To work onboard a Disney Cruise Line vessel, ALL crew members, regardless of position, must possess a valid STCW Personal Survival Techniques (PST) certification. If you do not already possess a valid certificate, this mandatory training will either take place shoreside prior to embarking the ship or on Disney's private island, Castaway Cay. The timing and location of your training will depend on the ship you are scheduled to join.
In order to receive a PST certificate, participants are required to pass a written assessment based on content learned during class instruction, as well as actively demonstrate the below criteria in a swimming pool:
- Safely jump from a height into the water
- Demonstrate the use of a life jacket
- Turn over an inverted life raft while wearing the life jacket
- Swim while wearing a life jacket
- Keep afloat for one (1) minute without a life jacket or other assistance
- Board a survival craft from ship and water while wearing a life jacket
- Stream a sea-anchor
- Operate survival craft equipment including radio equipment
You must successfully complete and pass this training to be employed on a Disney Cruise Line vessel. Although it is not a requirement to be able to swim, you must be able to remain afloat without a life jacket in order to successfully complete the course.
If you already possess this certification or any additional STCW certificates, all certificates must be pre-validated and recognized by Disney Cruise Line before your departure. If Disney Cruise Line confirms your certificate is valid, you must travel with your original certificate in hand.
You will be required to present your original certificate(s) to the shipboard Safety Officer upon embarkation. |
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