Valid Proficiency in Medical Care or Updated Proficiency in Medical Care certificate

You are required to revalidate any first aid training every 5 years. If you have taken the STCW Proficiency in Medical Care or refresher course in the last 5 years you can update it with a 3 day refresher course. This is an intensive course so a confident knowledge of previous course content required. This course is designed to refresh and update those seafarers who are designated to take charge of medical care on board ship, in accordance with: - Regulation VI/4 of the Annex to the STCW Convention and Section A-VI/4 (4–6) of the STCW Code - the Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations 1997.