Your RYA First Aid at Sea training in a day
In a medical emergency, first aid knowledge and immediate action saves lives, especially in remote locations. In our one-day course you will learn working knowledge of first aid on board, tools and toolkits and to support skippers. The training covers first aid subjects, but from a boating perspective. It is aimed at anyone who goes afloat, whether on inland waters, rivers, estuaries or on cross channel passages.
We strongly recommend all sailors to obtain their RYA First Aid training license when joining our Race or Ocean experience. The license is mandatory for those enduring the Rolex Fastnet and Rolex Middle Sea Race (OSRcat2 races).
The training will be held in Scheveningen-The Hague. Expect the one-day course to start at 9:00 hours and to finish around 17:00 hours, unless communicated otherwise.
Course fulfils the requirements for:
- First aid training needed by offshore racers subject to World Sailing’s Offshore Special Regulation OSR 6.05.2;
- First aid training for vessels working up to area Category 2 under the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Codes of Practice for Small Vessels Operated Commercially;
- The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations, 1981 for the purposes of Emergency First Aid at Work.
The course subjects specific to boating include:
- The recovery position in a confined space
- CPR, including the drowning protocol
- Cold shock and hypothermia from immersion and/or exposure
- Seasickness and dehydration
- Medical assistance or advice by VHF
- Helicopter rescue
The RYA training is held in collaboration with RYA Recognised Training Centre Aquaplanning
