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RYA Basic Sea Survival Certificate

A genuine lifesaver. An introduction to basic survival techniques and safety equipment.

Course description

For anyone going to sea, the RYA Sea Survival course is a genuine lifesaver. Hopefully you’ll never need to use a life raft, but if you do find yourself in difficulty, you are more likely to survive if you know what to expect.

Our one-day Sea Survival course will prepare you to stay alive in an emergency, showing you how to make the best use of a liferaft and the safety equipment onboard your boat. As well as some basic techniques on how to survive and how to be found. 

For most, the highlight is a practical session in a swimming pool, as you experience the problems of entering an uncooperative life raft and assisting your ‘crew mates’ first hand - all while fully kitted out in wet weather gear and a lifejacket.

Course overview

Course length

1 day

Course format

This course is based partly in the classroom and partly in a swimming pool.

Required experience

None

Minimum age

None

More information

Liferafts and the equipment they contain, survival techniques, lifejackets, medical aspects of sea survival, search and rescue techniques

The RYA Sea Survival Handbook (G43) is provided with the course and packed with supporting information and safety advice.

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