STCW 95 & 2010 Basic Safety Training modules

STCW Elementary First Aid Course

Course content

The Elementary First Aid course module is a combination of theory and practical training for basic first aid and life saving skills. This course is intended for all seafaring personnel who need to be able to practice elementary first aid on board ship. It comprises the knowledge required in STCW 95 Table A-VI/1-3 and provides an introduction to the principles of first aid. It shows how to respond to the most common medical emergencies.

Dealing with an emergency
Priorities of treatment
Casualty transport
Basic Life Support (CPR)
Shock management
Bandaging
Wounds/Bleeding
Burns/Scalds

Duration: 1 Day

Certificate validity: This certificate has no expiry date (although we highly recommend refreshing your first aid skills at regular intervals)

Certification: Upon successful completion you will be awarded a certificate in STCW-95 Elementary First Aid as laid down in STCW 95 Regulation VI/1 paragraph 2.1.3 of Section A-VI/1 of the STCW Code

STCW Elementary First Aid

€249

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STCW Personal Survival Techniques

What is the Personal Survival Techniques course?

The STCW Personal Survival Techniques course (often referred to as Sea Survival training) covers all the essentials for dealing with a survival situation at sea. It is a core part of the STCW Basic Safety Training course and is one of the 2 modules that require STCW2010 Update training every 5 years.

Course Content

- Types of emergency situations such as collision, fire, sinking
- Types of life-saving appliances normally carried on ships
- Equipment in survival craft
- Location of personal life-saving appliances
- Principles concerning survival

Practical instruction will include

- Donning a life jacket
- Donning and use an immersion suit
- Safely entering the water from a height
- Righting an inverted life raft while wearing a life jacket and immersion suit
- Swimming while wearing a life jacket
- Keeping afloat
- Boarding a life raft from ship and water while wearing a life jacket
- Taking initial actions on boarding a life raft to enhance chance of survival
- Streaming a drogue or sea anchor
- Operating location devices, including radio equipment

Duration: 1 Day

Prerequisites: None

Certificate validity: 5 years

Certification: Personal Survival Techniques STCW A-VI/1

STCW Personal Survival Techniques

€299

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