Medical Courses
Seafarers on board vessels as well as offshore personnel on rigs are defined by their isolation. This means that in case of an illness or injury they have to cope themselves. Therefore, this is only natural that Medical Courses are an integral part of any maritime training. STCW regulates these courses for the shipping industry.
The Elementary First Aid course is included into the Basic Safety Training and gives initial instruction regarding medical emergencies at sea. Students practice cardiopulmonary resuscitation, recovery position; are inducted about fractures, spinal traumas, heart attracts, etc.
More advanced level of medical training - Medical First Aid course is designed for personnel designated to provide first aid on board. During the training students polish their knowledge of previous course and are taught to examine casualty, understand pharmacology, treat aftermaths of temperature extremes and transport the injured.
The last course in STCW series is Medical Care on Board. It is obligatory for personnel with designated medical care duties and provides techniques of treatment of sick and injured while they remain on board ship. The course program also describes medical equipment and resources which will be available aboard, inducts into the reference system including Ship Captain’s Medical Guide and gives some more practical information which shall be useful while handling ill person on board.
All three courses have refresher counterparts. Meanwhile, list of medical courses is far wider. There is a range of offshore specific medical trainings, for instance Offshore Medical First Aid or an Offshore Advanced Techniques Drug Test (10 Part). In the merchant fleet industry, one may find a lot of opportunities for professional development as well. Fatigue and Stress at Sea, Defibrillator Handling, Electronic Vision Screening Assessment, maritime training centers partner with prominent medical clinics to provide students with high-quality training product.
All Medical Courses
- Alcohol Screening Test Technician
- Alcohol Test
- Audiometry Test (Hearing Test)
- Automated External Defibrillation (AED)
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) (Stand Alone Course)
- Breath Alcohol Testing Program- Alco-Sensor III and / or IV
- Chester Step Test
- Combined Medical First Aid and Medical Care Onboard Ship
- CPR & Defibrillator Training
- CPR and AED Training
- Defibrillator (AED) Handling
- Dental First Aid for non-medical personnel
- Drug Test (10 Part)
- Drug Test (6 Part)
- Electronic Vision Screening Assessment
- Elementary First Aid (Edition 2) (CBT)
- Elementary First Aid (EFA)
- Familiarisation Course for Medical Examiner of Seafarers
- Familiarization /Refresher course for Medical Examiner of Seafarers
- Fatigue and Stress at Sea
- First Aid and AED instructor course
- Food Handler Certificate
- FPOS Intermediate (FPOSi)
- GP or Specialist Report
- Handling Disabled Passenger
- HSE First Aid at Work
- HSE Offshore First Aid
- Initial Travel Health Consultation
- LGV / HGV / PSA / PSV Medical (DVLA Approved)
- Marine Advanced First Aid
- Medical Aspect of Fitness for Offshore Work
- Medical Care Onboard Ship
- Medical Care Onboard Ship (Refresher Course)
- Medical First Aid (E-learning)
- Medical First Aid (MFA)
- Medical First Aid (Refresher Course)
- Medical First Aid for Passenger Ships
- Offshore Advanced Techniques
- Offshore Catering Medical (OGUK Medical and Food Handler Certificate)
- Offshore Catering Medical (OGUK Medical and Food Handler Certificate) with Drug (6 Part) and Alcohol Test
- Offshore Return to Work with Certificate
- OGUK Medical
- OGUK Medical & Alcohol Test
- OGUK Medical & Drug Test (6 Part)
- OGUK Medical, Alcohol & Drug Test (6 Part)
- Prevention of Alcohol & Drug Abuse in the Maritime Sector
- Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the Maritime Sector
- Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the Maritime Sector (PADAMS)
- Repeat Travel Health Consultation
- Resting ECG
- Ship Call – Visiting a ship in Port (CBT)
- Skin Surveillance
- Spirometry Test (Lung Function)
- Weight Review
Initial Travel Health Consultation
LGV / HGV / PSA / PSV Medical (DVLA Approved)
Marine Advanced First Aid
The Marine Advanced First Aid training is an equivalent of a STCW course. It is developed to equip participants with skills and knowledge required to extend an adequate first aid in case of an accident or illness on board. Objective: Upon a successful completion of the Marine Advanced First Aid course participants will be able […]
Medical Aspect of Fitness for Offshore Work
Medical Care Onboard Ship
This training is aimed at senior personnel designated to take charge of medical care onboard of their vessels. Also, Medical Care Onboard Ship course is attended by officers obtaining their CoC’s. The training syllabus complies with Section A-V1/4 (4-6) of STCW convention and includes both theoretical classes and practical sessions. Objective: Upon the successful completion […]
Medical Care Onboard Ship (Refresher Course)
The Medical Care Onboard Ship (Refresher Course) is an intensive training designed for senior ship officers requiring an update for their initial certificate. It is worked out in the guidelines with the same STCW standards as Medical Care Onboard Ship initial course (Section A-V1/4 (4-6)) and should be completed every 5 years. Objective: • The main […]
Medical First Aid (E-learning)
Medical First Aid (MFA)
The Medical First Aid (MFA) course is developed for seafarers designated to provide immediate medical assistance in case of accident or illness at sea. It rests upon section A-V1/4 (1-3) of the STCW code and covers wide range of conditions that might occur during sea time and methods of coping that are available in the […]
Medical First Aid (Refresher Course)
The training was created in order to help ship officers designated to provide immediate medical assistance onboard maintain the required level of competence. So, according to the section A-V1/4 (1-3) of the STCW code the Medical First Aid (Refresher Course) must be taken every 5 years. Objective: In course of the training delegates refresh their […]