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MNTB FACTSHEET April 2010Training for medical first aid/medical care on board ship

and updating of medical care aboard ship (optional)

This factsheet is aimed at seafarers who are required to provide medical first aidand/or medical care aboard ship in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (Training

and Certification) Regulations 1997. It identifies the three types of training to beundertaken medical first aid and medical care, which are both mandatory, andmedical refresher training, which is optional. The explanation below is supplementedby the diagram, over.

1 Training for medical first aid on board ship

This training is intended for seafarers who are designated to provide medical first aidon board ship, in accordance with Regulation VI/4 of the Annex to the STCWConvention and Section A-VI/4 (13) of the STCW Code.

1.1 Candidates must be at least 16 years old.

1.2 As a part of the mandatory requirement for Basic Training, Elementary First Aidis provided at a pre-sea stage.

1.3 Candidates who hold a certificate in Elementary First Aidissued in accordance

with Section A VI/1 of the STCW Code (or an equivalent recognised by the

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with Section A VI/1 of the STCW Code (or an equivalent recognised by the

DIAGRAM SHOWING VARIOUS ROUTES TO MEDICAL TRAINING IN UK

NB: If a candidate fails the assessment then subject to the severity of failure they may be asked to either retake the whole course or the specific

module(s) in which the failure occurred.

Elementary First Aidcertificate undertaken as

part of Basic Training atre-sea sta e

Medical First Aid

(Mandatory)Duration: 28 hours

Medical Care Aboard

Ship

(Mandatory)Duration: 35 hours

Requirement: Medical FirstAid(MFA) certificate

Medical Refresher Training(Optional)

Duration: 21 hoursRequirement for entry:

Medical Care Aboard Shipcertificate

Candidate

Must be undertaken to obtainOOW Certificate of

Competency

Must be renewed every 5 yearsfor Masters & Designated

Person in-charge of medicalcare on UK or EU flag vessels

At this stage, candidatehas an option to chooseeither Refresher Trainingor Medical Care Aboard

Ship Training