Between 8 and 10 November, extensive rescue and anti-terrorism training exercise were held at MUSTC Offshore Training Centre and in the waters of the Szczecin Lagoon
Students and services work together to save lives
We want students to be able to coordinate with professionals who perform such tasks on a daily basis. This is improving skills beyond the standard. - said MUS Rector Wojciech Ślączka, who was watching the event.3-days of extensive exercises involved:
- Police,
- Polish Border Guards,
- Maritime Search and Rescue Service SAR,
- Fire Brigades,
- Volunteer Water Rescue Service,
- paramedics,
- staff and students from the Maritime University of Szczecin.
In the air, on land and in the water
On Saturday, 9 November, on the premises of MUSTC Offshore Training Centre at Willowa Street 3 different stations were set up to provide a varied rescue experience. Activities of the participants included:- a high-angle rope rescue exercise,
- water rescue procedure - exercises in a training pool,
- first aid procedures.
The following day an exercise involving a record number of people and equipment took place. In the waters of the Szczecin Lagoon, the takeover of the MUS training research ship Nawigator XXI by terrorists was simulated and the crew was taken hostage. Veterans of military special units carried out a simulated operation to recapture the crew. A partial crew evacuation in wetsuits was performed - spectacular jumping into the water, and those on deck who were asked to play the injured ones were transported ashore to Trzebież. The medical services triaged the victims and carried out life and health-saving procedures.
The Marshall of the West Pomeranian Province Olgierd Geblewicz and MUS Rector Wojciech Ślączka were patrons of the event.
Such intensive training prepares participants to act in the most demanding situations and ensures they are equipped with the skills to deal with all real-life situations.
A big thank you to everyone involved in making the exercise run smoothly and safely!
