Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician - Advanced

The Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced - Water course is for existing Rescue 3 Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technicians looking at advanced rescue situations both in and over water including search management in a swiftwater and flood environment. This is the water module, which can be taken separately, or combined with the rope module into a single five day course (Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician - Advanced - Water and Rope (SRTA W&R)). Current Rescue 3 Technicians wanting an advanced rescue capability in water can do the SRTA-W. Those wanting to add rope rescue including steep and
vertical banks and over water technical rescue capability can do the SRTAW&R.

Technicians who are working towards their SRT/WRT Instructor qualification will need to do the SRTA-Water as a prerequisite to their Instructor Training course.

Contact hours

18 hours (3 days)

Course content includes:

Weir risk assessment and pre planning
Advanced swiftwater swimming
True and conditional rescues
Night and poor visibility in water operations
Swiftwater & flood search management
Mechanical advantage systems
High energy tethers
Paddle boat handling

Prerequisites:

Current Rescue 3 SRT Certificiation
Minimum age: 18

Course standard

Rescue 3 Europe SRTA-W standard (PDF)

The course standards 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.