Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT)
TARGETS
This training is intended for rescuers performing rescues in fast flowing water or during floods . This course also includes the skills to operate safely in surface water . The course is based on the philosophy “your own safety first” . The training increases the ability to better assess the risk level of the rescue operation and to respond appropriately.
CONTENTS
Theoretical part
- Rescue 3 philosophy
- Standards that the training meets
- Water Rescue Best Practice Guidelines
- Hydrology and hazards associated with water
- Dynamics and hazards of flood water
- flood theory
- Personal equipment
- Technical equipment and team equipment
- Schedule
- Risk assessments
- Analysis of the incident
- Incident management and on-site monitoring
- Medical and Contagion Hazards
- Night operations/operations with poor vision
- Mud, ice and unstable ground
- Introduction to Searching Rivers and During Floods
- Helicopter Rescues
- Communication
- Rescue operations on dams (low flow dams)
- Rescues from vehicles in the water
- Saving animals
Practical part
- Swimming techniques in fast flowing water
- Strainer swim
- Rescues with the victim's cooperation – talk, reach, throw
- Shallow Water Techniques
- Leashed boat techniques
- Rescue using a blown fire hose (if in use)
- Tensioned diagonals
- Leashed crossing methods
- Real rescues – on a leash
- Introduction to paddling techniques in combination with boats
- Freeing the boat in case of blockage on obstacles
- Capsize and tilt the boat back
- Entrapments of people and equipment
- Victim Support
- Knots and anchoring systems
- Hoist systems and mechanical advantage
- Fuse Methods
- Scenario training
REQUIREMENTS
- Declaration of medical fitness
- Minimum 18 years
- Be a trusted swimmer
