This STCW course is designed to provide delegates with the required knowledge to allow them to take control of medical care onboard a ship. The course is delivered in accordance with Regulation A-V1/4 (4-6) of the STCW code and the Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) regulations 1997.

The syllabus consists of a combination of practical and theory based modules.

Topics covered include:

• Patient management (general and specific)
• Medication, equipment and information
• Communications
• Communicable diseases
• Wounds, injuries and the abdomen
• ENT, dental and ophthalmic
• The cardiovascular and respiratory systems
• Making a diagnosis

On completion of the training, the trainees will have knowledge of how to take control of medical care onboard a ship.