spot, reducing delay and error during the critical early minutes of a crisis.
10When organising emergency procedures, why must the plan account for the safe movement of passengers during embarkation and disembarkation, not only during casualties?
A.Embarkation and disembarkation are the only times passengers are aboard
B.It is required only for ferries under 500 gross tonnage
C.Crowding at gangways and terminals creates real movement and crush hazards that the crew must manage
D.Passenger movement ashore is the port authority's sole responsibility
Explanation: Table A-V/2-2 includes organising the safe movement of passengers when embarking and disembarking because dense, time-pressured flows at gangways and terminals create crush and fall hazards the crew must control even outside a declared emergency.

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