Medical First Aid (MFA)

This Skills Programme is aimed at:

• All Seafarers 
• To preserve life
• To promote recovery
• Call for advance medical assistance

This learning opportunity is designed for all seafarers in any capacity wishing to pursue a career at sea. To achieve the basic procedures in First Aid onboard a vessel, the competencies as described in the STCW (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) and SAMSA (South African Maritime Safety Authority) Codes respectively:

• Contents of First Aid Kit
• Body structure and function
• Toxicological hazards on-board ships
• Examination of casualty or patient
• Spinal Injuries
• Burns scalds and effects of heat and cold
• Fractures, dislocations and muscular injuries
• Medical care for rescued persons
• Radio medical advice
• Pharmacology
• Sterilization
• Cardiac arrest, drowning and asphyxia