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Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats

  • STCW VI/2
  • STCW A-VI/2-2
  • Full entry
  • Checked 6 October 2026
Document type
Training certificate
Validity
As issued; competence shown every 5 years
Names in other countries
15 countries
Contents6

1 What it covers

Evidences competence in operating, launching and recovering fast rescue boats and conducting rescue operations.1,2

Who needs it. Personnel assigned to fast rescue boats.1,2

2 What it consists of

The standard of competence is set by table A-VI/2-2 of the Code.1,2

3 Validity and renewal

Document validity. The expiry date, if the issuing system sets one, is shown on the document itself. This reference does not calculate personal expiry dates.

Maintaining competence. Every 5 years the seafarer provides evidence of maintaining the required standard of competence.2,3

Refresher training:4

4 Which positions

The need follows from the ship and the duties on board, not from the title of the position. In this reference the document appears in the requirements of these positions:

5 Names in 15 countries

How national systems name this document. The original name is given where the source has it; the English name is our editorial rendering.

CountryName in the issuing country
South AfricaFast rescue boatsIssued by: South African Maritime Safety Authority · source
EstoniaKiirvalvepaadi vanema tunnistusFast Rescue Boat Coxswain CertificateIssued by: Transpordiamet · source
PhilippinesCertificate of Proficiency – Fast Rescue BoatsIssued by: Maritime Industry Authority · source
GermanyBefähigungsnachweis über die Befähigung zum Führen von schnellen Bereitschaftsbooten SBBFast rescue boat proficiency (SBB)Issued by: BSH · source
PortugalCertificado de qualificação para a condução de navios ou embarcações de salvamento rápidasFast rescue boatsIssued by: DGRM · source
NorwayCertificate of proficiency in fast rescue boatsProficiency in fast rescue boatsIssued by: Norwegian Maritime Authority / Sjøfartsdirektoratet · source
Show all 15 countries
CountryName in the issuing country
Hong KongCertificate of Proficiency in Fast Rescue BoatsIssued by: Hong Kong Marine Department · source
United StatesProficiency in Fast Rescue BoatsIssued by: United States Coast Guard, National Maritime Center · source
SwedenCertifikat för snabba beredskapsbåtarFast rescue boatsIssued by: Transportstyrelsen · source
FinlandNopean valmiusveneen kuljettajan lisäpätevyysFast rescue boatsIssued by: Traficom · source
CanadaProficiency in Fast Rescue BoatsIssued by: Transport Canada Marine Safety and Security · source
New ZealandFast rescue boatsIssued by: Maritime New Zealand · source
BrazilCurso Especial de Embarcação Rápida de ResgateFast Rescue Boat Training (EERR)Issued by: Marinha do Brasil, Diretoria de Portos e Costas · source
Cook IslandsCertificate of Proficiency in Fast Rescue BoatsIssued by: Maritime Cook Islands · source
Sloveniaravnanje s hitrim reševalnim čolnomProficiency in Fast Rescue BoatsIssued by: Uprava Republike Slovenije za pomorstvo · source

Same code STCW VI/2: one code is not always one document. The certificate itself and the limitations written in it show which one you hold. Other types under this code: Updating Proficiency in Fast Rescue BoatsProficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Other Than Fast Rescue BoatsUpdating Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Other Than Fast Rescue Boats1

Requires beforehand: Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Other Than Fast Rescue Boats STCW VI/25

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