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Maritime Medical Training

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Maritime Medical Training

  • Intermediate
  • 3–4 days
  • Enquire for dates

Assessment and treatment of illness and injury at sea, accounting for limited space, equipment and access to further care.

CertificationCertification through the relevant awarding organisation; aligns with STCW medical training.

About this course

Medical training for crew on commercial vessels, superyachts and support craft, and for the designated person providing medical care at sea - where the ship's medical locker and a radio link to a doctor are the whole system.

It covers working within the maritime medical framework, the common presentations on board, and how to manage a casualty for days while making for port or a helicopter rendezvous.

What you will cover

  • The maritime medical framework and telemedical advice
  • Managing the ship's medical locker and controlled drugs
  • Common on-board illness and injury
  • Trauma and burns at sea
  • Prolonged casualty care and stretcher handling on a vessel
  • Medical evacuation coordination

Who it is for

  • Remote, maritime & adventure
  • First responders & medics

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