It can be quite tricky to tie in a Governing body’s requirements with First Aid courses available. This page attempts to match the two up.
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RYA – Royal Yachting Association
From their website:
Instructors’ course guidelines
The default first aid training required for those holding any RYA instructor qualifications or commercial endorsements is the RYA First Aid course.
It is recognised that it is not always possible to access an RYA training centre which delivers the RYA First Aid course, and there are also many situations where an individual is required to hold a different First Aid qualification by their employer due to the nature of their work or due to other legal requirements.
It should be noted that neither the HSE nor the MCA recognise online first aid training courses, so training must therefore be carried out face-to-face.
Compatibility matrix. Learning outcomes that need to be added to comply with NGO syllabus
Course | First Aid at Work | Paediatric First Aid | Outdoor First Aid | Forest School First Aid |
Directly Compatible? | No | No | No | No |
Missing | child/infant First Aid Travel sickness | Adult First Aid Travel Sickness | Infant First Aid * Chemical & electrical burn | Infant First Aid * Chemical & electrical burn Graze / bruise / small cut |
Syllabus
This is the recommended (by the RYA) syllabus when the RYA one is not available. It is not the full RYA approved syllabus.
Course duration: 1 day with at least 6 hours instructional time.
Course outcomes:
- Understand the role of a first aider in regard to:
i. The importance of preventing cross infection
ii. The need for recording and/or reporting incidents and accidents
iii. Assessing a scenario and circumstances to ensure they act safely, promptly and
effectively in an emergency - Can perform CPR to current protocols, and understand the differential for drowning.
- Understand the importance of the recovery position and the need to modify it for small spaces.
- Can administer first aid to those who are unconscious
- Can identify types of external bleeding and control bleeding
- Can use appropriate dressings, bandages and other first aid equipment available, including
improvised dressings and bandages. - Understand the term shock, recognise and treat it
- Can recognise and understands the treatment for hypothermia following immersion and/or
exposure. - Recognise the signs of a reduced level of response, with particular reference to serious head
injuries. - Can administer suitable first aid for:
i. breathing difficulties
ii. choking
iii. chest pain
iv. seasickness
v. diabetic emergency
vi. anaphylaxis
vii. hyperthermia
viii. fractures
ix. seizures
x. burns, including scalds, chemical and electrical
xi. minor injuries including small cuts, grazes, bruises and small splinters