Basic Water Rescuer
This course is designed for personnel who may be deployed to a basic (still) water environment, such as lakes, ponds and canals, where they may be required to undertake rescues.
This two-day course includes the following:
- Rescue philosophy
- Rescuer safety
- Water and flood hazards
- Personal and team equipment
- On-scene safety briefing and site control
- Pre-planning and incident management
- Medical and de-contamination considerations
- Considerations for night operations
- Mud, ice and unstable surface considerations
- Communications
- Basic swimming and self rescue
- Bank based rescue options
- Shallow water techniques
- Contact rescues
- Shallow water search techniques
Pre-requisite for Attending the Course
- Must be a confident swimmer
