100+ Free STCW Medical Care Practice Questions

STCW Medical Care On Board Ship (VI/4-2) trains the seafarer designated to take charge of medical care when no doctor is aboard, normally the master or a senior deck officer, with Medical First Aid (VI/4-1) as the prerequisite. Based on IMO Model Course 1.15 and Table A-VI/4-2, the roughly 40-50 hour course covers care of the casualty (head and spinal injuries, bleeding, burns and frostbite, fractures, wounds and suturing, acute abdomen), nursing and patient assessment, diseases and emergencies (cardiac, stroke, anaphylaxis, diabetes, malaria, dental, childbirth at sea), the ship's medicine chest with controlled-drug custody, hygiene and disease prevention, and radio medical advice via TMAS with MEDEVAC coordination. Provider written exams commonly use around 50 multiple-choice questions at about 70% to pass, plus practical assessment. Many flag states such as the MCA and EU administrations require updating roughly every five years; the USCG equivalent is the MCPIC endorsement.