Radio Controlled Rescue Device Technician (RCRDT)
The Radio Controlled Rescue Device Technician course trains existing Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technicians in the use of RCRDs, for a range of
conditional and true rescues. For people without existing rescue training, the Radio Controlled Rescue Device Operator course gives a simpler capability
Course length:
- 6 hours (1 day)
Prerequisites:
- Minimum age: 18
Accredited by:
Rescue 3 Europe
Course content includes
- Prerequisite skills and knowledge from the SRT course
- Pre-use and post-use checks of an RCRD
- Deployment of an RCRD
- Technical limitations of an RCRD
- Manoeuvring an RCRD
- Communications
- Line crossing with an RCRD
- Conditional rescues using an RCRD
- Untethered true rescues using an RCRD
- Tethered true rescues using an RCRD
- Recovering a casualty to dry land
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 Technician Instructor (SRTI) who has also completed the Radio Controlled Rescue Devices Technician (RCRDT) course.
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.
