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37 hours (5 days)
2:7
3 years
Outreach Rescue Certificate of Achievement
Outreach Rescue, Tan-y-Bwlch Centre, Llanllechid, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales LL57 3HY
To train responders to identify limitations and safely and effectively use appropriate water rescue equipment to work safely and to conduct rescue near, in and on moving water.
Emergency services personnel and personnel from organizations involved in water rescue responses at the Water and Flood Rescue Technician (DEFRA Mod 3) level.
Aligns with the learning outcomes of DEFRA and NFCC Mod 3.
Includes practical training in Class 2 water.
utilises a variety of training environments.
DEFRA Mod 3, NFCC Rescue Boat Code Mod 3
No pre-requisites required
Age 18+. Delegates must be fit for this physically demanding course requiring the ability to swim in class 2 water in PPE.
Reassessment & Refresher training is recommended every 2 years by means of attending a 2/3 day recertification course. Successful completion allows entry to: Water Instructor Training Advanced Water Technician DEFRA & NFCC RBC Mod 4, Defra Team Commander, DEFRA Mod 5. If delivered at Outreach Rescue this course satisfies Module ‘Specialist Rescue 1 (5084EXQ)’ for the Diploma in Specialist Rescue and is worth 30 credits.
- Classroom session cover water rescue scene management, dynamic risk assessment, incident management structure, water-related hazards and their rescue implications, search procedures, unstable surfaces (mud and ice), vehicles in water, recovery issues, helicopter operations, adverse environments, flooding and roles and responsibilities.
- A course manual is issued.
- A short written exam paper confirms learning.
- Practical sessions include the basics of safe working in water, swimming and manoeuvring in moving water, quick-release drills, reach rescues, use of throwlines, basic boat handling, swim rescues, foot entrapments, cinches, wading, aggressive casualty, rigging and operating rope systems (tensioned diagonals, V-lowers), and casualty management.
- Specialist equipment is provided. Delegates can use their own PPE, subject to inspection by trainers.
- Continuous assessment is conducted throughout with an emphasis on assessing scenario's towards the end of the course to confirm learning.
This 2-day recertification course ensures existing water rescue technicians with requisite INSTRUCTOR led CPD maintain the necessary skills for safe and effective water rescue operations, following DEFRA Mod 3 and NFCC standards.
This 1-day course focuses on the practical application of Rescue from Vehicles in Water utilising the skills covered in the Water First Responders Course (Mod 2)
This 2-day course trains emergency service personnel and organizations involved in water rescue responses at the Water First Responder (DEFRA Module 2) level. Delegates learn to identify rescue limitations, safely use water rescue equipment, and operate near or in moving water in a non-buoyant capacity.
This 3-day recertification course ensures existing water rescue technicians with requisite peer led CPD maintain the necessary skills for safe and effective water rescue operations, following DEFRA Mod 3 and NFCC standards.
This 5-day course is designed for experienced and proficient Mod 3 award holders who wish to train personnel in the skillsets of the Water Rescue Technician (Mod 3). It provides the framework of instructional skills and associated knowledge and understanding to instruct others to this level.
This 3-day course refreshes and updates holders of an in-date Water Rescue Advanced Skills award as well as re-establishes their competence in the advanced skillsets of rescues involving rope over water.
This 2-day course focuses on the practical application of Rescue from Vehicles in Water utilising the skills covered in the Water Rescue Technician Course (Mod 3)
This 5-day course combines water rescue techniques with rope rescue techniques to enable operators to conduct safe rescues in complex and difficult access water environments where rope-over-water rescue techniques are required.
A 2-day course designed for emergency services personnel to develop paddle manoeuvring skills for water rescue operations beyond basic techniques covered in DEFRA MOD 3 Water Rescue Technician training.
This qualification provides learners a level of knowledge and skills associated with Level D of the FPHC Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) skills framework to deal with a range of prehospital emergency care situations.
This 3-day course is designed for personnel who have completed the Water Rescue Technician Instructor Training within the last 2 years and are ready for assessment or for those needing to recertify as a Water Rescue Technician Instructor.
This 3-day course is designed for personnel whose Mod 4 award requires recertification. It aims to ensure operators maintain competency in identifying their limitations and safely operating powered boats and associated equipment in various water conditions.
This 4-day course trains emergency service personnel and organizations involved in water rescue response with the use of powered craft. Delegates learn to identify the rescue limitations and effectively use powered boats and associated equipment in inland waters and flooding, by day or night, in various water conditions.
This 1-day course equips workers and volunteers with essential knowledge and skills for safe work in or near water environments, and includes physical in-water training in safe work practices and the basics of self-rescue and emergency peer rescue.
This 1-day course equips delegates who work near water to identify water-based hazards and learn how to operate safely around the water margins. This course is classroom based with a session on the use of a throw line. No in-water training takes place.
This 2-day course is designed for personnel holding Mod 2, Mod 3, or Mod 4 awards who are required to command a team in the operational area. The course teaches delegates to command a specialist rescue team at the operational level.
This 2-day instructional skills module builds on an experienced Water Rescue Technician Instructors' skillsets in instructing and coaching their delegates in the use of Rescue Craft for Water Rescue operations.
This 2-day course is designed for personnel requiring recertification of their (post-2019) Water and Flood Incident Commander award. It reassesses competency in identifying, selecting, developing, and managing appropriate tactical and operational plans in water and flood environments.
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.
This 4-day course is designed for experienced and proficient DEFRA Mod 3 award holders who wish to train personnel in the skillsets of the Water First Responder (Mod 2). It provides instructional skills and knowledge to instruct others in Mod 2 skillsets.
This 4-day course is designed for personnel who are required to advise or command at water and flood incidents at a tactical or operational level. It trains incident commanders to identify, select, develop, and manage appropriate tactical and operational plans in water and flood environments.