The RYA Sea Survival course is perfect for skippers and yachtsman who require a commercial endoresment to an RYA certificate. This one day course runs from our Saxon Wharf marina base with an afternoon visit to the local swimming pool for a practical session using a range of real survival equipment including liftrafts and life jackets.
Just check the course dates available via the coloured buttons above and book online.
1. Preparation for sea survival
Survival difficulties - Survival requirements - Equipment available - Actions prior to abandonment
2. Lifejackets and liferafts
Lifejacket design and construction - Correct donning procedure - Purpose and use of lifejackets - Safety harnesses – Purpose and use Liferafts – Stowage and containment on board - Types, design and construction - Launching, abandoning the vessel and boarding liferaft - Righting a capsized liferaft - Equipment - Initial actions to be taken in a liferaft
3. Principles of survival
Methods to increase chances of survival - Signs, symptoms and treatment of hypothermia - Symptoms & method of treatment for sunburn, heat exhaustion and heatstroke - Survival routines to aid location - Correct use of pyrotechnics and other location aids - Water rationing procedures - Dehydration and preventative measures - Food rationing - Sources of food
4. Survival craft ailments
5. Raft management
6. Search and rescue
Rescue by helicopter or vessel - Role of HM Coastguard UK and International SAR Organisation - Other services