# Refresher?

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/refresher/11022>\
**Category:** Maritime Training & Licensing\
**Created:** [September 1, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/refresher/11022 "2013-09-01T23:03:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Tugted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ab992/32.png) [@Tugted](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Tugted)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/refresher/11022/1 "2013-09-01T23:03:51Z")

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Is it true with stcw that you have to take an advanced firefighting refresher, a lifeboatmen refresher, & others??

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**Author:** ![brjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@brjones](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/brjones)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/refresher/11022/2 "2013-09-02T07:07:11Z")

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yes there is a basic safety refresher that is now required every 5 years i believe

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**Author:** ![jdcavo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jdcavo/32/108_2.png) [@jdcavo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jdcavo)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/refresher/11022/3 "2013-09-02T07:35:08Z")

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[QUOTE=Tugted;119142]Is it true with stcw that you have to take an advanced firefighting refresher, a lifeboatmen refresher, & others??[/QUOTE]+

Not yet. It’s in the 2010 STCW, but the Coast Guard hasn’t published regulations to require it… yet.

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**Author:** ![brjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@brjones](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/brjones)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/refresher/11022/4 "2013-09-02T07:47:27Z")

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[QUOTE=jdcavo;119184]+

Not yet. It’s in the 2010 STCW, but the Coast Guard hasn’t published regulations to require it… yet.[/QUOTE]  
Good to know. I thought I read somewhere that they did require in 2013.

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**Author:** ![Jeffrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@Jeffrox](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Jeffrox)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/refresher/11022/5 "2013-09-02T08:00:37Z")

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Isn’t BST refresher course required now if ya don’t have 360 days at sea in the last 5 years before you renew a credential? (FYI, Basic FF not Advanced FF is part of it)

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**Author:** ![jdcavo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jdcavo/32/108_2.png) [@jdcavo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jdcavo)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/refresher/11022/6 "2013-09-03T04:42:36Z")

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[QUOTE=Jeffrox;119190]Isn’t BST refresher course required now if ya don’t have 360 days at sea in the last 5 years before you renew a credential? (FYI, Basic FF not Advanced FF is part of it)[/QUOTE]

Yes, but the mention of lifeboat/survival ctraft and Advanced FF made it obvious he’s talking about the proposed regs for STCW 2010. Under the propsed regs, it would be required to renew after January 1, 2017.

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**Author:** ![Capt\_Brian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Capt\_Brian](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Capt_Brian)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/refresher/11022/7 "2013-09-20T08:47:29Z")

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I believe this is coming because too many “table top” drills were being conducted and sailors lost proficiency!