RYA First Aid at Sea

This one day course is for anyone interested in First Aid from a boating perspective.

Description

This course can be attended at one of our training centres in either Kinlochleven in the Scottish Highlands or at James Watt Dock Marina in Greenock, just west of Glasgow on the Clyde Estuary.

This one day course is for anyone interested in First Aid from a boating perspective.

This course is recommended by the MCA and HSE and fulfils the requirements for professional skippers of small craft working within 60 miles of a safe haven, including Boatmasters; the Senior First Aid certificate needed by offshore racers subject to ISAF’s regulations on first aid training (OSR 4.08.4).

The subjects specific to boating include:

  • The recovery position in a confined space,

  • CPR, including the drowning protocol,

  • Cold shock and hypothermia from immersion and/or exposure,

  • Seasickness and dehydration,

  • Medical assistance or advice by VHF,

  • Helicopter rescue.

Student to Instructor Ratio: 12:1

Included: First Aid Book & Cat C Medical Stores Handout.

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