RYA First Aid

This one day course provides training in the essentials of first aid for all those who use the water for leisure, and for those who need an appreciation of the difficulties of managing illness and injury in an aquatic environment away from immediate assistance. As such, it is also suitable for RYA instructors who are required to hold a valid first aid certificate (see below).

Norwal Limited only uses well qualified first aid instructors who are experienced in delivering first aid training for regulated first aid and RLSS UK accredited water rescue qualifications. You can be assured that they are specialists in their field and capable of answering your questions with authority and expertise - most of them have considerable real-life experience of search and rescue.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will be awarded an RYA First Aid Certificate valid for three years. Assessment is continuous throughout the course and satisfactory completion is dependent upon full participation and competence in basic life support.

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For RYA instructors:

The RYA updated its training guidance in December 2017. It clearly states that the default requirement for RYA instructors is the RYA First Aid course. We offer this one-day course.

It also provides a list of minimum requirements if instructors choose to use alternative qualifications. There are four aspects of this list which are rarely found in standard first aid courses - the CPR protocol for drowning (which the Resuscitation Council UK recommend only be taught to those who have a specific duty of care to potential drowning victims), the modification of the recovery position for small spaces, immersion hypothermia and seasickness.

The short duration of the RYA First Aid course does, however, impose some practical limitations on the amount of time that can be spent on the wide variety of topics that are expected to be covered in a single day. For this reason, we also offer a modular two-day course aimed at outdoor instructors leading to up to four separate qualifications. This course allows more time to be spent consolidating and practising skills.

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What\'s covered during the course?

Managing the unconscious casualty

Basic life support (CPR) and the use of AEDs (defibrillators)

Bleeding

Fractures

Medical conditions

Seasickness

Effects of heat, cold and immersion in water

Rescue procedures (using marine VHF radio to get advice and assistance and preparing for helicopter rescue)

First aid kits (including category C stores if required)