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Medical Person in Charge -MEDPIC
Course 154

This 7 day course is recommended for all crew members but designed for officers and crew who will be serving as the Medical Person in Charge. If you have not taken the Medical First Aid Provider 3 day Course, you may take them both consecutively for a total of 10 days.

Course Description

Medical Care at Sea/Person In Charge - Course #154

This 7 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 the Medical Person in Charge training requirements of 46 CFR 11.305(a)(3)(ix); 11.307(a)(3)(ix); 11.311(a)(3)(vi); 11.313(a)(3)(vi); 11.315(a) (3)(ii); and 46 CFR 12.621(a)(1) and (2); and 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 3 day Course, you may take them both consecutively for a total of 10 days. 

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.
Training Prerequisites:
Medical First Aid within 6 months of starting the Medical Person in charge course.
 
 
 

7 day class in Fort Lauderdale