Marine wilderness
First Responder

NEXT AVAILABLE COURSE

19th - 24rd May 2025
COST £1095

7th Rise, Roseland Peninsula, Cornwall
7 day course - 2 days pre-departure lectures - online, 5 days practical in Cornwall

This course is aligned with the internationally recognised Wilderness First Responder
course curriculum with an added marine component.

Is this course for me? This course is ideal for anyone who works or plays in a water based environment and would like to enhance their medical and rescue skills: watersports instructors and enthusiasts, or health professionals living or working in marine environments.

The on-water simulations will sharpen your understanding of the human factors and leadership involved in marine emergency situations and hone your medical skills.
The course crescendos with an immersive overnight kayaking excursion along the picturesque Cornish coastline, complete with campfire camaraderie and stargazing.

Overview | Course Structure & Requirements | Lectures | Itinerary | Logistics

MARINE WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER
£1,095.00

overview

Our course faculty boasts an impressive crew of RNLI doctors, surf lifesaving medics, and water safety specialists who have experience with high-profile events such as the London Olympics, off-shore sailing, paddle expeditions, and big wave surfing events.
We cultivate a peer to peer learning environment and enrich our courses through sharing each others knowledge and skills.

This course is more than just training;
it's about building the confidence and competence to practise marine medicine in aquatic settings.

COURSE STRUCTURE

7 day course
2 days pre-departure lectures - online
5 days practical through simulation, scenarios and workshops

The two days pre-course online learning achieves the knowledge acquisition necessary to confidently approach the practical skills.
The practical aspect of the course delivers immersive scenario based training to equip you to work in a marine environment.

Accommodation: 7th Rise (+ optional overnight camp)
Catering: meals provided, team effort with cooking
Equipment: all vessels and safety equipment provided

MARINE MEDICINE COURSE Checklist

✓ Healthcare professional or health care student OR
✓ Outdoor instructor or guide with previous first aid qualification.
✓ Watersports enthusiast with basic first aid qualification
✓ An adventurous spirit and confidence swimming in ocean conditions.

LECTURES INCLUDE (DAY 1&2 ONLINE LEARNING):

Preparing for expedition | Medicolegal aspects of expedition medicine | Public health – keeping everyone safe | Medical kits | Leadership in practice | Environmental lectures (altitude/cold/heat/tropical/diving) | Analgesia/trauma in remote locations | Mental health considerations | Expedition nutrition | Global health and sustainability on expedition | Women’s health on expedition

This course has been approved for Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine credits through the Wilderness Medical Society. Actual credits awarded depend on personal credit needs and history

COURSE itinerary

  • 09:00: Arrival at Porthtowan on Monday morning for a day of activities before we all head to 7th Rise Accommodation in the evening

    Course starts 9am Monday morning

    • Introduction to the course

    • Legal and ethical considerations

    • Incident management, human factors, and decision making

    • Communication and documentation

    • Approach to the casualty

    • The wilderness triad

    • Near drowning and hypothermia refresher

    • On water scenarios including board rescues and beach carries

    Evening in 7th Rise with dinner and an inspiring marine expedition based chat

    • Trauma in the wild

    • Medical scenarios in the marine environment

    • Moving and packaging casualties

    • Fractures, dislocations, and splinting

    • Coasteering / kayaking scenarios

    • Advanced medical kits including Intramuscular injections and penthrox administration

    • Written Exam

    • Expedition Planning

    • Kayaking expedition (weather dependent) to our campsite, with integrated scenarios based on skills you have learned on the course

    • Course certificates and closure

    • Leave campsite by 10am Saturday morning

LOGISTICS

May 19-23, 2025
Course cost: £1095 (INCLUDING 20% VAT)
Location: 7th Rise, roseland peninsula, CornwalL
Kayaking expedition to Old Kea*

INCLUDED

Course tuition | Accommodation | Meals | Kayak and SUP equipment | Kayak and SUP guides | Surf lifesaving coach | Coasteering equipment and guides | Wetsuits, safety kit | Water safety cover

NOT INCLUDED

Personal insurance | Travel | Personal equipment** | Snacks and alcohol

Accommodation

We will all be meeting in Porthtowan on the morning of May 19th and then will be travelling to and staying at 7th Rise on the Roseland Peninsula

If you would like to stay in Porthtowan on the 18th of May prior to the course starting we recommend staying at the Porthtowan Eco Park (camping), Seacott or Top Chalet (West Cliff)

All participants must sign this waiver prior to arrival at 7th Rise

If you are meeting us at 7th Rise, the carpark location can be found here: https://what3words.com/masks.node.rucksack
If using Google Maps, make sure you DO NOT go to the 7th Rise office address. This is the venue carpark location: - Google maps 7th Rise or Apple maps 7th Rise. The venue is then a 10 minute walk across fields and down a track

*Kayaking expedition is weather dependent
** Full kit list will be sent out with your Joining Instructions

MARINE WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER
£1,095.00

If you require further information about this course, please email us at:

hello@endeavourmedical.co.uk