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14 hours (2 days)
1:12
3 years
Outreach Rescue Certificate of Achievement
Any suitable classroom
To recertify a Water & Flood Incident Managers capabilities in specialist rescue incident command at the tactical and operational level.
Personnel requiring recertification of their (post 2019) Water & Flood Incident Managers award
DEFRA MOD 5-compliant recertification for Water & Flood Incident Managers.
Focus on tactical planning and operational command in water rescue.
Updated to align with post-2019 DEFRA Con-Ops standards.
DEFRA Module 5
In-date Water & Flood incident Managers award or Equivalent (issued within 3 years) Delegates require a record of CPD of operating as a WFIM for 8 hours a year PLUS one of the following three to satisfy the ‘Water Safety’ element of the WFIM recert: Maintain Mod 2 or Mod 3 award, OR Maintain Mod 1 award with 4 hours in class 2 water as CPD every 3 years with a Mod 2 or 3 instructor meeting the requirements on page 86 of the 2019 DEFRA Con-Ops, OR Attend the Mod 1 with Annex H 1 day course with Outreach Rescue (see Practical Water Awareness on the website) to satisfy the above.
Age 18+. Delegates will require a laptop computer
Reassessment is recommended every 2 years by means of re-attending this course.
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. Delegate 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.
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