OPITO ERRV - AMA FURTHER
This Product is to meet the updating, further practice and assessment requirements for an Advanced Medical Aider. It should be undertaken within 2 years of qualification as an Advanced Medical Aider and at periods not exceeding 2 years thereafter.
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Tue 20 Jan
20 January 2026 - 21 January 2026
20 January 2026 - 21 January 2026
2 days, 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
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Wed 28 Jan
28 January 2026 - 29 January 2026
28 January 2026 - 29 January 2026
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Mon 2 Feb
2 February 2026 - 3 February 2026
2 February 2026 - 3 February 2026
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5 February 2026 - 6 February 2026
5 February 2026 - 6 February 2026
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9 February 2026 - 10 February 2026
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Mon 25 May
25 May 2026 - 26 May 2026
25 May 2026 - 26 May 2026
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Mon 1 Jun
1 June 2026 - 2 June 2026
1 June 2026 - 2 June 2026
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Mon 8 Jun
8 June 2026 - 9 June 2026
8 June 2026 - 9 June 2026
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Mon 29 Jun
29 June 2026 - 30 June 2026
29 June 2026 - 30 June 2026
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Mon 13 Jul
13 July 2026 - 14 July 2026
13 July 2026 - 14 July 2026
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Mon 20 Jul
20 July 2026 - 21 July 2026
20 July 2026 - 21 July 2026
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Mon 27 Jul
27 July 2026 - 28 July 2026
27 July 2026 - 28 July 2026
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Mon 3 Aug
3 August 2026 - 4 August 2026
3 August 2026 - 4 August 2026
2 days, 08:30 AM BST - 05:00 PM BST
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Mon 10 Aug
10 August 2026 - 11 August 2026
10 August 2026 - 11 August 2026
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Mon 24 Aug
24 August 2026 - 25 August 2026
24 August 2026 - 25 August 2026
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Description
This Product is to meet the updating, further practice and assessment requirements for an Advanced Medical Aider. It should be undertaken within 2 years of qualification as an Advanced Medical Aider and at periods not exceeding 2 years thereafter.
Issuing Authority
OPITO
Learning Objectives
- Module 1 Learning Outcomes – Further Roles and Responsibilities of the Advanced Medical Aider
- 1 Outcome: The duties of the AMA (understand)
- 2 Outcome: AMA responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of ERRV medical equipment and facilities (understand)
- 3 Outcome: The appraisal and facilitation skills required in the role of AMA (perform)
- Module 2 Learning Outcomes – Further Principles and Priorities of ERRV Medical Aid
- 1 Outcome: Anatomy and Physiology as appropriate to the role of the AMA (understand)
- Module 3 Learning Outcomes – Further Preparation for Reception of Casualties
- 1 Outcome: How to direct the crew and use appropriate communications (understand)
- Module 4 Learning Outcomes – Further Triage and Treatment of Casualties
- 1 Outcome: How to receive casualties onboard (understand)
- 2 Outcome: The interaction of onboard and external sources of medical aid (understand)
- 3 Outcome: Use (under medical supervision) of intraosseous infusion device and other medications (understand)
- 4 Outcome: Initial assessment of casualties (perform)
- 5 Outcome: Recognition and treatment of anticipated scenarios encountered by the AMA following an offshore incident (perform)
- 6 Outcome: Casualty monitoring and recording (perform)
- Module 5 Learning Outcomes – Further Casualty Transfer (AMA)
- 1 Outcome: Preparing casualties for transfer from ERRV (understand)
- 2 Outcome: Preparing casualties for transfer from ERRV (perform)
Prerequisites
Learners must have a valid ERRV Crew Advanced Medical Aid certificate and a valid OPITO Initial Training Shipboard Operations certificate or reassessment to an equivalent standard through OODTP
Certification
Learners successfully assessed against the learning outcomes will be issued with a certificate of 24 months validity.