Whitewater Rescue Technician – Foundation (WRT-F)

The Whitewater Rescue Technician – Foundation course is designed for whitewater users such as kayakers, canoeists, packrafters, stand up paddle boarders with little or no experience, and aims to teach basic safety and rescue skills required in a moderate whitewater environment, and covers the foundation skills used in all our water safety and rescue courses.

Contact hours

6 hours (1 day)

Prerequisites:

  • Must be a confident swimmer
  • Minimum age: 18

Course content includes

  • Rescue 3 philosophy
  • Training standards
  • Best practice guidelines
  • River hydrology and hazards
  • Personal equipment
  • River running considerations
  • Assessing risk
  • Communications
  • Strainer considerations
  • Boat wrap/pin considerations
  • Whitewater swimming techniques
  • Conditional rescues – throwbags
  • Introduction to shallow water techniques
  • Foot/body entrapments
  • Flips/rights and self-rescue

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.

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Student resources

Student resources for Rescue 3 courses can be accessed here.

Instructor resources

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