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Course provided by Pacific Sailing School and their Partners

Located at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.

Student Instructor ratio: 1 : 12

Course Duration: 3-hours eLearning + 3 hours practical OR 8-hours classroom

Included: Course certificate and materials 

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Course Summary

Course provided by Pacific Sailing School and their Partners

Located at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia

Student Instructor ratio: As per provider recommendation

Course Duration: 7- hours classroom OR eLearning + 2-hours classroom

Included: Course certificate and materials 

Course Dates
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First Aid Courses

Marine First Aid or HLTAID011

Marine first aid is a specialised first aid training that focuses on first aid in an ocean environment, while HLTAID011 is the national standard for senior first aid.

  • Marine First Aid – This course is designed for people who work on racing yachts, powerboats, or who enjoy remote leisure sailing. It focuses on first aid in an ocean environment and includes training in pain management and the use of arterial tourniquets.  
  • HLTAID011 Provide First Aid – This course provides first aid training including CPR.

Most yachtsmen and women undertake first aid training as a precaution against the inevitable accidents at sea, but in this training you are only taught how to stabilise a patient until the ambulance arrives.

If you are in a capital city in Australia, an ambulance is usually 11 minutes away.  At sea off the Queensland coast, for example, using established Australian search and rescue services, the minimum response time for on site/medivac is three hours.

This training is mandatory for racing yachtsmen and highly recommended for all who venture offshore under power or sail.

COURSE STRUCTURE

eLearning + Practical

  • 3-hours eLearning
  • 2-hours in person training
  • 45 minute assessment
  • practical available at multiple locations

Classroom

  • In person full day course

COURSE OUTLINE

  • Manage casualties in a wet marine environment
  • Prepare for water-based injuries
  • Improvise bandage and slings
  • Make emergency Marine Radio broadcasts
  • Deliver CPR safely
  • Learn to assess risk to patient and yourself
  • Manage duty of care to a casualty
  • Control bleeding
  • Limit further harm
  • Exposure to hyperthermia and hypothermia
ability after course

Marine First Aid or HLTAID011

Marine first aid is a specialised first aid training that focuses on first aid in an ocean environment, while HLTAID011 is the national standard for senior first aid.

  • Marine First Aid – This course is designed for people who work on racing yachts, powerboats, or who enjoy remote leisure sailing. It focuses on first aid in an ocean environment and includes training in pain management and the use of arterial tourniquets.  
  • HLTAID011 Provide First Aid – This course provides first aid training including CPR.

Most yachtsmen and women undertake first aid training as a precaution against the inevitable accidents at sea, but in this training you are only taught how to stabilise a patient until the ambulance arrives.

If you are in a capital city in Australia, an ambulance is usually 11 minutes away.  At sea off the Queensland coast, for example, using established Australian search and rescue services, the minimum response time for on site/medivac is three hours.

This training is mandatory for racing yachtsmen and highly recommended for all who venture offshore under power or sail.

HLTAID011 is provided by a number of operators around NSW

We recommend you book directly with a provider.  We do not endorse any particular provider but below are a couple of options.

Ability after course

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