The 2025 Ocean Medicne Courseis an experience designed to immerse participants in an offshore sailing environment whilst developing fundamental skills in ocean medicine and marine environments.

The course is perfect for the clinician looking to deepen their understanding of the ocean, remote medicine and sailing while enjoying some of the best conditions Australia has to offer. You will be immersed as a crew member, learning the fundametanals of sailing, seamanship and navigation. A series of skill sessions, discussions, drills and scenarios will take your ocean and remote medical skills to the next level.

You may participate as an experienced sailor looking for an exciting CPD event or as a complete novice dipping your toes in the world of ocean medicine for the first time.

You won't be stuck in class all day, with plenty of time to relax and enjoy the southern bays and islands. Whether it's fishing, sand toboganning, crabbing, snorkelling the tangalooma wrecks or simply relaxing with a book.

This is available to anyone. This course may be claimable for nurses, paramedic, doctors and alliedhealth care professionals for CPD

Located on the waterways of the sun-kissed entertainment playground that is the southern queensland coast, your days will be spent watching the beautiful sandy beaches go past with ancient rainforests on the hills in the distance.

• Trauma improvisation.

• Musculoskeletal injury

• Wound management

• Skin conditions

• Managing trauma in confined spaces

• Prolonged field care.

• Expedition planning for ocean environments

• Navigation at sea

• Marine medical kits

• Emergency safety equipment and flares

• Fire fighting at sea

• Basic sailing skills / knots and pulleys

• Sea survival skills / man-overboard drills

• post immersion ,management

• hypothermia / cold water shock

• Moving casualties at sea

• Radio communications

Inclusions and exclusions

Inclusions

4 days aboard the vessel.

3 nights accommodation island camping.

All meals, snacks, basic drinks.

All permits and levies.

Safety equipment.

10 hours of CPD.

Snorkeling tangalooma wrecks.

Fishing and crabbing equipment.

Sand tobogganing.

Exclusions

Travel to the staging point.

Alcoholic drinks.

Flights.

Bookings & Confirmation

Submit the form below and we will send you an invoice for a deposit to secure your place. Following your initial deposit your position will be confirmed and you will receive a Welcome & Information Pack.Balances are not due until 9 weeks prior to the course start date.

A full refund will be provided if this course is cancelled. Balances are refundable up to 9 weeks prior to the course start date minus the initial deposit. Please note that we are not responsible for bookings made in addition to this program and therefore please ensure to check the cancellation terms on your other travel arrangements (eg. flights and extra accommodation) when making your bookings.

'A bad day sailing is 100 times better than a good day at another damn conference'