RYA First Aid

Our one-day RYA first aid 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 of small craft working within 60 miles of a safe haven, including Boat masters;
  • RYA Sailing, Windsurfing, Powerboat Instructors and safety boat drivers.
  • The Senior First Aid certificate needed by offshore racers subject to ISAF’s regulations on first aid   training (OSR 4.08.4).
  • The course is recommended by the MCA and HSE.

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

You can book single places on the RYA First Aid course below, however we are able to offer discounts for group bookings.

£80

Dates

East Boldre Village Hall SO42 7WD

30 June 2023

14 July 2023

15 September 2023

13 October 2023

10 November 2023

8 December 2023

Courses run from 0900-1700

  • 2-6 people – £75 per person
  • 7-12 people – £65 per person

To enquire about group bookings drop us a line and we’ll be very happy to help. Please call: 01590 612509 or send an email to: hello@freshair-training.co.uk

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View Course Syllabus

  • Assessment, immediate actions and the priorities within first aid.
  • Unconsciousness and the recovery position
  • CPR
  • Drowning
  • Failure of the circulation: shock
  • Blood loss and the control of bleeding
  • Recognition of internal bleeding
  • Angina and heart attack.
  • Levels of response and the AVPU scale.
  • Head injury: concussion and compression.
  • Immersion hypothermia and cold shock
  • Burns, including sunburn.
  • Exposure hypothermia/hyperthermia
  • Seasickness and dehydration
  • Diabetic emergency.
  • Seizures
  • Fractures, including spinal injuries
  • First aid kits
  • Advice or assistance by radio
  • Medivac…..the evacuation of a casualty by helicopter.
  • For the skippers of MCA coded boats:
  • The contents and use of the category C first aid kit, including the pocket mask.

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If you have more to ask, are looking for a bespoke option, or if there isn’t a date that quite suits you, drop us a line and we’ll see what we can do - we can often schedule an open session to suit you in a location of your choice. Please call: 01590 612509 or send an email to: hello@freshair-training.co.uk

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