Rescue 3
Basic Water Rescuer – Foundation Training Course
Basic Water Rescuer – Foundation Training Course
Course type:
Industrial Water Rescue CoursesDescription:
The Basic Water Rescuer – This foundation course is designed for personnel who may be deployed to a basic (still) water environment, such as lakes, ponds and canals, where they may be required to undertake simple rescues using basic equipment. For using more equipment-intensive elements, including rescue platforms, sleds and boards, students should undertake the basic water rescuer course outlined below
Course content includes:
- Rescue 3 philosophy
- Training standards
- Hydrology and water hazards
- Personal equipment
- Technical and team equipment
- Assessing risk
- Communications
- Incident size-up
- Medical and decontamination considerations
- Cold water immersion considerations
- Water entry and exit
- Shallow water techniques
- Swimming techniques and self-rescue
- Conditional rescues – talk, reach, throw
- True rescues – tethered, untethered
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