{"product_id":"rescue-3-swift-water-rescue-technician-training-course","title":"Rescue 3 Safe Working in Water Training Course","description":"\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDate and Location\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7th-8th Sept 2026 – Staveley, Kendal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Rescue 3 Safe Working In Water (SWIW) course is designed for people tasked with working in water who will need a self and co-worker rescue capability using conditional rescue techniques, eg throwbags, wading techniques and reach poles. The target audience might be those who work as ecologists construction industry workers, road and bridge maintenance workers, arborists, built environment consultants etc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExample clients include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNatural England\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSEPA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtkins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJBA Consulting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLowther Forestry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEden Rivers Trust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBiological Research Association\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Atlantic Salmon Trust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuglife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCourse content:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTheory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorkplace legislation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSafe systems of work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRisk assessments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-planning for emergencies and rescue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydrology and water hazards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold water considerations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMud, ice and coastal considerations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiosecurity and environmental considerations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical and decontamination considerations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifejackets vs. buoyancy aids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuoyancy aid and lifejacket maintenance, periodic inspection and transportation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifejacket firing mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifejacket accidental inflation risks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonal and team equipment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsiderations for night\/poor visibility working\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommunications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePractical\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre- and post-use lifejacket checks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifejacket inflation and deflation – auto\/manual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwimming and self-rescue in lifejackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwimming and self-rescue in buoyancy aids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrowbags and other conditional rescues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShallow water techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTethered shallow water techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrainers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople and equipment entrapments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Water Rescue","offers":[{"title":"7th-8th September 2026","offer_id":56735034147202,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/1071\/9440\/files\/DSC9257.jpg?v=1780764120","url":"https:\/\/water-rescue.co.uk\/products\/rescue-3-swift-water-rescue-technician-training-course","provider":"Water Rescue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}