Swift Water Rescue Training
All Rescue courses are administered by Rescue 3 UK who are the UK Agency for ‘Rescue 3 International’, and are the only internationally recognised white water rescue courses.Training courses are valid for three years and upon completion students receive a certificate, ID card, badge and skill sheets co-signed by themselves and the instructor. A copy of this is sent to Rescue 3 UK and Rescue 3 International in the USA who then enters the student onto their database.
The centre owner (Anthony) has over 20 years experience in swift and white water environments. As a professional Kayak Coach with a passion for global kayaking this has taken him to extreme locations and conditions all over the world, including expedition work, the first descents of rivers, and working as a professional river guide and rescue technician. This passion for safety and working in this white water environment has led to us being one of the few external training venues in the UK offering these courses.
Swiftwater Rescue Technician Unit 1 (SRT Unit 1)
White Water Rescue Technician (WRT)
Awareness Water Rescue
Basic Water Rescuer
Swift Water Rescue First Responder
Swiftwater Rescue Technician Unit 1 (SRT Unit 1)
This course is aimed at rescue professionals, emergency services, and Professional River and raft guides, and is the bench mark standard in many parts of the world as the essential qualification. A four day intensive course to train personnel in suitable techniques to undertake rescues in a swift water environment. Using a mixture of theory and practical sessions, the emphasis of the course is to gain enough practical experience to feel confident in and around this environment.
SRT Technician Unit 1 - Course Outline
Course Dates
Tuesday 2 – Friday 5 February 2010
Tuesday 27 – Friday 30 April 2010
Tuesday 28 September – Friday 1 October 2010
Tuesday 16 – Friday 19 November 2010
Price: £280.00 + Vat per person non residential (£140.00 + VAT recertification)
Residential charges on request.
The 4 day course cost is inclusive of all training, dry suits and equipment, training manual, certificates and I.D cards.
Closed courses can be arranged for organisations i.e. emergency services, environment agencies, mountain rescue teams etc, based on a minimum of 4 people. Please contact the centre for further details.
White Water Rescue Technician (WRT)
This course is recognised as an alternative to the BCU White Water Safety & Rescue Course (required for the BCU 4 star) and the Advanced WWSR course (required for the 5 star award).
A new 3 day course from Rescue 3, aimed specifically at outdoor professionals such as kayakers and river guides. The course expects participants to have previous river knowledge and experience, allowing more time to concentrate on developing effecting rescue skills in a white water environment. This course is set to become the bench mark rescue course for river professionals the worldwide. This course is also run annually each Autumn in Nepal.
Classroom & practical subjects include:
· Hydrology and water dynamics
· Introduction to technical rescue equipment
· Hazard identification & risk assessment
· Introduction to rope systems
· Swimming in moving water
· Medical considerations
· Foot and body entrapments
· Scene management
· Contact and in-water rescues
· Two and Four point boat and rope system
· Crossing techniques
· Boat pins and entrapments
Course Dates
Friday 12 - Sunday 14 March 2010
Wednesday 5 - Friday 7 May 2010
Monday 16 - Wednesday 18 August 2010
Tuesday 19 - Thursday 21 October 2010
Prices: £195.00 + VAT non residential inclusive of certification and all equipment supplied.(Residential prices on request)
Awareness Water Rescue - 1 day
A one day classroom based course, designed to provide personnel who may be working near water with sufficient knowledge to be aware of the hazards created by this environment, and develop an understanding of water rescue techniques, such as teachers, mountain leaders etc and is valid for 3 years.
Group & own venue courses discounted.
Basic Water Rescuer - 1 day
Basic Water Rescuer is a one day course designed for personnel who may be deployed to a basic (still) water environment where they may be required to undertake rescues and is valid for 3 years.
Swift Water Rescue First Responder – 2 day
Designed for personnel deployed or called to a swift water environment but not necessarily undertaking rescue work themselves, such as the police, water bailiffs etc and is valid for 3 years.
For more information please contact the centre.