Medical care (STCW)

Medical certificate unlimited

During the course Medical Care, the topics and theme’s of the Medical First Aid will be explained more thoroughly and extended with new and different skills.

A combination of theoretical knowledge and practical skills is used to teach participants to deal with accidents and illnesses when there is no external support available.

In the past this course was called ‘Scheepsgezondheidszorg’

Content

The follow topics will be dealth with:

Basic life support
Hygiëne on board
Lesion treatment
Wound treatment and stitching
Stop bleeding
Treating (burn)wounds
Dealing with illness and recognising the most common illnesses
Treatment
Dealing with hypothermia and drowning
Dealing with death
Physical examination and diagnosing of people
Treating poisoning
Transport of sick or wounded people on board and preparing for evacuation
Complementary skills regarding healthcare, such as giving medication (oral medication or by injection)

Course information

Target group:

Captains, chief mates and officers responsible for medical care on board of ships and are certified to sail worldwide.

Conditions for participation:

Participants must have a valid medical examination, Basic Safety certificate or certificate of competence.

Course duration:

5 consecutive days.

Location:

Atoomweg 2H, 9743 AK Groningen

Min. nr. of participants:

5 Persons

Max. nr. of participants:

14 Persons

Certificate:

When the course is passed, the STCW approved certificates Medical First Aid and Medical Care will be handed out and the Seamansbook is signed and stamped.

Validity certificate:

5 years

Remarks:

This course has to be repeated every 5 years.

Bring along:

Passport and Seamansbook

Minutiae:

The first two days of the Medical Care course are also the course Medical First Aid. It is possible to only take the course Medical First Aid and sign up seperately.