STCW Medical Care on Board Ship Update (MCOBU)

The STCW Proficiency in Medical Care On-board Update course is taught as a blend of practical experience and theory development. It is a mandatory course, that must be sat every five years upon completion of your last MCOBU or MCOB course. On completion, students will have been refreshed with sufficient knowledge of medical stores and equipment on board.

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                            Theory Development
                            09:00 - 17:00
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                                  Theory Development
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                                        3 days, 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

                                        Paisley

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                                        Theory Development
                                        09:00 - 17:00
                                        1 day
                                        Paisley
                                          Theory Development
                                          09:00 - 17:00
                                          1 day
                                          Paisley
                                            Theory Development
                                            09:00 - 17:00
                                            1 day
                                            Paisley
                                              • £384.00 excl. VAT

                                              Description

                                              The STCW Proficiency in Medical Care On-board Update (MCOBU) course is set up to cover the requirements given in Article 4(1)(b) of the Directive ‘92/29 EEC: Service as Master or the person in charge of medical care on UK-registered vessels’. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) requires that the Master and the person designated to take charge of medical care and medicines on-board to hold an MCA-approved Proficiency in Medical Care (PMC) (STCW A-VI/4 paragraph 4-6) certificate or an MCA-approved Updated Proficiency in Medical Care certificate, issued within the preceding 5 years. 

                                              This course offers delegates with the Proficiency in Medical Care certificate, or Proficiency in Medical Care Updating certificate a refresher in knowledge and skills, every five years. 

                                              • The delegate understands how to participate in the coordinated provision of medical care to a person on board

                                              • The delegate can assess and provide care to an ill person on board

                                              • The delegate can assess and provide care to an injured casualty on board

                                              Prerequisites

                                              1. Aged 16 or over. 

                                              1. Photographic ID (A Government issued, photographic proof of identity on the day of the course and this should take the form of either a valid Passport or a driving license or a valid discharge book). 

                                              2. Delegates must have completed the STCW Medical Care On Board (MCOB) course within five years of attainment; OR Have an STCW Medical Care On Board (MCOB) course older than 5 years and be able to prove having taken part in drills and onboard training as an officer in the last 5 years.

                                              Certification

                                              Successful candidates will be awarded with an MCA approved STCW Proficiency in Medical Care On-board Update (MCOBU) certificate, after a short exam. 

                                              Revalidation

                                              5 years.

                                              Price

                                              £340  excl. VAT

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