Flood Rescue Boat Operator (FRBO)
The Flood Rescue Boat Operator training course is a 3-day course which incorporates all elements of the RBO course and adds flood rescue capability. It is ideal for any emergency service personnel who may attend flood events with boats for low level casualty and victim recovery from a flood or slow moving water environment.
Course length:
18 hours (3 days)
Prerequisites:
Course content includes
- Rescue 3 philosophy
- Water rescue training standards
- Personal equipment
- Dynamic risk assessment and incident size-up
- Pre-planning
- Medical and decontamination considerations
- Navigation and route planning
- Communications
- Crew operational roles
- Multiple boat operations
- Floodwater dynamics and hazards
- Boat, hull and drive types
- Rescue boat equipment
- Pre- and post-trip checks
- Launching and recovery
- Boat handling under power
- Boat handling with paddles
- Towing
- Anchoring/securing
- Wading with boats
- Tethered boats
- Night/poor visibility operations
- Search operations
- Team/personal recovery
- Casualty pick-up and recovery
- Casualty management
- Boat-based conditional rescues
- Transporting loads
- Boat-based stretcher management
- Rescues from elevated positions
- Vehicles in water
- Working with helicopters
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.
Taught by:
- Flood Rescue Boat Operator Instructor (FRBOI)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Boat Operator Instructor (SFRBOI)
Student resources
Student resources for Rescue 3 courses can be accessed here.
Instructor resources
Instructor resources for Rescue 3 courses can be accessed here.