The syllabus covers the requirements of the 1978 Convention as amended including Manila Amendments Chapter VI, Section A- VI/1 paragraph 2 and Table A-VI/1-3. A trainee successfully completing this course will have a knowledge and skill of first aid sufficient to take immediate effective action upon encountering an accident, illness, or other medical emergency until the arrival of the person who is in charge of medical care, and be able to minimize risk of further harm to self and casualty at all times.