Minimum numbers, and instructor to student ratios

 

Course Minimum numbers Maximum instructor to student ratio
Water and Flood Awareness (AW)

Water Awareness and Safety (WAS)

Work at Height Awareness (WAHA)

Ice Awareness (IA)

Confined Space Awareness (CSA)

 No minimum No maximum

(subject to suitable venue and group management requirements, eg lecture hall).

Safe Working at Height (SWAH)

Co Worker Rescue at Height (CWRH)

Safe Working at Height for Production Crew (SWAHPC)

Air Monitoring Foundation (AMF)

Air Monitoring (AM)

Safe Working at Height for HART (SWAHHART)

Safe Working at Height for Production Crew (SWAHPC)

Radio Controlled Rescue Device Operator (RCRDO)

No minimum

1:8 recommended

1:12 maximum

Basic Water Rescuer Foundation (BWR-F)

Basic Water Rescuer (BWR)

Radio Controlled Rescue Device Technician (RCRDT)

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

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

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

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

2 students

1:8 recommended

1:12 maximum

Rescue Boat Operator (RBO)

Flood Rescue Boat Operator (FRBO)

Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Boat Operator (SFRBO)

Work Boat Operator (WBO)

Coastal Module (CM)

2 students 1:3 for boats under 4.5 metres long

1:4 for boats over 4.5 metres long

Flood Rescue PWC Operator (FPWC)

Swiftwater and Flood Rescue PWC Operator (SPWC)

Surf Rescue PWC Operator (SURFPWC)

Safe Operating in Boats for Production Crew (SOBPC)

2 students 1:6 maximum
Swiftwater Paddle Boat Handling (SPBH) 2 students 1:6 recommended

1:8 maximum

Whitewater Rescue Technician – Foundation (WRT-F) 3 students

1:8 recommended

1:12 maximum

All other water courses, including:

Swiftwater and Flood First Responder (SFR)

Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT)

Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced – Water (SRTA-W)

Water and Flood Team Leader (WFTL)

Management of Water and Flood Incidents (MWFI)

Flood Management for Non-Emergency Services (FMNES)

Managing Search Operations (MSO)

Weir Rescue (WR)

Searching Rivers and Floods (SRF)

Rescue from Vehicles in Water (RVW)

Lifejacket Competent User (LJCU)

Safe Working Near Water (SWNW)

Safe Working In Water (SWIW)

Flood Operations – Foundation (FO-F)

Flood Operations (FO)

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

Whitewater Rescue Technician – Recreational (WRT-REC)

Whitewater Rescue Technician – Professional (WRT-PRO)

Whitewater Rescue Technician Advanced (WRTA)

Whitewater Canyon Technician – Recreational (WCT-REC)

Whitewater Canyon Technician – Professional (WCT-PRO)

Animal Rescue (AR)

Lifejackets for Emergency Services (LJES)

Water Safety for Expedition Leaders (WSEL)

Lifejacket Use for Production Crew (LJUPC)

Safe Working Near Water for Production Crew (SWNWPC)

Mud Safety (MS)

Mud Safety and Rescue (MSR)

Wild Swimming Safety (WSS)

Wild Swimming Safety – Moving Water (WSSM)

 

All other rope courses, including:

Rope Rescue Operator (RRO)

Rope Rescue Technician (RRT)

Rope Rescue Specialist (RRS)

Rope Rescue Team Leader (RRTL)

Wind Turbine Access for Emergency Responders (WTAFER)

Wind Turbine Operator (WTO)

Wind Turbine Technician (WTT)

Rope Over Water (ROW)

Maritime Climb Safety Operator (MCSO)

Urban Tactical Rope Operator (UTRO)

Urban Tactical Rope Supervisor (UTRS)

Tactical Rescue Operator (TRO)

Canine Work at Height (WAHDOG)

 

All other confined space courses, including:

Confined Space Rescue Operator (CSRO)

Confined Space Rescue Technician (CSRT)

Confined Space Rescue Specialist (CSRS)

Confined Space Operations for HART (CSOHART)

Confined Space Team Leader (CSTL)

 

All other ice courses, including:

Ice Field Safety (IFS)

Ice Rescue Technician (IRT)

Ice Rescue Technician Advanced (IRTA)

Safe Working on Ice for Production Crew (SWIPC)

 

All other risk management courses, including:

Outdoor Risk Management (ORM)

Outdoor Risk Management for Production Crew (ORMPC)

 

 4 students

1:8 recommended

1:12 maximum