Rescue 3
Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Boat Operator Training Course
Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Boat Operator Training Course
Course type:
Emergency Service & Water Rescue Team CoursesDescription:
The Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Boat Operator training course is intended for emergency services or rescue teams who will be required to carry out rescues in a swiftwater and flood environment. This course incorporates all elements from the FRBO course and adds a swiftwater capability suitable for fast-moving rivers and flash flood conditions. It is based on the philosophy of self-protection and application of low-to high-risk solutions.
Course length:
5 days
The Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Boat Operator course can also be run as a 4-day add-on module for those who have attended the Rescue 3 Rescue Boat Operator Course or equivalent national course, eg RYA Powerboat level 2. It can be run as a 3-day add-on module from the Flood Rescue Boat Operator course.
Course content includes:
- Scope of operations
- Boat & hull types
- Drive units
- Maintenance
- Pre & post trip checks & procedures
- Rescue boat equipment
- PPE
- Communications
- Weather considerations
- Navigation considerations
- Dynamic risk assessment
- platforms
- Flood & moving water hazards
- Medical & decontamination considerations
- Boat wraps
- Rescuer safety & training
- Weir considerations
- Launching & recovery
- Crew operational roles
- Boat handling under power and with paddles
- Towing
- Anchoring
- Wading
- Flips & rights
- Controlling boats with ropes
- Swiftwater boat handling under power and with paddles
- Swiftwater crew operational roles
- Crew person overboard & recovery
- Casualty pick up
- Casualty management
- Boat-based throwbag rescue
- Transferring & transporting difficult loads
- Boat-based stretcher management
- Rescues from elevated positions
- Boat-based tethered swimmer rescues
- Swiftwater casualty pick up
- Searching swiftwater & floods
- Night / poor visibility operations in swiftwater
- Vehicles in water
- Helicopter considerations
Prerequisites: Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician
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