Marine First Aid
This course has been specifically designed for those working in the marine environment and is ideal for boat owners, watersports instructors, yacht skippers and crew. The course leads to an internationally recognised first aid qualification.

Course programme
The course has been designed specifically to focus on First Aid situations in a marine setting.
It is run at Flying Fish Sail Academy by our training partners at TCP.
There are 4 parts to the programme
- Pre-study and assessments
- Theory training
- Practical training
- Assessment for both knowledge and skills
The syllabus
- First priorities
- Assessment and immediate action
- ABC / CPR
- Defibrillation
- Handling casualties
- Bandaging
- Allergies
- Amputation
- Anaphylactic shock
- Control of bleeding
- Awareness of CAT drugs
- Contents of a first aid kit
- Head injuries
- Shock
- Spinal injuries
- Fractures
- Heart attacks
- Angina
- Stroke
- Burns
- Choking
- Asthma attacks, diabetic emergencies and epilepsy
- Sea sickness
- Hypothermia
- Electric shock
Be prepared
By the end of the day you will be able to identify life-threatening conditions, perform CPR, recognise hypothermia and be prepared to help a casualty in an emergency.
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20 Mar
1 day
Sydney, Australia
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30 Apr
1 day
Sydney, Australia
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12 Jun
1 day
Sydney, Australia
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6 Sep
1 day
Sydney, Australia
What's included
First aid manual, training and certificate.
Qualifications
- TCP Provide First Aid – HLTAID003
The qualification is work place approved in Australia and approved by the RYA for use in the UK and Europe
Before you start
No previous experience is required.
What next?
You must re-validate this certificate every three years.
They said
Graham Mattison CPA, MBA
No question, today's first aid course at Flying Fish with Perry was one of the most relevant courses I have ever attended. Entertaining, practical, very informative; every sailor should attend this.
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