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30 hours (4 days)
2:12
3 years
Outreach Rescue Certificate of Achievement
Any suitable classroom
To train incident commanders to identify, select, develop and manage appropriate tactical and operational plans in water and flood environments.
Personnel required to advise or command at water and flood incidents at a tactical or operational level.
Equips commanders with critical water incident management skills.
DEFRA Module 5 compliant for water and flood incident command.
Classroom-based course with practical case study integration.
DEFRA Module 5
In-date Mod 2 OR Mod 3 compliant award. It is beneficial to have access to Resilience Direct and the Met Office Hazard Manager online facilities.
Age 18+. Delegates will require a laptop computer
Reassessment is recommended every 2 years by means of a 2 day recertification course. This course satisfies Module ‘Water Incident Manager (5088EXQ)’ for the Diploma in Specialist Rescue and is worth 30 credits.
- Classroom lectures and presentations covering water rescue team resources and capabilities, multi-team search management, mass evacuation, welfare consideration for extended and large-scale operations, communication, incident management considerations, clear effective briefing and debriefing, crime scene and body recovery considerations, national water safety policies, the Civil Contingencies act, incident planning including interpretation of forecasts and forecasting flooding events and distribution.
- Delegates are issued a workbook and a personal reflection which is completed throughout the course and is assessed along with a written examination.
- Whilst this course is classroom based, practical table-top exercises are conducted to put the theory into practice through simulations to confirm learning.
This 2-day course is designed for personnel needing to recertify their Team Commander award. It re-confirms delegates' command of a specialist rescue team at the operational level, covering incident management, risk management, communication, flood management, and search techniques.
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