RYA First Aid Course - Oyster Coast Watersports

OVERVIEW

RYA First Aid Course

This one-day course is designed to enhance boating safety by covering essential first aid training from a boating perspective. It is aimed at anyone who enjoys being afloat, whether on inland waters, rivers, estuaries, or during cross-channel passages. In a medical emergency, having first aid knowledge and the ability to act quickly can save lives, especially in remote locations.

The course provides a comprehensive understanding of first aid for individuals using small craft and supports skippers in emergencies.

Each participant will receive the latest edition of the First Aid Manual with their course materials.

This training fulfills the necessary requirements for:

1. Professional skippers of small craft operating within 60 miles of a safe haven, including Boat Masters;

2. The Senior First Aid certificate required by offshore racers under ISAF’s regulations on first aid training (OSR 4.08.4).

Recommended by the MCA and HSE, this course covers boating-specific subjects such as:

- 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 via VHF,

- Helicopter rescue.