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8 hours (1 day)
1:12
3 years
Outreach Rescue Certificate of Achievement
Any suitable classroom
To recertify Asset Commanders capabilities in specialist rescue incident command at the operational level
Personnel needing to recertify their Asset Commander award.
Comprehensive classroom based recertification for DEFRA Asset Commanders.
Focuses on practical command skills, including incident response and inter-agency coordination.
Utilises table-top exercises to reinforce command strategies in real-world scenarios.
DEFRA FRCO 2025 Asset Commander
In-date Asset Commander award or equivalent (issued within 3 years). Maintain Mod 2, 3 or 4 award. Maintained CPD as per DEFRA requirements (4 hours per calendar year as AC)
Age 18+. Delegate will require a laptop computer
Reassessment is recommended every 2 years by means of re-attending this course.
- Classroom lectures and presentations covering incident management considerations, roles and responsibilities, risk management, PPE, search management, the Civil Contingencies Act, incident planning including interpreting weather forecasts, night operations, the challenges of risk appetite and mission creep, communication, incident response and stages, briefing and debriefing, welfare consideration and issues around scenes of crimes or body recoveries.
- Delegates are issued a workbook and a personal reflection which is completed throughout the course and is assessed along with a short written examination.
- Whilst this course is classroom based, practical table-top exercises are conducted to put the theory into practice through simulations to confirm learning.
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