1 – GENERAL PURPOSE 

Enable professionals to identify and evaluate an emergency scenario, developing and applying procedures and advanced techniques of rescuer to ensure a better service to a victim, analyzing the problems, determining the severity of their injuries, and handing it over as soon as possible for health professionals.

2 – ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE

• Render proper First Aid assistance on board, according to Table A-VI/4-1 of the STCW-1978 Code and its amendments.
• Carry out specific first aid practice on injured and sick casualties on board.
• Acquire knowledge about Health Management applied on the Infirmary and Pharmacy on board.

3 – SCOPE OF WORK

Emergency situations and first approach the victims. The rescuer must have skill and ability to identify and accurately assess what should be done with common sense and efficiency.

4 – TARGET PUBLIC

Professionals from all segments, offshore and onshore, nursing, occupational safety, firefighter, flight attendant, parents, teachers, ordinary citizens and anyone who wants to be a first responder to an emergency at home, at work or play.

5 –  REQUIREMENTS

The student must be at least 18 years and High School Diploma or GED.

6 – TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS TO FOLLOW THE DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE 

The courses offered by West Group online use a teaching methodology which activities are organized within a Virtual Learning Environment .

Therefore , to participate in a course in the distance learnign modality , you need to have basic knowlodge in computers , specially knowing how to navigate