Proficiency in Medical Care

Medical Care at Sea/Person In Charge - Course #406

This 7 day course is designed for officers and crew who will be serving as the Medical Person In Charge. This course will satisfy the Medical Person in Charge Training of STCW A-VI/4, 4.4-4.6 and Table 4-2 for

raise in grade from the operational to the management level licenses as per USCG Policy Letter 04-02 and for candidates applying for an MCA Master 500-3000ton Yachts. This course is recommended for

all crewmembers. If you have not taken the Medical First Aid Provider 4 day Course, you may take them both consecutively for a total of 10 days. This course includes lab time at the local Hospital Emergency

Room. This MPIC course also satisfies the STCW Requirement for the Management Level of Medical Certification.

Prerequisites:

Medical First Aid

Subjects Include:

Suturing & Wound Care, IV Therapy, Medication Administration & Injections, Pain Management, Infectious Diseases, Behavioral Emergencies, Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat, NG Tubes & Urinary Catheterization, Altered Mental States, Specific Diseases, OB/GYN & Infant Care, Complications of Drug & Alcohol Use, Poisoning &

Overdoses, Rescue & Death At Sea, Legal Issues, Communication & Documentation, Anatomy, Patient Assessment, Respiratory Emergencies, Cardiovascular Emergencies, Defibrillation (AED), CPR, Bleeding & Shock, Burns, Environmental Emergencies, First Aid Kit, Sterile Techniques, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Muscular & Skeletal Injuries, Spinal Injuries, Lifting & Moving Injured or Ill Patients.