SOLAS Training Manual

User-Friendly SOLAS Training Manual:

The fourth edition of our popular SOLAS Training Manual meets the latest SOLAS requirements. Suitable for use on all SOLAS vessel type and larger non-SOLAS vessels. The Manual is an easy-to-read, user friendly document, presented in an A4, loose-leaf format. The main body describes equipment and procedures generically, and the final section allows the user to insert details applicable to a specific vessel, thus making each document unique and fully compliant with the cited regulations. 

Table of Contents - 4th Edition, English:

• Emergency Response / Plans
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Survival Craft
• Launching Survival Craft
• Use of Survival Craft Equipment
• Radio Equipment
• Visual Distress Signals
• Line-Throwing Appliances
• Lifebuoy Equipment
• Man Overboard Recovery
• Survival Techniques
• Search and Rescue Operations
• Equipment Inventory, to make the Manual specific to your vessel

Translated in Various Languages:

Fully compliant 4th Edition 2023 release in French, translated by maritime experts and professionally proofread. Our Spanish and Russian editions (2nd editions from 2007) are also professionally translated and proofread, ensuring the highest quality for maritime content.

Regularly Updated:

The SOLAS LSA Training Mnaual are unique with the content being constantly updated to keep on top of and meet the fast-changing regulations set by the IMO, MCA and other maritime organisations — giving peace of mind to the end user and surveyors alike. 

Why Use I.C. Brindle Manuals?

Our popular Training Manuals take the time and hard work out of preparing such a Manual. They are easy-to-read, up-to-date, user friendly documents, presented in an A4, loose-leaf format. The main body describes equipment and procedures generically, and the final section allows the user to insert details of equipment and procedures applicable to a specific vessel, thus making each document unique and fully compliant with the SOLAS or other legislative requirements applicable to a particular vessel.

The Manuals provide all crew members with general information and instructions concerning the purpose and use of all life-saving appliances and/or fire equipment on board. The loose-leaf presentation permits simple amendment and updating ofdetails relating to a vessel’s equipment and procedures. Use of our Manuals enhances the professional image of the owners and operators and provides uniformity where used across a fleet.

Options include the use of an owner’s own covers, page headers or footers incorporating the owner’s or vessel’s QA control requirements and/or the owner’s or vessel’s logo. Another option is for I.C. Brindle & Co Ltd, to prepare vessel-specific Manuals,either following a survey or from the information gleaned in response to our questionnaire.