At present under 16's cannot be issued with Seafish / MCA accredited mandatory training certificates until their 16th birthday, for training in Sea Survival, Fire Prevention, 1st Aid and Health and Safety, therefore many young people from fishing and coastal communities around Cornwall may be spending time at sea without any safety training or knowledge of how to act in an emergency situation.

Each of the one day workshops scheduled to take place at Carn Brea Leisure Centre, Pool, Redruth on the 2nd & 3rd August will equip candidates with essential skills which will stand them in good stead whilst at sea or on land.

Candidates will receive a certificate of attendance from Seafood Cornwall Training upon completion on the day. Due to the current age restriction, this will not be a Seafish / MCA certificate but key elements of each of the Seafish / MCA Basic Safety Training Courses will be covered during the day.

This Autumn / Winter, Seafood Cornwall Training will be launching a new 3 Week Introduction to Fishing Course which we hope will be fully funded and accredited by Seafish. By attending this one day safety workshop, young people interested in a career at sea will be able to find out more about this new course as well as meeting other like minded individuals.

Course Summary
09.00: Introduction and Overview of the Course
09:15: Safety Awareness with Mike Collier MCA
10:30: Fire Training and Prevention with Paul Postill - Ocean Engineering (Fire) Ltd.
11:30: Summary of morning - Q&A's
12.00: Lunch
12:30: First Aid with Wayne Davey
13.30: Sea Survival with Wayne Davey - (Pool Session)
15:30: Summary and certificate presentation
16.00: Finish

Click on  course_summary.pdf to download a detailed course summary.

Trainers

Mike Collier MBE is well known and respected throughout the Cornish Fish Industry.
Approved by both Seafish and the MCA to deliver mandatory safety training and skippers ticket courses for Seafood Cornwall Training, he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the workshop. Mike holds a CIEH Professional Trainers Certificate.

In 2008, Mike was honoured with an MBE for his Services to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, principally for his work as a Fishing Vessel Surveyor based in Newlyn. He is a Member of the Newlyn Harbour Commissioners and is the Chairman of the Newlyn Mission, Local Advisory Committee.

Wayne Davey has been employed by the South Western Ambulance service since May 2001, and currently works as a State Registered Paramedic, throughout West Cornwall. For 2 years he was stationed on the remote Isles of Scilly, as a single manned emergency Paramedic.

Wayne is a member of 771 squadron Royal Navy Search and Rescue where he works as a Winchman/Paramedic aboard a mk5 Sea King helicopter and can be involved in medical jobs backing up emergency ambulances, hospital transfers up to London, or traumatic amputations of fishermen up to 200 miles out at sea.

Wayne is a crew member of the RNLI Penlee Lifeboat, covering the Southwestern approaches beyond Lands End, covering the Atlantic ocean and the English Channel. Wayne benefits from plenty of sea fishing experience having worked on a variety of fishing vessels sailing out of Newlyn and has first hand experience of sea survival after being rescued in the Mid Atlantic, when his rowing boat capsized during a crossing.

Wayne's experience and professional working knowledge of First Aid gives him plenty of relevant material to bring to the workshop. Approved by Seafish and the MCA to deliver STCW 95 accredited First Aid and Sea Survival training, he also holds a CIEH Professional Trainers Certificate.

Paul Postill began his career in 1969 as a marine engineer and for the past 12 years has been an installation manager in marine fire fighting companies responsible for specifying and commissioning marine fire fighting systems.

Previously, Paul worked as a full time fireman including being part of the maritime response team in Humberside fire brigade. Pail is the Operations Director for Ocean Engineering (Fire) Ltd, he brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our workshop.

Booking

In order to secure a place for your child / children on our free Safety Day you must complete and return to us the following:

1. A signed  booking_form.pdf for each child
Please note that if you require any more copies of the booking form and the parental consent and health questionnaire please do not hesitate to get in touch.

2. A signed  parental_consent_form.pdf for each child

3. A £50 refundable deposit for each child.
Course deposits will be returned to the parent on attendance of the course, but retained in the event of non attendance.

4. Please send the above to:
Seafood Cornwall Training Ltd, Unit 1, 78 The Strand, Newlyn, Penzance TR18 5HW

Once we are able to confirm a place on a course date, we will write to you with joining instructions detailing directions to the course venue, course start time and what each person should bring with them on the day.

Should you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to call,

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Crosbie
Training Manager
Tel: 01736 364324

The sea safety project for young people has been jointly sponsored by:
Seafood Cornwall Training Ltd, Falfish and The CFPO