First Aid Training
Dates
Courses will be arranged as required. Contact the office if you are interested.
Cost
Discounted rate for LSC members = £40 per person to include:
- RYA Certificate
- RYA course book
Course Times
09:00 until 16:45.
Background Information
The RYA First Aid Course is a 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 of small craft working within 60 miles of a safe haven
- RYA Dinghy Instructors, Senior Instructors and Powerboat Instructors
- the Senior First Aid Certificate needed by Offshore racers (OSR 4.08.4)
- The course is recommended by the MCA and HSE
- The course covers general first aid topics but also considers their practical application in a
marine environment.
Topics include:
- the recovery position in a confined space
- CPR including the differences for drowning situations
- cold shock and hypothermia
- sea sickness and dehydration
- getting medical assistance
- helicopter rescue
Course delivery:
- screen based material, discussion and practical exercises.
You will need ...
- glasses (if you need them)!
- writing stuff
- clothing suitable for bending down
- lunch