STCW 95 A-VI/4-2

[timeandtide]

Anyone have any advice on how to obtain this certification living in the USA? I am having difficulty finding anywhere that offers a course for this here. Thanks!

[brucel]

Can you post the link to the notice of race requiring this?
STCW 95 A- VI/4-2 (Proficiency In Medical Care) certificate
www.edumaritime.net/images/docs/stcw-table-a-vi-4-2.pdf

Had to do some googling just to find out what it is

www.manukau.ac.nz/study/short-courses/maritime/stcw-training/stcw-proficiency-in-charge-of-medical-care

5 days in NZ with a little tour on the side? Those USD go a long way down under.

This is what Elliot Golden Globe did i THINK, so other courses maybe approved by the Don.

www.msos.org.uk/training-courses/snh975ate77fdyw-8ap8f

[timeandtide]

www.classglobe580.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mini_Globe_Race-Pre_Notice_of-Race_20210820.pdf

4.6 Training courses and certificates
Each skipper must have participated in the following mandatory courses:
● An STCW 95 A-VI/4-2 (Proficiency in Medical Care) certificate or equivalent ISAF/world sailing course.
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● An STCW 95 or ISAF approved Survival course or equivalent.
● These courses must be completed August 1st 2024. The respective course
certificates will be added to the Registration pack.

[timeandtide]

I’ve seen those options and I believe any Proficiency in Medical Care courses require an elementary first aid pre requisite that has to be considered as well.

[captdan]

I believe that you are correct in saying that you need the Basic Marine First Aid as a prerequisite. In Canada,this is what is offered :

www.redcross.ca/training-and-certification/course-descriptions/workplace-and-corporate-first-aid-courses/marine-advanced-first-aid
It is a 31 hour course in addition to the Basic Marine First Aid that is 16 hours. I would think that this would be sufficient for the "medical"

I did find these courses that are required for crew and skippers for for larger sanctioned races but they are not "medical" USA based ....
US Sailing Sanctioned International Offshore Safety at Sea Course with Hands-on Training (2-day) sas.cruisingclub.org/courses

[timeandtide]

Hey Dan, actually the US sailing safety at sea certification is also required so I had planned on doing that one already. The stcw cert is, living in the US, the highest hurdle I’m going to have to overcome to enter a race.

[danturner]

Hi, I have spoken to Don on this previously and there was discussion that this STCW 95 A-VI/4-2 was going to be amended / may not be required. I was going to hold off until this was determined as its a challenge getting this done where I am in Aus also. Cheers

[timeandtide]

Thanks Dan, I hope that does come around. I can get the A-VI/1-3 pretty easily though a wilderness medicine course here in Washington but it seems like the 4-2 is more of a certification for professional mariners like merchant marines or cruise ship watch leaders.

[timeandtide]

Is it possible that this might work? I saw that someone from an OGR team took their required trainings here.

www.mptusa.com/class-details/mca-proficiency-in-medical-care-course-406/20033

[Admin]

HOLD OFF..it will be basic marine First aid for sailors to World Sailing Cat 1 standard... will be updating NOR for Transat and MGR shortly...new website is finished and jsut testing now... much happening in next days

[hull113]

Excellent!  Happy to hear any news!

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