Overview of AP Training

Whether preparing SAR workers to assist in humanitarian crises worldwide, promoting sea safety awareness in children, facilitating safe powerboat usage, or training anyone to be able to treat casualties, all of Atlantic Pacific’s courses are designed with preventative lifesaving as the pedagogical cornerstone.

Focus on Young People

Much of our programming is directed towards youth, and even the minimum age for our adult programming is 16 (with a few exceptions).

We believe educating & training young people in crucial lifesaving and emergency response skills will not only help keep them safe, but will strengthen our future communities with people who are ready to help whenever and wherever.

A quick overview of Atlantic Pacific’s full course catalogue.

  • RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course

    📅 various dates
    📍 Royal Docks, London
    👉 age 12 minimum

    Certified as an RYA Training Centre, we offer this entry-level course which provides the skills and knowledge needed to drive a powerboat. It accredits anyone interested in recreational boating or people who want to get involved in SAR but who don’t have any sea-going experience.

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  • Search & Rescue Fundamentals

    📅 various dates
    📍 Royal Docks, London
    👉 age 16 minimum

    Intended for participants with some boating knowledge, this course is a significant first step into search and rescue. One of few civilian open-access courses available, it teaches up-to-date and effective maritime SAR techniques that are actively used in real-life scenarios.

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  • Casualty Care

    📅 various dates
    📍 Royal Docks, London
    👉 age 16 minimum

    Whether for work, volunteering, or in day-to-day life, the skills you learn in this comprehensive course will keep you, your colleagues, your casualties and your family safe. Results in certification that is valid for 3 years and meets the criteria set by the HSE for First Aid at Work.

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  • Intro to Medicine London

    📅 various dates
    📍Royal Docks, London
    👉 16-17 years olds

    An introduction to medical and emergency response careers from doctors and medics with diverse backgrounds, advanced first aid certification, from our conveniently accessible training centre in Newham, East London.

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  • Intro to Medicine Wales

    📅 August 2025
    📍 St. Donats, Wales
    👉 16-17 years olds

    An introduction to medical and emergency response careers from doctors and medics with diverse backgrounds, advanced first aid certification, and outdoor adventures in a historic castle on the Bristol Channel.

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  • Junior Summer Camp Wales

    📅 August 2025
    📍 St. Donats, Wales
    👉 14-17 years olds

    An outdoor adventure with humanitarian focus. Many sea-based activities, including an introduction to Search & Rescue, basic boat handling, and an emphasis on teamwork and friendship in a historic castle on the Bristol Channel.

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  • Psychological First Aid

    📅 various dates
    📍 Royal Docks, London
    👉 age 16 minimum

    This 3 hour course is a basic introduction to psychologically supporting people during emergencies and in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic event, as well as self care for responders. It can be used in everyday settings, but also in preparation for providing emergency response services.

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  • Spring Camp Japan

    📅 Spring 2025
    📍 Kamaishi, Japan
    👉 13-18 year olds

    An outdoor adventure with humanitarian focus. Emphasis on leadership, cultural understanding, and teamwork through exploring climate change solutions and sea-based adventures, all while making international friends and improving your English or Japanese!

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  • Summer Camp Japan

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    📅 29 July - 2 August 2024
    📍 Kamaishi, Japan
    👉 13-18 year olds

    An outdoor adventure with humanitarian focus. Emphasis on leadership, cultural understanding, and teamwork through exploring climate change solutions and sea-based adventures, all while making international friends and improving your English or Japanese!

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  • Summer School

    📅 June / July 2025
    📍 St. Donats, Wales
    👉 age 18 minimum

    A highly intensive residential course uniquely designed for Search & Rescue focused humanitarians who work in drowning crises worldwide. The course is dually focused on Casualty Care and maritime SAR and is composed of theoretical and practical elements as well as land-based and sea-based activities.

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Our international crew of instructors come from diverse backgrounds in medicine, emergency response and SAR work.

They have designed all of our training programming with a rigorous combination of real-world experience and programming infrastructure from recognised institutions like the RNLI, IMRF, and the HSE.

If you have questions about any of our courses or trainings please feel free to email the courses team.

A note on costs

We’re very aware of how challenging it is to do humanitarian sea-based SAR. Training those who do this critical work is at the heart of our values and mission. We offer case by case scholarships to humanitarians for all our courses, and our yearly intensive Summer School, intended only for humanitarian volunteers, is greatly subsidised.

If cost is prohibitive to you, please get in touch and we will always do our best to help.

If we could, we would offer all of our programming for free. As it stands, all of the profits we make get cycled back into making training accessible to those who will take their skills into the world to save lives from drowning.