RYA FIRST AID COURSE
Classroom courses are operated from our home base in Kip Marina, unless stated otherwise
A one-day course covering 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. At the end of the course the student will be awarded a RYA First Aid Certificate with Category C endorsement.
This course is for you if you...
This courses fulfils the requirements for…
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. At the end of the course the student will be awarded a RYA First Aid Certificate with Category C endorsement.
This course is for you if you...
- Recommended for everybody involved in sailing
This courses fulfils the requirements for…
- Professional skippers working under the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Codes of Practice for Small Vessels Operated Commercially
- Senior First Aid certificate needed by offshore racers subject to World Sailing's regulations on first aid training (OSR 4.08.4)
- Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations, 1981 for the purposes of Emergency First Aid at Work
- Completing your Yachtmaster Coastal Exam
- Completing your Yachtmaster Offshore Exam
- Working as an RYA Instructor
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- 1 day
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- This first aid course covers the usual first aid subjects but puts it into context from a boating perspective. Subjects specific to boating include:
Recovery position in a confined space. - CPR including the drowning protocol.
- Cold shock from immersion or exposure.
- Hypothermia from immersion or exposure.
- Seasickness.
- Dehydration.
- Medical assistance or advice by VHF.
- Helicopter rescue.
- Instructor time
- Drinks and biscuits
- Certificates and course packs
