RYA First Aid

This one-day 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.

Level: Beginner

Certificate: RYA First Aid Certificate

Course fee: £90

Duration: 1 Day

Start: 09:00

Finish: 17:00

Format:

Covering; 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, and helicopter rescue.

Requirements/ Prerequisites:

No experience required.

Ability after course:

The course fulfils 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).