# First Aid/CPR Question for Chief Cavo

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/first-aid-cpr-question-for-chief-cavo/1582>\
**Category:** Maritime Training & Licensing\
**Created:** [May 15, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/first-aid-cpr-question-for-chief-cavo/1582 "2009-05-15T15:57:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rusty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f17d59/32.png) [@Rusty](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Rusty)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/first-aid-cpr-question-for-chief-cavo/1582/1 "2009-05-15T15:57:30Z")

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Are online First Aid/CPR certifications that follow American Red Cross and American Heart Association guidelines approved for upgrade applications ?

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**Author:** ![Rusty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f17d59/32.png) [@Rusty](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Rusty)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/first-aid-cpr-question-for-chief-cavo/1582/2 "2009-05-19T08:48:26Z")

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If it is of interest to anyone I found the answer to my question on the NMC website and it is yes. First Aid and CPR can be taken online with Emergency University at [www.emergencyuniversity.com](http://www.emergencyuniversity.com) for 39.95. It is approved for license applications but not for STCW.

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**Author:** ![jdcavo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jdcavo/32/108_2.png) [@jdcavo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jdcavo)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/first-aid-cpr-question-for-chief-cavo/1582/3 "2009-05-25T21:51:47Z")

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> [@Rusty;12343](#):
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> Are online First Aid/CPR certifications that follow American Red Cross and American Heart Association guidelines approved for upgrade applications ?

They are not approved for STCW. I’m confused by your mention of “upgrade applications.” Except for STCW, if you took First Aid & CPR for an original license, you don’t need it to upgrade to another license.

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**Author:** ![Rusty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f17d59/32.png) [@Rusty](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Rusty)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/first-aid-cpr-question-for-chief-cavo/1582/4 "2009-05-26T19:13:43Z")

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Chief Cavo,

Thank you for the response. I will be upgrading from 100 Ton Master to 500 Ton Master and took First Aid and CPR for the original license.

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**Author:** ![jdcavo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jdcavo/32/108_2.png) [@jdcavo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jdcavo)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/first-aid-cpr-question-for-chief-cavo/1582/5 "2009-05-29T13:01:10Z")

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[quote=Rusty;12800]Chief Cavo,

Thank you for the response. I will be upgrading from 100 Ton Master to 500 Ton Master and took First Aid and CPR for the original license.[/quote]

You may need it for STCW, and the on-line courses won’t work for that.

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**Author:** ![zackneil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/22d042/32.png) [@zackneil](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/zackneil)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/first-aid-cpr-question-for-chief-cavo/1582/6 "2009-10-28T22:45:18Z")

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A course on First aid can be done online, but it must be done under the guidance of licensed instructor. Even I’ve done it online. And while all this I found a great site [http://www.gotoaid.com](http://www.gotoaid.com/), which has helped me a lot know separately about humans and pets First Aid. I’m pretty confident this will definitely help you out.