Learn essential lifesaving skills with our practical, hands-on First Aid course. Using the latest teaching methods, this course gives you the confidence to respond effectively in real situations. It also includes a dedicated watersports module — perfect for aspiring instructors, watersports enthusiasts, and pleasure boaters.

Whether you’re aiming to become an Irish Sailing or RYA instructor, or working towards your Advanced Powerboat or RYA Yachtmaster qualification, this course provides the vital first aid knowledge you need both on and off the water.

About the Course

Our course has been designed to provide those engaged in boating activities, both for recreation and those involved in delivering marine training, to allow course participants deal with a variety of first aid situations in context of being afloat.
The course has been created to meet the requirements for Irish Sailing SSBS and National Powerboat Training Scheme Instructors as well as for Royal Yachting Association Dinghy, Keelboat and Powerboat Instructors as well as those undertaking RYA Certificate of Competency Yachtmaster Examinations. The course is delivered over 1-day and the contact time in excess of 7 hours.

2026 Dates

• Course 1: Sunday 18^th January, 9.30am-4pm approx
• Course 2: Sunday 1^st February, 9.30am-4pm approx
• Course 3: Sunday 15^th February, 9.30am-4pm approx
• Course 4: Sunday 25^th February, 9.30am-4pm approx
• Course 5: Sunday 22^nd March, 9.30am-4pm approx
• Course 6: Sunday 19^th April, 9.30am-4pm approx
• Course 7: Sunday 17^th May, 9.30am-4pm approx
• Course 8: Sunday 7^th June, 9.30am-4pm approx
• Course 9: Sunday 13^th September, 9.30am-4pm approx
• Course 10: Sunday 11^th October, 9.30am-4pm approx
• Course 11: Sunday 15^th November, 9.30am-4pm approx

If you want to be informed of later dates, please send us an email to sailing@inss.ie and we’ll make sure to notify you as soon as the dates are released.