First Aid
This is a one-day classroom training course conducted at our site in Gibraltar, aimed at anyone who goes afloat. It provides a working knowledge of first aid and covers all the usual aspects of first aid from a boating perspective.
RYA First Aid Course
The syllabus is based on recommendations of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and fulfils the requirements for professional skippers of small craft working within 60 miles of a safe haven.
Previous Experience Required
- No age restriction
- No previous experience or assumed knowledge required
Course Syllabus
- Unconsciousness and the recovery position in a confined space
- CPR, including an awareness of AEDs
- Drowning protocol
- Breathing difficulties
- Failure of the circulation: shock, blood loss and the control of bleeding
- Recognition of internal bleeding, angina and heart attack
- Levels of response and the AVPU scale
- Head injury: concussion and compression
- Immersion/exposure hypothermia, cold shock and burns (including sunburn)
- Seasickness and dehydration
- Diabetic emergency
- Seizures
- Fractures, including spinal injuries
- First aid kits
- Medical advice or assistance by VHF radio
- Helicopter rescue (Medivac)
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be issued with an RYA Accredited Certificate which can be used in your pursuit of larger qualifications.
See the RYA roadmap here.