Ancillary Courses

Ancillary Courses

Course Name
ELEMENTARY FIRST AID (EFA)
Course Duration
: 15 Hours (3 Days)
IMO Model Course
: 1.13
 
Elementary first aid course provides all delegates intending to go to sea, the education and training in elementary first aid to meet the knowledge, understanding and proficiency requirements as set out in the SCTW Table A-VI/1-3.
 
COURSE AIM / OBJECTIVE:
  • This course teaches the correct action to take in a first aid emergency, including administering basic life support, dealing with bleeding, burns / scolds, fractures, major illness and treatment of shock.
  • The Elementary First Aid course is delivered from a purpose-built classroom to support STCW instruction and uses well maintained equipment such as CPR with inbuilt compression sensors and an array of stretchers and medical apparatus. By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
  • Understand what to do in case of an accident or other medical emergency on board
  • Apply elementary first aid techniques
 
COVERAGE / PROGRAM FOCUS:
  • During this course, students will be taught to:
  • Identify types of accidents and emergencies on board that may require first aid to be administered and the type of casualties that may arise
  • Describe methods of raising the alarm and how the manner and timing would relate to different degrees of accident or emergency
  • Identify the immediate measures to be taken when accidents or medical emergencies occur
  • Prioritize actions required when providing first aid
  • Outline the importance of minimizing risk of further harm to self and casualty
  • Describe body structure and functions relating to elementary first aid
  • Identify emergency first aid equipment and demonstrate its use, including improvisation of bandages
  • Demonstrate maintenance of airway
  • Breathing and circulation in a casualty requiring resuscitation and an unconscious or choking casualty
  • Demonstrate correct positioning of a casualty according to the injury
  • Describe cause and recognition of shock and demonstrate its management
  • Describe types of bleeding and demonstrate their control and management
  • Describe cause and recognition of burns,
  • Scalds and accidents caused by electric current and demonstrate their management
  • Identify casualty rescue and transportation techniques
 
TEACHING METHOD:
  • Instructions will be undertaken through a series of lectures and tutorials. Basic first aids techniques will be demonstrated using models and videos.
 
ENTRY REQUIREMENT / TARGET GROUP: COURSE CERTIFICATE:
  • The course is mandatory for all to join ship.
 
TARGET GROUP: COURSE CERTIFICATE:
  • A certificate of course completion shall be issued to those who shall satisfactorily fulfill the course requirements.
  • Certificate of Proficiency is issued by the Department of Shipping, Dhaka, Bangladesh.