Seafarer documentsSpecialist qualifications and training
Basic Life Support (BLS, AHA) – Course Completion
BLS
- Brief entry
- Checked 1 October 2026
- Document type
- Document
- Validity
- As issued; competence shown every 2 years
Brief entry: the name, code, purpose and source. A full entry will follow.
Contents2
1 What it covers
Records training in basic life support, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation under the BLS programme.1
Who needs it. Medical personnel and other participants in the named provider’s course.1
2 Validity and renewal
Document validity. The expiry date, if the issuing system sets one, is shown on the document itself. This reference does not calculate personal expiry dates.
