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- Airway, Breathing and Oxygen Therapy
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- Collision Avoidance with Radar
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- Airway, Breathing and Oxygen Therapy
How to keep an unconscious casualty's airway open and give oxygen safely on board: Guedel and nasal airways, flow rates and SpO2 targets, cylinder safety, GCS and the recovery position. Core hands-on skills for the MCA medical care exam, where there is no doctor on board.
Medical
1 Nov 2026 - Bleeding, Shock and IV Fluids
How to recognise and control bleeding on board (pressure, dressings, tourniquets, neck wounds, amputations), and how to spot and manage shock: circulation checks, haemorrhagic shock classes, IV fluids and drip-rate maths. With no doctor on board, these skills keep a trauma casualty alive until evacuation, and they are core MCA medical care exam material.
Medical
1 Nov 2026 - Bridge Equipment: SOLAS V/19 Carriage Requirements
What SOLAS V/19 makes a ship carry on the bridge, step by step from all ships up to 50,000 GT, and how the OOW checks and uses each item: compasses, GNSS, logs, echo sounder, ECDIS, AIS, BNWAS and steering gear. "What must a 500 GT yacht carry?" is a classic MCA oral question.
Navigation
1 Nov 2026 - Burns: Assessment, First Aid and Dressing
How to assess a burn on board (depth, size by the rule of nines, chemical, electrical and inhalation burns), stop the burning and cool it, dress it, and replace lost fluid with the Parkland formula. With no doctor on board, these steps limit shock, infection and scarring, and they are core MCA medical care exam material.
Medical
1 Nov 2026 - Cardinal Marks
The four IALA cardinal marks — North, East, South and West: what they tell you, their topmarks, colours and white lights, and how to pass them. Reading them fast keeps the ship on the safe side of a danger, and they are a standard MCA oral question.
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