STCW modular courses are short mandatory courses every seafarer needs before sailing. Typically 3 days.
Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities is the course about living and working aboard. It covers emergency procedures and alarm signals, safe working practice, pollution prevention, fatigue, drug and alcohol policy, and getting on with a crew of several nationalities in a confined space for months.
One of the four elements of Basic Safety Training.
No prerequisites.
Approvals and durations as published by DG Shipping, and the duration can differ between institutes. Fees and batch dates are set by the institute.