Dec 12, 2017
Coastguard Boating Education
(CBE) has revised, updated and introduced new offerings into their suite of
Marine Medic courses.
In addition to the existing two
day Coastal Medic qualification, they have introduced a one day refresher
course for current certificate holders. This allows people to remain current
without having to redo the entire course. The Coastal Medic course includes
unit standards 6400, 6401 & 6402 so it meets the requirements of a
workplace first aid certificate and is also recognised by Maritime New Zealand
for holders of the Skipper Restricted Limits ticket.
The most significant step is the redevelopment of the
Offshore Medic qualification that is recognised by Yachting New Zealand for Cat
1 sailors heading offshore.
“We recognised that we were over-teaching during our two day course and have aligned the material to match the Yachting New Zealand Cat 1 requirements and tailored our teaching to focus more on what can be achieved with the contents of the Cat 1 medical kit,” says CBE General Manager, Mike Brown.
“Our focus remains on quality, hence we still require the
Coastal Certificate (or equivalent) as a prerequisite, but we believe we can
condense the course into one day. This brings the price down making this
valuable learning more accessible.”
CBE Marine Medic courses are developed in conjunction with
Medaire and tutored by highly skilled medical personnel who all have real world
experience as rescue medics and often have extensive sailing experience. They
know that help is not always ‘at hand’ and provide course participants with
high quality learning based on the reality of dealing with medical situations
at sea.
“As a global company, with a
strong local presence, Medaire is delighted to partner with CBE to deliver
Marine Medic courses,” says Karinne Gillies from Medaire. “Both Medaire
and CBE are NZQA Category One private training establishments which means that
customers can be confident that they are getting quality assured courses,” she
says.
“It’s not often that course prices are reduced – so we’re
delighted to that we can now offer the Offshore Medic course for $275,” says
Mike. “If you’re planning a coastal cruise or a trip offshore in the near
future, now’s the time to book a course.”
For further information visit: www.boatingeducation.org.nz.
For more information please contact:
Mel Best, National Education Co-ordinator