Soon after Emergency First Response® released the Primary and Secondary Care program in 2002, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) approved it to meet the first aid and CPR requirement for the USCG merchant mariner licensure. To maintain this approval, the USCG requires a program review every five years. The result of this re-evaluation extended USCG approval of EFR® Primary and Secondary Care courses another five years to 31 May 2028.
To meet merchant mariner licensure requirements, Primary and Secondary Care training needs to be completed within one year of merchant mariner application. The student must also be issued a certificate of training containing the information below:
- Name and code of the course as First Aid & CPR (Emergency First Response-Primary and Secondary, code- EMERFR-197)
- Name of the educational institution (Emergency First Response)
- Date of completion and location where the training was conducted
- Name of the student
- Signature of an authorized representative of the school (instructor’s signature)
A customized EFR Certificate (Product No. 40021) may be obtained through your local PADI/EFR Regional Headquarters to meet this need. Please contact your EFR Regional Headquarters to ensure you receive proper documentation. EFR Instructors can take advantage of this approval by actively reaching out to those seeking CPR and first aid training to meet USCG licensure requirements.
In addition to this approval, EFR courses and programs have been rigorously evaluated by other respected third party authorities in a number of countries and achieved significant accreditation and approval.
To learn more about the United States Coast Guard please visit www.uscg.mil.
