# MCA Proficiency in Medical Care

Course number: 406
Provider: Maritime Professional Training (MPT)
Duration: 5 days
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Source: https://www.mptusa.com/course-details/mca-proficiency-in-medical-care-course-406
Export generated: 2026-10-19T15:17:22Z (not a course revision date)

## Overview


## Course description
**MCA Proficiency in Medical Care/Person In Charge - Course #406**

This 5 day course is recommended for all crew members but designed for officers and crew who will be serving as the Medical Person in Charge. This course will satisfy Table A-VI/4-2 of the STCW Code, as amended 2010 for an STCW endorsement as Person in Charge of Medical Care; and the competence of Table A-II/2 to organize and manage the provision of medical care on board hence, satisfying the STCW requirement for a medical certification at the Management Level.

 \*\* This course satisfies the training requirement for candidates applying for an MCA Master 500-3000 ton Yachts. \*\*

If you have not taken the Medical First Aid Provider 4 day Course, you may take them both consecutively for a total of 9 days.

**Prerequisites:**

 - Medical First Aid
 - Medically fit for the course

**Subjects Include:**

Suturing & Wound Care, IV Therapy, Medication Administration & Injections, Pain Management, Infectious Diseases, Behavioral Emergencies, Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat, NG Tubes & Urinary Catheterization, Altered Mental States, Specific Diseases, OB/GYN & Infant Care, Complications of Drug & Alcohol Use, Poisoning &

Overdoses, Rescue & Death At Sea, Legal Issues, Communication & Documentation, Anatomy, Patient Assessment, Respiratory Emergencies, Cardiovascular Emergencies, Defibrillation (AED), CPR, Bleeding & Shock, Burns, Environmental Emergencies, First Aid Kit, Sterile Techniques, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Muscular & Skeletal Injuries, Spinal Injuries, Lifting & Moving Injured or Ill Patients.

## Prerequisites
Those undertaking this training must have completed and been issued a certificate covering Medical First Aid on Board Ship (Section A-VI/4-1 of STCW)

Must be medically fit for the course



## Required materials
Please bring in your PASSPORT for Photo ID, Paper, Pencil, Pen and Highlighter.

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