Manage Provision Of Medical Care On Board A Vessel skill set

This course provides the candidate with the knowledge and skills required to take charge of a medical emergency on board ship, to seek assistance from shore based medical advisers, and carry out medical procedures as directed from shore-based medical advisers. The course is conducted entirely at Edith Cowan University Joondalup. Courses offer a combination of theory and practical sessions involving direct lectures from trained medical practitioners. This course meets the requirements of STCW and is AMSA approved.

• Main body structure and functions
• Resuscitation techniques
• Initial patient assessment
• Principles of managing medical emergencies and injuries
• The measures for disease prevention and industrially related medical conditions
• Medical diagnosis of infectious diseases and other conditions which may present at sea and port
• Actions to take in the event of medical emergencies
• Management of alcohol and drug abuse