Our one-day course covers all the usual first aid subjects, but from a boating perspective. It is aimed at anyone who goes afloat, whether on inland waters, rivers, estuaries or on cross channel passages.
Our one-day course covers all the usual first aid subjects, but from a boating perspective. It is aimed at anyone who goes afloat, whether on inland waters, rivers, estuaries or on cross channel passages.
In a medical emergency a little first aid knowledge and immediate action can save lives, especially in remote locations. This one-day course is designed to provide a working knowledge of first aid for people using small craft and to support skippers.
It fulfils the requirements for:
professional skippers working under the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Codes of Practice for Small Vessels Operated Commercially;
the Senior First Aid certificate needed by offshore racers subject to World Sailing’s regulations on first aid training (OSR 4.08.4);
the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations, 1981 for the purposes of Emergency First Aid at Work.
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
Maximum 12:1 Student:Instructor ratio.
Preston Marina now offers a range of training courses to help you and and your crew maximise enjoyment and safety when boating
As a registered RYA Training Centre we can offer internationally recognised training and qualifications. The amount of practical and theory varies by course. On-site courses are held at our Training Centre in Preston whilst the online courses can be studied anywhere you have an internet connection.
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