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Course provided by Pacific Sailing School & our Partners
Locations: Various
Student Instructor ratio: 1 to 25
Course Duration: 3-hrs online modules and 3-hrs practical
Course certificate and materials included
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Book a Course
Course Summary
Course provided by Pacific Sailing School & our Partners
Locations: Various
Student instructor ration: 1 to 25
Course duration: 8 hours
Course certificate and materials included
Course Dates
Next Steps
Marine First Aid
Why do a Marine First Aid Course
Most yachtsmen and women undertake basic first aid training as a precautions against the inevitable accidents at sea, but in this training we 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.
Be prepared for providing lifesaving First Aid in a marine environment.
eLearning and Practical Course
Gain the knowledge and skills required to provide a First Aid response to a casualty while located in a marine environment.
This is a blended eLearning (3 hours) and practical (3 hours) course with the practical being available at multiple locations
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
Why do a Marine First Aid Course
Most yachtsmen and women undertake basic first aid training as a precautions against the inevitable accidents at sea, but in this training we 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.
Practical Course
Gain the knowledge and skills required to provide a First Aid response to a casualty while located in a marine environment.
This is a face-to-face course delivered between 0900-1700.
Ability after the course
- Sufficient knowledge to stabilise a patient at sea
- Improved confidence in dealing with medical situations