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.
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 working under the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Codes of Practice for Small Vessels Operated Commercially;
- The Senior First Aid certificate needed by offshore racers subject to World Sailing’s regulations on first aid training (OSR 4.08.4);
- The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations, 1981 for the purposes of Emergency First Aid at Work.
The subjects specific to boating include:
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The recovery position in a confined space
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CPR, including the drowning protocol
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Cold shock and hypothermia from immersion and/or exposure
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Seasickness and dehydration
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Medical assistance or advice by VHF
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Helicopter rescue
COURSE TIMES
9.00AM – 6.00PM
PRICE
BYC MEMBERS £85 / NON MEMBERS £100
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First Aid Saturday 30th April 2022
30th April 2022
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Venue: Ballyholme Yacht Club
Venue Phone: 028 9127 1467
Address:
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Email: admin@ballyholme.com