Wild Swimming Safety – Moving Water (WSSM)
The Wild Swimming Safety – Moving Water course is for people who swim in natural environments with moving water, eg ruvers, as opposed to commercial swimming pools. The Wild Swimming Safety (WSS) course is for people who swim in sheltered natural environments, eg lakes.
Contact hours
6 hours (1 day)
Prerequisites:
- None
Course content includes
- About Rescue 3
- Moving water hydrology and hazards
- Personal and team equipment for wild swimming
- Weather and coastal considerations
- Pre-planning for wild swimming emergencies and rescue
- Lone swimmer considerations
- Dynamic risk assessments
- Cold water and ice considerations
- Medical and decontamination considerations
- Wild swimming group management
- Moving water swimming and self-rescue
- Shallow water wading techniques
- Conditional rescues – talk, reach, throw
- Use of swim floats
- Wild swimming emergency procedures
- Casualty management
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.
