Objective

The course aims to provide the knowledge and skills needed to perform best when accidents occure on-board. The course is built on STCW table AVI/4-1 Medical First Aid.
Approved by STCW-78 with the Manila 2010 amendment.

Target Group

Medical First Aid for officers, as well as medical first aid emergency
personnel on-board.

Prerequisites

STCW Basic safety training. Officers also need the advanced safety training for seafarers.

Examination

Written test with multiple-choice answers.
Your practical skills will be evaluated individually according to the
competency demands set out in STCW.

Course Contents

The course consists of two parts: a practical part at the course center and e-learning completed on your own PC. The e-learning must be completed before the participant starts the practical part of the course.

The course covers:
- Practical first aid exercise with markers.
- Life saving first aid.
- Treatment of injuries
- CPR
- Nursing
- Acute illness
- Burns
- Broken bones
- Head, neck and back injuries
- Pshycological/psychiatric challenges on-board
- Radio Medico
- Medical emergency
- Toxic dangers on-board