Warsash Maritime Academy has been teaching Maritime First Aid and Medical Care at Sea since 1947. MedAire, part of the world’s largest remote medical advisory and support company (International SOS) and has specialised teams supporting the international luxury yacht sector worldwide.
Now the two of them have got together to introduce a new collaborative partnership for the benefit of superyacht crew and shore-side staff around the world.
Developed by medical experts who understand remote medical care and applicable maritime regulations, MedAire’s MCA-compliant onboard medical training will be offered to students of the Warsash Superyacht Academy.
The onboard medical training will be complemented by on-campus medical programs offered by Warsash Superyacht Academy, and align with MedAire’s overall health and travel safety assistance services available at sea.
Warsash Superyacht Academy offers a range of entry level, advanced and managerial courses for deck, engineer and interior crew, as well as shore-side staff. It brings together specialist maritime companies and organisations, including
- Burgess
- MedAire
- Regs4Yachts
- Viking Recruitment
- Wilson Halligan
- Interior Yacht Services
Leveraging their partners’ respective expertise, the academy seeks to set new standards in education and training to meet the requirements of the luxury yacht sector and develop its future leaders.
By combining resources, facilities, knowledge, research and experience, Warsash is uniquely placed to develop new and improved services and approaches to ensure that superyacht owners and operators are able to run their businesses as efficiently and effectively as possible. Warsash’ teaching faculty is one of the most respected in the world attracting some of the most experienced deck, engineer and specialist interior crew trainers.