STCW Elementary First Aid

This one day course provides a good mixture of theoretical and practical sessions covering basic first aid and basic life support skills on vessels operating up to 60 miles to sea.  It can be used for Commercial Endorsements as well as for RYA Instructors.

STCW First Aid certificates are valid for 5 years, refresher training is required for anyone who has a First Aid role on a vessel which includes checking the First Aid stores or being a designated First Aider. Commercial Skippers will have a First Aid role and need to ensure their First Aid certificate is kept in date.

The course contains the following subjects;

• First aid aims, Responsibilities, maritime incidences, actions in an emergency and primary survey.
• CPR including drowning, secondary survey including top to toe and recovery position, casualty transportation, respiratory system and choking.
• Disorders of circulation including shock, Cold shock, Hypo and Hyperthermia, Seasickness and Dehydration, Wounds and Bleeding.
• Burns, first aid kits including Category C Medical Stores (MSN 1905).

STCW Elementary First Aid is one of the 4 courses included in STCW Basic Training, the other courses are STCW Personal Survival Techniques, STCW Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities, STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting. The unofficial 5^th course often included in Basic Training is the STCW Proficiency in Security Awareness

Who needs STCW Basic Training?

Anyone working on a commercial vessel over 24m, including cruise ships, ferries, tankers and superyachts needs to complete all 4 courses of STCW Basic Training.  It doesn’t matter if you’re working as part of the hospitality team, engineers or deck department these essential safety courses are required.

Other vessel operators may also require seafarers to complete all courses of STCW Basic Training or some of them as part of their manning requirements.