Having a first aid kit on board is mandatory for safety at sea and is regulated by nautical regulations. Osculati offers a range of nautical first aid kits with everything you need to deal with medical emergencies while sailing.
🔹 Types of Osculati First Aid Kits
⚓ Basic Kit – Suitable for small boats and day trips
⚓ Complete Kit for National Navigation – Compliant with regulations for pleasure craft within 12 miles
⚓ 12 Miles Navigation Kit – Includes medicines and additional tools, compliant with international regulations
⚓ Waterproof Emergency Kit – In a waterproof container to resist water and humidity
🔹 Standard Contents of a Nautical First Aid Kit
✔ Dressing devices
- Sterile gauze and plasters of various sizes
- Elastic and adhesive bandages
- Cotton wool
- Medical tape
✔ Health tools
- Scissors and tweezers
- Disposable latex gloves
- Tourniquet
- Thermometer
✔ Disinfectants and basic medicines
- Physiological solution for washing
- Antiseptics and disinfectants
- Cream for burns and insect bites
- Analgesics and antipyretics (where permitted)
✔ Emergency tools
- Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation mask
- Isothermal blankets
- First aid manual
🔹 Regulations for First Aid on Board
The minimum mandatory equipment varies according to the distance from the coast .
🛥 Within 12 miles → Basic kit with dressings and disinfectants
⛵ Over 12 miles → A more complete kit with medications and additional equipment is mandatory
âš Tip: Always check that your kit is up to date and that your medications have not expired!
