Rope Over Water (ROW)
The Rope Over Water (ROW) course is designed for rescuers who hold, at a minimum, Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT) and Rope Rescue Operator (RRO) certifications. This course emphasises the unique challenges of conducting rescues that require both rope and water rescue skills, addressing the specific hazards that arise when integrating multiple rescue disciplines.
This course replaces the rope over water elements of the historic SRT Advanced – Water and Rope (SRTA-W&R) course. The 3 day Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced – Water (SRTA-W) course will remain. The SRTA-W course has no vertical rope elements, and is the prerequisite water course for SRT Instructors and those wanting an advanced swiftwater capability.
For students who want a high-end rope capability, they can look to the Rope Rescue Technician (RRT) course, up to and including non-reeving (dipping) highlines, or beyond to the Rope Rescue Specialist (RRS) course which includes reeving highlines.
Contact hours
6 hours (1 day)
Prerequisites:
Course content includes
- Prerequisite knowledge from the SRT and RRO courses
- Rescue 3 philosophy
- Training standards
- Risk assessment for combined water and rope operations
- Incident management and site control for combined water and rope operations
- Considerations for night/poor visibility at combined water and rope operations
- Prerequisite skills from the SRT and RRO courses
- Knots and anchor systems for combined water and rope operations
- Casualty care and packaging for combined water and rope operations
- Team-based raising and lowering systems for rope over water operations
- Fixed high directionals
- Highline rope systems
- PPE considerations for combined water and rope operations
- Reverse reset
- Rope to water transitions
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:
- Rope Over Water Instructor
This is someone qualified as both SRT instructor and RRT Instructor, who has completed the ROW 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.
