Lifejacket Competent User (LJCU)
The Lifejacket Competent User course is designed for workers who are issued with a lifejacket and who are expected to work near water as part of their job function, but do not wish to complete a full Safe Working Near Water course. This is either because they already have a Water Awareness and Safety course or they only wish to know how to don and doff a lifejacket and care for it.
It is not intended that these workers will enter the water as part of their work, and a manual- or auto-inflation lifejacket is issued as PPE for accidental water entry only, though the course will cover this possibility practically to ensure workers are prepared for the event if it does happen
Workers requiring a more comprehensive working near- or in-water capability can take the Rescue 3 Europe Safe Working Near Water or Safe Working In Water course.
Contact hours
- 3.5 hours (0.5 days)
Prerequisites
- None
Course content includes
- About Rescue 3 Europe
- Workplace legislation
- Safe systems of work
- Cold water considerations
- Medical and decontamination considerations
- Accidental immersion considerations
- Lifejacket and PPE selection
- Lifejacket maintenance, periodic inspection and transportation
- Lifejacket firing mechanisms
- Lifejacket accidental inflation risks
- Pre- and post-use lifejacket checks
- Lifejacket inflation and deflation – auto/manual
- Swimming and self-rescue in lifejackets
- Throwbags and other conditional rescues
- Exiting the water
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.
Qualification valid for
- 3 years
Taught by
Recertification options
Instructor to student ratios
Student resources
Student resources for Rescue 3 courses can be accessed here.
Instructor resources
Instructor resources for Rescue 3 courses can be accessed here.
