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Key Facts: STCW Passenger Ship Safety Exam

Regulation V/2 para 6

Mandating Requirement

STCW Convention

Section A-V/2 para 2

Standard of Competence

STCW Code

Model Course 1.44 (2018)

IMO Syllabus

International Maritime Organization

3 core abilities

Communication, LSA, Embarkation

STCW Code A-V/2 para 2

5 years

Refresher Interval

STCW Regulation V/2

7 short + 1 long blast

General Emergency Alarm

SOLAS / ship muster

This short mandatory STCW course is for personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces - cabin stewards, restaurant and bar staff, shop assistants and entertainers on cruise ships and ferries. It is required by STCW Regulation V/2 paragraph 6 and delivers the three abilities in Code Section A-V/2 paragraph 2: communicating with passengers in an emergency (clear simple terms, the languages of the principal nationalities carried, elementary English vocabulary, and non-verbal demonstration); demonstrating the correct use of personal life-saving appliances, especially donning adult, child and infant lifejackets; and embarking and disembarking passengers, with special attention to children, the elderly and persons with reduced mobility. It also reinforces general emergency familiarization - the general alarm, lift restrictions, effective mustering and searching passenger spaces. IMO Model Course 1.44 (2018) is the syllabus; training is assessed by a written quiz plus practical demonstration, with documentary evidence issued and a refresher within five years.

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1Under which provision of the STCW Convention and Code is safety training for personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces required?
A.Regulation V/1 and Section A-V/1
B.Regulation V/2, paragraph 6, and Section A-V/2, paragraph 2
C.Regulation VI/1 and Section A-VI/1
D.Regulation II/4 and Section A-II/4
Explanation: STCW Regulation V/2, paragraph 6 requires personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces to complete this safety training, with the abilities specified in Section A-V/2, paragraph 2 of the STCW Code.
2Which group of crew members is specifically required to complete safety training for personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces?
A.Only deck officers holding a watchkeeping certificate
B.Hotel, catering, retail and entertainment staff who serve passengers directly in passenger spaces
C.Only engine-room ratings
D.Only the master and chief mate
Explanation: The training under Regulation V/2, paragraph 6 targets personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces — cabin stewards, restaurant and bar staff, shop assistants, entertainers and similar hotel/service crew who work where passengers are present.
3Which IMO Model Course corresponds to safety training for personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces?
A.IMO Model Course 1.41
B.IMO Model Course 1.42
C.IMO Model Course 1.28
D.IMO Model Course 1.44
Explanation: IMO Model Course 1.44 (2018 edition) covers safety training for personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces, meeting the requirements of Regulation V/2 and Section A-V/2.
4Section A-V/2, paragraph 2 lists the abilities for direct-service personnel. Which set correctly summarises those abilities?
A.Communicating with passengers in an emergency, demonstrating personal life-saving appliances, and embarking/disembarking passengers
B.Navigation, cargo handling and stability calculations
C.Firefighting team leadership, damage control and pumping operations
D.Radar plotting, collision avoidance and bridge resource management
Explanation: Section A-V/2, paragraph 2 sets three core abilities: communicate with passengers during an emergency, demonstrate the use of personal life-saving appliances, and embark/disembark passengers with special attention to those needing assistance.
5How is successful completion of the direct-service passenger-safety training normally evidenced to seafarers and inspectors?
A.By a verbal confirmation from the master only
B.By an endorsement on the ship's load line certificate
C.By documentary evidence (a certificate of proficiency or training completion) issued in accordance with Regulation V/2
D.By a note in the ship's official log book only
Explanation: Regulation V/2 requires that documentary evidence of the training completed be issued to every person found qualified, so a certificate/document of proficiency is provided and can be verified during inspections.
6A cruise ship carries passengers whose principal nationalities are Spanish and German speaking. According to Section A-V/2, what should direct-service personnel be able to do regarding language?
A.Be fully fluent in every language spoken by every passenger on board
B.Refuse to assist passengers who do not speak the crew member's native language
C.Communicate basic emergency information using the language(s) appropriate to the principal nationalities carried, supported by elementary English
D.Rely only on the ship's public-address system and give no individual instructions
Explanation: Section A-V/2 expects personnel to communicate with passengers in an emergency taking account of the language(s) of the principal nationalities carried, supplemented by elementary English vocabulary for basic instructions.
7Why does the training emphasise an 'elementary English safety vocabulary' for direct-service personnel?
A.Because a small set of simple, standard English safety words provides a common fallback when crew and passengers share no other language
B.Because English is the only language permitted on passenger ships
C.Because passengers are legally required to understand English
D.Because written English signs replace any need to speak to passengers
Explanation: Elementary English safety vocabulary gives crew and passengers a simple shared set of key words and phrases to convey essential instructions when no other common language exists.
8During an emergency, a steward must direct passengers who do not understand the announcements toward a muster station. Which technique best reflects the non-verbal communication taught in this course?
A.Speaking faster and louder in the crew member's own language
B.Waiting for an interpreter before giving any direction
C.Using clear hand signals, pointing and physically demonstrating the route and actions
D.Handing passengers a printed multi-page legal notice to read
Explanation: When language fails, the course teaches non-verbal communication — hand signals, pointing, gestures and demonstration — to convey direction and required actions clearly and quickly.
9When giving emergency instructions to passengers, which phrasing best matches the 'clear and simple terms' principle of the training?
A.'Follow me to the meeting point. Bring your lifejacket. Stay calm.'
B.'Please proceed to the designated assembly point indicated on the muster schematic'
C.'Evacuate via the prescribed egress route to the embarkation deck'
D.'Comply with the master's general emergency alarm signal protocol'
Explanation: Short, plain, action-oriented sentences with common words ('Follow me', 'Bring your lifejacket', 'Stay calm') are far easier for passengers — especially non-native speakers — to understand under stress.
10A passenger appears frozen with fear and is not responding to spoken instructions. What is the most appropriate first action for direct-service crew?
A.Leave the passenger and continue with others, reporting later
B.Tell the passenger they will be left behind if they do not move
C.Shout the emergency instructions repeatedly until the passenger complies
D.Make calm eye contact, use a reassuring tone and simple words, and guide the passenger gently by demonstrating what to do
Explanation: Reducing panic relies on calm, reassuring contact, simple words and demonstration; a frozen passenger responds better to gentle guidance than to shouting or threats.

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