Lifejackets for Emergency Services (LJES)
The Lifejackets for Emergency Services (LJES) course is designed for emergency service personnel who are issued with a lifejacket and who are expected to work near water and floods as part of their job function. They will only be expected to work within the warm or cold zone. This course also covers all elements of a Water and Flood Awareness (AW) (Defra Mod 1 course).
It is not intended that these personnel will enter the water as part of their deployment, 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 personnel are prepared for the event if it does happen. It includes a basic conditional rescue capability of their colleagues.
Personnel who need a more comprehensive course, including working in the hot zone can take the Rescue 3 Europe Swiftwater and Flood First Responder (SFR) course (Defra Mod 2).
Workers who aren’t part of the emergency/rescue services, who are issued with a lifejacket and work near water as part of their job function should take a Lifejacket Competent User (LJCU) or Safe Working Near Water (SWNW) course instead.
Course length:
- 6 hours (1 day)
Prerequisites:
- None
Accredited by:
Rescue 3 Europe
Course content includes
- About Rescue 3 Europe
- Rescue 3 philosophy
- Training standards
- Best practice guidelines for water rescue
- Hydrology and water hazards
- Floodwater dynamics and hazards
- Flood theory
- Mud, ice and unstable surface considerations
- Communications
- Pre-planning
- Risk assessments
- Incident size-up considerations
- Incident management and site control
- 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:
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue First Responder Instructor (SFRI)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Instructor (SRTI)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced – Water Instructor (SRTAWI)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced (Water and Rope) Instructor (SRTAI)
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.
