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Initial and recertification course lengths

Course Initial course length Recert course length Recert SBA length
Water Awareness and Safety (WAS)

Lifejacket Competent User (LJCU)

Lifejacket Use for Production Crew (LJUPC)

Radio Controlled Rescue Device Operator (RCRDO)

Ice Awareness (IA)

Confined Space Awareness (CSA)

Safe Working in Confined Spaces (Low and Medium Risk. Horizontal) (SWCSH)

 0.5 days
(3.5 hours)		 0.5 days
(3.5 hours)		 0.5 days
(3.5 hours)
Water and Flood Awareness (AW) 1 day
(6 hours)		 0.5 days
(3.5 hours)		 0.5 days
(3.5 hours)
Basic Water Rescuer Foundation (BWR-F)

Safe Working Near Water (SWNW)

Safe Working Near Water for Production Crew (SWNWPC)

Whitewater Rescue Technician – Foundation (WRT-F)

Lifejackets for Emergency Services (LJES)

Mud Safety (MS)

Radio Controlled Rescue Device Technician (RCRDT)

Rope Over Water (ROW)

Safe Working at Height (SWAH)

Safe Working at Height for Production Crew (SWAHPC)

Wind Turbine Access for Emergency Responders (WTAFER)

Safe Operating in Boats for Production Crew (SOBPC)

Coastal Module (CM)

Safe Working in Confined Spaces (Low and Medium Risk. Horizontal and Vertical) (SWCSHV)

Air Monitoring Foundation (AMF)

 1 day
(6 hours)		 1 day
(6 hours)		 1 day
(6 hours)
Basic Water Rescuer (BWR)

Swiftwater and Flood First Responder (SFR)

Water and Flood Team Leader (WFTL)

Flood Management for Non-Emergency Services (FMNES)

Safe Working In Water (SWIW)

Safe Working In Water for Production Crew (SWIWPC)

Flood Operations (FO)

Whitewater Rescue Technician – Recreational (WRT-REC)

Whitewater Canyon Technician – Recreational (WCT-REC)

Animal Rescue (AR)

Mud Safety and Rescue (MSR)

Wild Swimming Safety (WSS)

Wild Swimming Safety – Moving Water (WSSM)

Water Safety for Expedition Leaders (WSEL)

Co Worker Rescue at Height (CWRH)

Wind Turbine Operator (WTO)

Safe Working at Height for HART (SWAHHART)

Maritime Climb Safety Operator (MCSO)

Rescue Boat Operator (RBO)

Swiftwater Paddle Boat Handling (SPBH)

Work Boat Operator (WBO)

Confined Space Entry and Rescue (Low and Medium Risk) (CSERLM)

Air Monitoring (AM)

Ice Field Safety (IFS)

Safe Working on Ice for Production Crew (SWIPC)

Ice Rescue Technician (IRT)

Outdoor Risk Management (ORM)

Outdoor Risk Management for Production Crew (ORMPC)

Flood Rescue PWC Operator (FPWC)

Rope Rescue Team Leader (RRTL)

 2 days
(12 hours)		 1 day
(6 hours)		 1 day
(6 hours)
Rescue from Vehicles in Water (RVW) 2 days
(12 hours)
or
3 days
(18 hours)
if recertifying SRT		 2 days
(12 hours)
or
3 days
(18 hours)
if recertifying SRT		 2 days
(12 hours)
or
3 days
(18 hours)
if recertifying SRT
Weir Rescue (WR) 2 days
(12 hours)
or
3 days
(18 hours)
if recertifying SRT or WRT-PRO		 2 days
(12 hours)
or
3 days
(18 hours)
if recertifying SRT or WRT-PRO
 2 days
(12 hours)
or
3 days
(18 hours)
if recertifying SRT or WRT-PRO
Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced – Water (SRTA-W)

Managing Search Operations (MSO)

Swiftwater and Flood Operations for Search and Rescue Helicopter Personnel (SARHELO)

Whitewater Rescue Technician – Professional (WRT-PRO)

Whitewater Canyon Technician – Professional (WCT-PRO)

Flood Rescue Boat Operator (FRBO)

Confined Space Entry and Rescue (Low, Medium and High Risk) (CSERLMH)

Ice Rescue Technician Advanced (IRTA)

 3 days
(18 hours)		 2 days
(12 hours)		 2 days
(12 hours)
Confined Space Operations for HART (CSOHART) 3.5 days
(21.5 hours)		 3 days
(18 hours)		 2 days
(12 hours)
(Dependent on student numbers)
Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT)

Searching Rivers and Floods (SRF)

Whitewater Rescue Technician Advanced (WRTA)

Swiftwater and Flood Rescue PWC Operator (SPWC)

Surf Rescue PWC Operator (SURFPWC)

 4 days
(24 hours)		 3 days
(18 hours)		 2 days
(12 hours)
(Dependent on student numbers)
Management of Water and Flood Incidents (MWFI) 5 days
(30 hours)
or
4 days
(24 hours)
if the candidates already hold in-date Rescue 3 SFR or above		 3 days (18 hours)
or
2 days (12 hours)
if the candidates already hold in-date Rescue 3 SFR or above		 N/A
Rope Rescue Operator (RRO)

Rope Rescue Technician (RRT)

Rope Rescue Specialist (RRS)

Wind Turbine Technician (WTT)

Urban Tactical Rope Operator (UTRO)

Urban Tactical Rope Supervisor (UTRS)

Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Boat Operator (SFRBO)

Confined Space Rescue Operator (CSRO)

Confined Space Rescue Technician (CSRT)

Confined Space Rescue Specialist (CSRS)

 5 days
(30 hours)		 3 days
(18 hours)		 3 days
(18 hours)

 

Rescue 3 courses may also be recertified by completing logged training with a Rescue 3 instructor in the 3 years following an initial course.

Initial course Minimum number of logbook days
SWAH, CWRH, SWCSH, SWCSHV, or CSERLM 0.5 days per year
All other courses where the initial course length is less than 2 days 1 day per year
All courses where the initial course length is 3 days or more 2 days per year

 

Students who hold both a rope and a confined space qualification at Operator level or higher may take a combined recertification course in a shorter period of time. (Training providers will generate and supply separate skill sheets for each individual field).

Qualifications held Total recert length
Rope Rescue Operator (RRO)

and

Confined Space Rescue Operator (CSRO)

 4 days (instead of 6)
Rope Rescue Technician (RRT)

and

Confined Space Rescue Technician (CSRT)

 4 days (instead of 6)
Rope Rescue Specialist (RRS)

and

Confined Space Rescue Specialist (CSRS)

 4 days (instead of 6)