RYA First Aid

Bluewater Sailing runs an excellent one day, shore-based course at True Blue Bay Resort. Specialist RYA short courses provide a working knowledge of first aid procedures for small craft users up to support skippers. Medical emergencies at sea, and in remote locations, can be effectively managed with first aid knowledge and immediate action. This course is recommended by the MCA and HSE. The course costs GBP 90 per person.

The RYA First Aid course meets the requirements for:

•Professional skippers of small craft working within 60 miles of a safe haven, including Boatmasters.

•The Senior First Aid certificate needed by offshore racers subject to ISAF’s regulations on first aid training (OSR 4.08.4).

Course Structure

•The recovery position in a confined space

•CPR – including the drowning protocol

•Cold shock and hypothermia from immersion and exposure

•Seasickness and dehydration

•Medical assistance or advice by VHF

•Helicopter rescue.