RYA Sea Survival

Objective:-

This 1-day course is aimed at yachtsmen who are looking at spending some time at sea or require their commercial endorsement.

The experience gained by attending this course is invaluable and may one day save your crew and your own life.

You will learn:-

How to fire flares, send a Mayday and activate a EPIRB How to deploy a liferaft. How to righten capsized liferaft. How to survive in a liferaft. Basic first aid treatment. Rescue techniques by helicopter, lifeboat and ship.

A part of the course will be spent in the swimming pool and students are encouraged to bring along their own wet gear and life jacket so they can experience first hand getting into a liferaft dressed in their sailing gear. On completion of the course candidates will be given a RYA Sea Survival certificate.

Topics covered:-

  • Preparation for Sea Survival
    • Know the actions that should be taken prior to abandonment of a vessel.
    • Know the main types of life-saving appliances.
    • Know the importance of regular safety briefings. ·
  • Lifejackets and Liferafts
    • Know how to don a lifejacket - please bring along your own lifejacket.
    • Know the correct launch procedure for an inflatable liferaft.
    • Know how to board a liferaft 'wet and dry'.
    • Know the correct method for righting a capsized liferaft.
    • Know the use of liferaft equipment together with additional equipment. ·
  • Principles of Survival
    • Principles of survival both in cold and hot water.
    • Know the actions to protect survivors in a liferaft.
    • Know the actions to aid location by rescue services.
    • Know the basic first aid treatment.
  • Search and Rescue
    • Know the procedures for helicopter winching and other rescue techniques.
    • Know the general arrangements for search and rescue.

Please call us for dates: Freephone 0808 160 1006

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