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RYA First Aid Courses 2026
The RYA 8 hour First Aid course is suitable for all and meets the requirements for RYA Instructors and British Canoeing Sheltered Water Instructors and Coaches. The course also meets and exceeds all the criteria for the Emergency First Aid at Work course.
Participants will be issued with a current edition of the RYA First Aid Manual. We will provide tea / coffee and biscuits, please bring your own packed lunch.
The course covers:
- CPR to current protocols
- Defibrillator training
- Drowning
- Prioritising and Stabilising Casualties
- Bleeding
- Hypovolemic Shock
- Exposure and Immersion Hypothermia
- Cold Water Shock
- Monitoring Casualties
- Breathing Difficulties
- Fractures & Dislocations
- And more……..
*This course will not include use of Category C medical stores. This may be required for RYA offshore commercial certificates.
2026 Dates:
Sunday 8th February
Sunday 22nd March
Sunday 5th July
Sunday 15th November
Time: 9:30-18:00
Cost: £99
(£80 for Phoenix CC members and WHSA member organisations / £30 for Current PCC Coaches)
We run the majority if these courses at Phoenix Outdoor Centre, but from time to time we use a training room at Welsh Harp Sailing Club located further up the reservoir. We will be in contact with all course bookees before the course date with pre-course information and to confirm the course location.