Searching Rivers and Floods (SRF)
The Searching Rivers and Floods course is for existing Swiftwater and Flood First Responders or Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technicians, who are tasked as search operatives in water-based searches.
Contact hours
12 hours (2 days)
Prerequisites
- Current Rescue 3 Swiftwater and Flood First Responder (SFR), Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT) or Management of Water and Flood Incidents (MWFI) certification
Course content includes
- Prerequisite knowledge from SFR or SRT
- Search operative remit and role
- The command structure of search operations
- Search terminology
- Introduction to lost person behaviour
- Briefing and de-briefing
- Navigation
- Search equipment and techniques
- Suspending the search
- Prerequisite skills from SFR or SRT
- Search scenarios in rivers and floods
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
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Instructor resources
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