Being able to provide first aid on board is a vital skill for any sailor. At sea, even in our close-to-home coastal adventures, we’re in a naturally higher risk environment and farther from help than in our normal lives on land. That means we have a responsibility to our fellow crew to be able to provide basic first aid in case of injury or other medical emergency, until professional help arrives on scene.
Marine Basic First Aid with CPR/AED Level C is a Transport Canada certification issued directly by the Red Cross. Sea to Sky is thrilled to be partnering with an experienced training provider in order to deliver this course specifically tailored to the sailing world, using scenarios and examples drawn from several lifetimes of sailing experience in a wide variety of situations. Gain all the Marine Basic First Aid and CPR skills in a course that acknowledges the severe constraints posed by being underway on a regular sailing yacht and get ideas on how to best preserve life in this challenging environment.
Prerequisites
None, except for an enthusiasm to learn!
Certification
Successful completion requires a demonstrated ability to comprehend and successfully demonstrate all required skills, including critical steps; 100% attendance and participation; 75% min. passing grade on a written, closed book knowledge evaluation; and adherence to the Fundamental Principles.
Upon successful completion, students receive Marine Basic First Aid and CPR/AED Level C certification, valid for a period of 3 years.
Please note that this certification is not recognized for the purposes of commercial endorsement under the RYA.
Registration
$195, one full weekend and one weekday evening of instruction.
February 2021 registration finished. Next session anticipated for winter 2021/2022… please contact us to get on the waitlist!
Note that all students will be will be required to read, sign, and return the Sea to Sky waiver with COVID-19 Addendum within 48 hours of the first session. A health check will be performed each day.
This course is open to ages 16 and up.
Maximum of 12 spots available per course.
Registration includes the Red Cross First Aid & CPR manual, plus access to on-line resources and the Red Cross app.
Location
North Shore location TBD for next course.
What to Bring?
A mask. Students are required to wear masks throughout the training to provide the safest possible environment for everyone. Note that instructors may remove their masks at times to facilitate communication.
Lunch, snacks, water bottle.
Coffee travel mug… we will have coffee refills available but no mugs provided.
Pen and notebook.
Instructors
The course will be taught by ultra dynamic duo, Andrea and Svetlana Campbell. Both mother and daughter are experienced lifeguards, first aid instructors and sailors. Andrea has cruised the Caribbean with Sea to Sky and the BC coast with her family, while Svetlana grew up sailing dinghies at our home port of Eagle Harbour and embarking on family sailing cruises. Our Principal, Katy Campbell, will also be participating in order to add extra nautical flavour. Yes, they are all related!
Course Curriculum
This is a highly hands-on course, where students will spend the majority of the time doing first-aid simulations, practicing specific techniques and participating in first-aid scenarios.
The Red Cross including Fundamental Principles.
Responding to Emergencies including preparing to respond, marine first aid, lowering the risk of infection, legal issues, chain of survival behaviours, after an emergency.
The EMS System and how to call for help on shore or on the water.
Check, Call, Care patient assessment model, shock, medication.
Airway Emergencies such as choking.
Breathing & Circulation Emergencies like asthma, anaphylaxis, heart attack, stroke, life-threatening bleeding. First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest for adults including CPR-C and AED use.
Wound Care for minor wounds, bandaging guidelines, burns, knocked-out teeth, eye injuries and more.
Head & Spinal Injuries including concussion.
Bone, Muscle & Join Injuries using splints and slings.
Sudden Medical Emergencies such as diabetic emergencies, seizures, mental health crisis or childbirth.
Environmental Emergencies like hypothermia, heat exhaustion and other temperature and exposure related illnesses.
Poisons including carbon monoxide poisoning, alcohol & drugs, stings from marine life and other toxins.
BONUS CONTENT: challenges of the sailing environment, drowning, secondary drowning, cold shock & sea sickness.
