Prompt, informed intervention can be a lifesaver. Simply having the confidence to get stuck in and
help could make the vital difference. Accidents on board leisure craft are mercifully rare, but when they
do happen help is rarely close at hand.
A valid First Aid certificate is a requirement for Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore candidates.
The RYA First Aid certificate fulfils the requirements of the MCA Code of Practice for small commercial
vessels up to category 2 and for all RYA practical instructors. The certificate is valid for 3 years.
This revised RYA First Aid syllabus is based on the recommendations of the Health and Safety Executive and
the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
First Aid Manual
Students have access to our copies of the First Aid manual while participating in the course. If you would like your own
copy of the First Aid manual (rrp 12.99), it is available from us at the time of booking for £7.50 including postage.
We subsidise the cost because, a) pre-course reading makes the course more effective, and b) we would like you to have one aboard your boat.
RYA First Aid Course Dates and Fee's
Dates below or click
calendar.
or call 0845 6809 069 - 7 days a week.
June 5
June 19
July 18
September 4
September 19
October 2
October 30
November 14
Fee's
£90pp, see
Package deals &
discounts for
ways to get more
training for
your money.
RYA First Aid
Course
Objectives
By the end of
the course the
student should
be able to:
Perform CPR to
current
protocols, and
understand the
differential for
drowning.
Understand the
importance of
the recovery
position and the
need to modify
it for a small
space.
Apply direct
pressure to a
wound to control
bleeding.
Understand the
term shock,
recognise and
treat it, with
particular
reference to
internal and
external
bleeding.
Understand the
treatment for
cold shock and
hypothermia
following
immersion and/or
exposure.
Recognise the
signs of a
reduced level of
response, with
particular
reference to
serious head
injuries.
Also be aware of
the general treatment for:
Breathing difficulties
Anaphylaxis
Chest pain
Hypothermia
Seasickness
Fractures
Diabetic emergency
Seizures
Burns
Be able to:
Choose suitable
First Aid
equipment for
their boat.
Get medical advice or assistance by radio.
Prepare for the evacuation of a casualty by helicopter.
Syllabus
RYA First Aid -
Session 1
Assessment,
immediate
actions and the
priorities
within first aid
Unconsciousness
and the recovery
position
CPR
Drowning
Breathing
difficulties
RYA First Aid -
Session 2
Failure of the
circulation:
shock
Blood loss and
the control of
bleeding
Recognition of
internal
bleeding
Angina and heart
attack
RYA First Aid -
Session 3
Levels of
response and the
AVPU scale
Head injury:
concussion and
compression
Immersion
hypothermia and
cold shock
Burns, including
sunburn
Exposure
hypothermia/hyperthermia
Seasickness and
dehydration
Diabetes
emergency
seizures
RYA First Aid -
Session 4
Fractures,
including spinal
injuries
First aid kits
Advice or
assistance by
radio
Medivac....the
evacuation of a
casualty by
helicopter
RYA First Aid -
Session 5
For the skippers
of MCA coded
boats:
The contents and
use of the
category C first
aid kit
Or
Subject of
special interest
to the group:
Weils disease,
blue/green
algae, child
CPR, marine
stings, fish
hooks etc.
Testimonials
RYA First Aid
"Very good,better than my previous 2 day course 3 years ago, more related to sailing."
"Very informative course."
Nigel K.
"The course content was excellent and the instructor was fantastic!"
Lisa I.
Location
Our Ringmer training centre in central Sussex is ideally placed for local yacht sailors and powerboat owners
who have craft based in the marinas at Shoreham, Brighton, Newhaven and Eastbourne.
Leisure craft users in Sussex, Kent and London looking for quality shorebased theory courses find that we are
a great alternative to a long trek to the major sailing centres.
To find out more call 7 days a week on 0845 6809 069
