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15 hours (2 days)
1:6
3 years
Outreach Rescue Certificate of Achievement
Pinkston White Water Centre- Glasgow. For bespoke courses, this can be delivered at other venues as booked by the customer.
To enable delegates to plan and execute successful casualty rescues from various types of vehicles in water, implementing appropriate rescue methods and considering medical implications.
Water Rescue Technicians who want to be better prepared for responding to incidents involving vehicles in water.
Realistic vehicle-in-water rescue training with practical drills.
Focus on hazard awareness, stabilisation, and safe casualty management.
Expands on Water Rescue Technician (Mod 3) theory with practical application.
In-date DEFRA Mod 3 compliant award (issued within 3 years)
Age 18+. Delegates must be fit for physical training requiring the delegates to be competent in all Water Rescue Technician (Mod 3) skillsets.
Recertification is recommended every 2 years by means of re-attending this course.
- Classroom sessions cover the basic theoretical elements, such as associated hazards of vehicles in water, incident management and planning.
- A course manual is issued.
- This course is predominantly practical, involving sessions demonstrating hydrological hazards and management, vehicle stabilisation techniques, safe vehicle access techniques (at Mod 3 level) and casualty extraction and management.
- This course is holistically assessed throughout.
- All specialist equipment is provided.
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