Ancillary Courses

Ancillary Courses

Course Name
MEDICAL FIRST AID (MFA)
Course Duration
: 30 Hours (4 Days)
IMO Model Course
: 1.14
 
  • This course was designed to provide training for candidates who would provide medical first aid on board ships, under Section A-VI/4 of the STCW Code.
  • This syllabus covers the requirements of the 2010 STCW Convention Chapter VI, Section A-VI/4, and Table A-VI/4-1. Upon meeting the minimum standard of competence in medical first aid, a trainee will be qualified to apply immediate first aid in the event of an accident or illness on board.
 
COVERAGE / PROGRAM FOCUS:
  • System of human being
  • Causes of unconsciousness
  • Management
  • Basic life support
  • Choking
  • Bleeding
  • Fracture
  • Burn
  • BP measurement
  • Shock
  • N/G tube
  • Catheter
  • IV fluid
  • Instruments
  • Emergency & injury management
  • Fever, Pain
  • Blood grouping
  • Peptic Ulcer & complications
  • Intestinal obstruction
  • Appendicitis
  • Gall bladder diseases
  • Diarrhoea
 
TEACHING METHOD:
  • Instructions will be undertaken through a series of lectures, tutorials and practical session. Practical sessions will be carried out by professional medical officer.
 
ENTRY REQUIREMENT / TARGET GROUP: COURSE CERTIFICATE:
  • Seafarers should have completed IMO Model Course No. 1.13, Elementary First Aid or attained a similar standard in elementary first aid.
  • The course is mandatory for all Deck officer’s prior issue of Class-3 Deck (CoC).
 
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.