MEDICAL CARE
COURSE CATEGORY: STCW
APPROVED BY: The Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
DURATION: 5 days
COURSE OBJECTIVES AND BENEFITS
This course covers the requirements of the 1978 as amended STCW Convention Chapter VI, Section A-VI/4, Table A-VI/4-2.
Scope of this course is to provide the training for candidates to provide medical care to the sick and injured while they remain on board ship, in accordance with section A-VI/4 of the STCW Code.
On meeting the minimum standard of competence, a trainee will be competent to participate effectively in coordinated schemes for assistance on ships at sea and to provide the sick or injured with a satisfactory care standard while they remain on board.
