Wild Swimming Safety (WSS)

The Wild Swimming Safety course is for people who swim in sheltered basic natural water environments, eg lakes, as opposed to commercial swimming pools. The Wild Swimming Safety – Moving Water (WSSM) course is for people swimming in natural moving water environments, eg rivers.

Contact hours

6 hours (1 day)

Prerequisites:

None

Course content includes

About Rescue 3
Basic water hazards
Personal and team equipment for wild swimming
Weather and coastal considerations
Pre-planning for wild swimming emergencies and rescue
Lone swimmer considerations
Dynamic risk assessments
Cold water and ice considerations
Medical and decontamination considerations
Wild swimming group management
Basic water swimming and self-rescue
Shallow water wading techniques
Conditional rescues – talk, reach, throw
Use of swim floats
Wild swimming emergency procedures
Casualty management

Course standard, learning outcomes and key teaching points

Rescue 3 Europe course standards, learning outcomes and key teaching points

The course standards, learning outcomes and key teaching points are provided as pre- and post-course reference for people involved in the delivery of Rescue 3 courses (eg Rescue 3 training providers, instructors and students). They are not to be used for any other purpose without the express written permission of Rescue 3 Europe.