STCW Elementary First Aid

This training is intended to meet the requirements set out in Section A-VI/1 of the STCW Code for training in elementary first aid and unit A11 of the marine national occupation standards.

The training forms part of the requirements for basic training for seafarers employed or engaged in any capacity on board ship on the business of that ship as part of the ship's complement with designated safety or pollution prevention duties in the operation of the ship. The training must be undertaken before new entrants are assigned to any such shipboard duties.

The objective of the training is to give all persons intending to go to sea a basic knowledge of the immediate action to be taken upon encountering an accident or other medical emergency aboard ship. 

Course Content:

• Assessment, Immediate Actions & Priorities, Unconsciousness, Recovery Position, CPR, Drowning, Breathing 

• Shock, Blood Loss, Internal Bleeding, Angina & Heart Attack

• Responsiveness, Head Injury, Hypothermia & Cold Shock, Burns, Sea Sickness & Dehydration, Diabetes, Seizures 

• Fractures, Spinal Injuries, First Aid Kits, Advice, Medivac 

• Category C First Aid Kits, Pocket Masks 

Courses are non-residential, so accommodation is required in one of the many hotels or guest houses near the Centre. We can provide a list of recommendations. 

Certification

Achievement of the desired standard of competence will be attested to by a certificate issued by the centre. The Certificate will state that the candidate has; completed a programme of training by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency as meeting the requirements laid down in; STCW 95 Regulation VI/1 and paragraph 2.3.1 of the STCW Code.

Costs Include:

• Lunch & Refreshments

• Course Notes Book