Rescue

Swiftwater Rescue Technician Level 1,

Download Booking Form

Swiftwater Rescue Technician Level 2,

Low to High Angle Rescue Technician,

Course Dates and Structure,

Bookings and Cancellation

The Swiftwater Rescue Operators Course (SRO) has been developed in line with Australian and International swiftwater rescue standards. This operator level course incorporates the internationally renowned Rescue 3 International White Water Rescue Technician and the latest nationally endorsed units of competency.

SISOBWG404A Apply river crossing skills, SISOWWR302A Demonstrate white water rescues and recoveries and SISOWWR201A Demonstrate self rescue skills in white water.

The international version of the course has been taught to people world wide and in 4 languages.

The SRO Course is designed for rescue workers, rafting guides, outdoor education leaders, adventure guides, school teachers and recreational paddlers.

SWIFTWATER RESCUE OPERATOR

The SRO Course is delivered over 4 days. Training and assessment will comprise of both theory and practical components. Training is conducted over 3 days plus an additional day of assessment to gain the relevant Units of Competency. Those wishing to recertify for the old Swiftwater Rescue Technician level 1 (now named White Water Rescue Technician) can complete the 3 day component without assessment.

River bank throw bag demonstration

The initial emphasis is on developing self rescue skills. Other objectives include the philosophy of rescue, dynamics of swift moving water, dealing with hazards and obstacles, using basic rescue equipment, setting up technical horizontal rope systems, throw bagging, strainer swimming, swimming in rapids and much more.

SWIFTWATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN 2

New course structure being developed. Visit www.rescuetrainggroup.com.au for course development

Swiftwater Rescue courses utilise basic rescue equipment that should be carried by all those working or recreating near moving water

Behavioral Objectives:

At the completion of the SRO Course

· Understand the philosophy and history of swiftwater rescue
· Describe swiftwater terms and identify their hydrological features and hazards
· Identify appropriate personal equipment for a swiftwater rescue
· Understand low to high risk options and the 15 absolutes of swiftwater rescue
· Understand and demonstrate ferry angles both for water craft and swimming
· Discuss different boat types and their suitability as rescue platforms
· Understand medical considerations of swiftwater rescue

· Demonstrate C spine immobilisation
· Discuss effective communication   techniques for swiftwater rescue
· Identify adverse variables which   will affect swiftwater rescue
· Demonstrate effective aggressive   and defensive swimming   Techniques including eddy hoping,   swimming in a hole, swimming a   line across a river.
· Discuss a range of throw bags and   their features
· Demonstrate effective use of throw   bags
· Demonstrate an ability to perform   correctly a towed victim swim   rescue and a live bait rescue
· Understand victim behaviour

Using a V lower to extricate a foot entrapment

· Demonstrate the ability to correctly set up a quick release belt on a PFD
· Define and discuss a strainer and demonstrate an ability to correctly perform a   strainer swim in Swiftwater using a v-lower to extricate a foot entrapment
· Define and discuss a shallow water crossings and demonstrate an ability to   correctly perform a variety of techniques for shallow water crossing
· Discuss and identify a range of entrapment and vertical pinning situations and   options for releasing the victim
· Demonstrate an ability to release a victim from an entrapment or vertical pinning in   a simulated rescue situation
· Understand and demonstrate simple 2 and 4 point boat tether rescues
· Demonstrate a range of paddle strokes to manoeuvre an inflatable raft in   swiftwater, in a team environment
· Identify a range of rescue conditions that would require the use of ropes and/or   webbing
· Identify the correct type of rope and/or webbing to suit a range of rescue conditions   and discuss their application
· Be able to tie rescue knots, including the “family of eights”. The water knot, the   Prusik knot, the figure 9 knot, the butterfly knot, and rescue hitches and the no knot

· Discuss the use and application of different types   of knots
· Describe and identify a range of technical   equipment to suit a range of river rescue   situations
· Discuss their properties and applications with   regard to strengths, safe working loads,   construction and handling considerations
· Be able to construct effective anchors, including   one point, load sharing, and self-equalising   anchors, using both rope and webbing.
· Understand and utilise natural and artificial   anchors, including tress, rocks, poles,   barricades, bridge abutments, parapets,   vehicles, cliff pickets.

Shallow water triangle of support crossing

· Discuss and apply mechanical advantage in a team environment, required to carry   out a rescue
· Demonstrate an ability to set up and use a 3:1 z drag and 4:1 pig rig
· Discuss and dry land demonstrate a simulated Tyrolean rescue system shallow   water triangle of support crossing
· Be able to manage such systems with fair competency in actual terrain.
· Understand the management skills needed to direct a technical rope rescue mission
· Respond to an outdoor recreation emergency
· Demonstrate search and rescue skills
· Establish and use mechanical advantage rope systems in a comprehensive range of   settings
· Select an extensive range of anchors for rope activities
· Use a single rope belay system to safe guard a person
· Establish belay systems for limited range of contexts
· Perform a comprehensive range of white water rescues and SRT 2 recoveries

LOW TO HIGH ANGLE RESCUE TECHNICIAN
The course is a three day, 30 hour course with the first day classroom based with days 2 and 3 in the field.
Preparing a stretcher lower using an A frame	The Low to High Angle rescue Course integrates the most current technology and research on rope rescue from around the world. It utilizes discovery learning to teach the skills necessary to safely affect technical rope rescues from simple over the bank situations to vertical cliff and structure rescues. The course covers basic and specialized equipment, safety and scene management, anchor systems, belaying techniques, ascending and descending, lowering and raising systems, mechanical advantage systems and stretcher management.
The Low to High Angle Rescue Course has application for cliff rescue, confined space rescue, high rise rescue, helicopter rescue, mines rescue, caves and swiftwater rescue.

Low to High Angle Rescue is applicable to lead and top rope climbers, bush walkers outdoor educators, mountaineers, abseilers, industrial rope access and rescue personnel.

Behavioral Objectives:

At the completion of the course the students will:

· Understand the basic characteristics of ropes, knots, technical gear, and litters   used in low- angle, to high angle rescue
· Be able to manage such systems with fair competency in actual terrain.
· Understand the management skills needed to direct a technical rope rescue   mission
· Be able to tie rescue knots, including the “family of eight’s”. The water knot,   the   Prusik knot, the figure 9 knot, the butterfly knot, and rescue hitches.
· Understand and utilise basic camming devices and hitches, including   mechanical   ascenders, the Bachman, the Prusik and the Kleinheist.
· Be able to construct effective anchors, including one point, load sharing, and   self- equalizing anchors, using both rope and webbing.

· Understand and utilize natural and artificial anchors, including tress, rocks,   poles,   barricades,   bridge abutments,   parapets, vehicles, cliff pickets. And   “dead man”.
· Understand the applications of the   tensionless anchors.
· Understand the uses of climber’s   equipment for technical rescue, including   cams,   “nuts”, chocks, pitons and bolts.
· Be able to set up and manage simple 2:1 over-the-bank raising and lowering   systems.

LHA course Boya 2001

· Be able to manage a self-belay, and   understand the differences between   static and dynamic belays, and true, conditional, and “pseudo” belays.
· Be able to tie a patient into a litter using both the Yosemite and California   State Fire Marshal’s lashing system.
· Understand the characteristics of various litters, including wire and plastic, and   other patient immobilisation devices, including the K.E.D., spider, Miller and   KED.
· Be able to rig a simple two-point litter attachment system.
· Be able to set up and manage a simple friction lowering system using, either a   1:2:1 friction   system, an 8 plate, a munter hitch, or a brake-bar rack.
· Be able to set up and manage a simple 3:1 raising system.
· Be able to set up and manage a 4:1 “piggy-back” raising system.
· Be able to manage a raising and lowering system for a litter and three   attendants   in low-angle to fairly steep terrain.
· Preparing a stretcher lower using an A frame
· Understand the lashing systems for building A-frames and tripods from timber.
· Understand the basic commands involved in rope rescue systems.
· Understand the role of the Incident Command System and the unique position   of Safety Officer in rope rescue.
· Manage a safe, top-rope-belayed rappel using various friction devices.
· Ascend a fixed rope, while top-rope belayed, using various mechanical and   rope ascending devices.
· Set and manage a vertical lowering system and switch to a raising system.
· Direct a “window washer pick-off” evolution for victims trapped on vertical   surfaces.
· Tie and manage a Yosemite “pre-rig” for a vertical rescue evolution using a   litter.
· Direct a raising and lowering evolution with a litter and litter attendant for a   vertical rescue.
· Understand the dynamics, similarities and differences between tyroleans and   telpher lowering and raising systems.
· Be exposed to current theories on high-rise and helicopter rescue systems,   including practical field demonstrations

Course Dates 2012 Western Australia
	Dates	Venue	Cost
Swiftwater Rescue Operator	Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th July 2012 Assessment day date TBC	Dwellingup	$465.00 10% for Outdoors WA Members Assessment day costs $155.00 per person
Swiftwater Rescue Operator	Monday 27th to Wednesday 29th August 2012 Assessment day date TBC	Dwellingup	$465.00 10% for Outdoors WA Members Assessment day costs $155.00 per person

Download Booking Form

Cancellation Policy

Notification in writing must be received at least 14 days prior to the course commencement date for a full refund of monies paid to Dwellingup Adventures. Cancellation within the 14 day period may result in the forfeiture of $100.00.
Dwellingup Adventures reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to inclement or unsafe weather, or instructor(s) inability to teach the course. In the case of Dwellingup Adventures canceling or postponing a course, deposits paid to Dwellingup Adventures will be refunded upon request. Where a course has commenced and then is cancelled or postponed alternative dates will be made to complete the course. In this case, a student requesting a refund will be entitled to the full amount paid less expenses incurred by Dwellingup Adventures.

Click HERE to return to the top of the page