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Safe Operating in Boats for Production Crew (SOBPC)

Safe Operating in Boats for Production Crew (SOBPC)

The Safe Operating in Boats for Production Crew course is suitable for production crews with little or no powerboat experience, who wish to gain confidence as a passenger on flat or moving water.

People wishing to handle powerboats, rather than safely operate in them as a passenger, should take the Rescue 3 RBO or SFRBO course.

Contact hours

6 hours (1 day)

Prerequisites

Must be a confident swimmer
Minimum age: 18

Course content includes

Rescue 3 philosophy
Training standards
Production crew working with safety advisors
Personal equipment
Effect of weather and forecasting
Environmental considerations
Dynamic risk assessment and incident size-up
Pre-planning
Medical and decontamination considerations
Communications
Rescue boat equipment
Introduction to boat designs
Hazards of operating in boats
Crew roles and responsibilities
Understanding the helm’s and boat’s capabilities
Accidental immersion considerations
Getting in and out of boats from land
Boat trim and movement of personnel in boats
Operating as production crew in boats at low speed
Operating as production crew in boats at high speed
Holding station and friction locks (as passenger)
Team/personal recovery
Receiving reach aids/throwlines to aid recovery
Open water survival techniques

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.