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28 hours (4 days)
2:6
3 years
Outreach Rescue Certificate of Achievement
The training venue is on the Menai Strait and full details of the venue will be provided on booking.
To train technicians to identify their limitations and safely and effectively use powered boats and associated equipment in inland waters and flooding, by day or night, in a wide range of water conditions.
To train technicians to identify their limitations and safely and effectively use powered boats and associated equipment in inland waters and flooding, by day or night, in a wide range of water conditions.
Emphasises dynamic risk assessments and real-time decision-making.
Comprehensive hands-on training with powered boats in diverse water conditions.
This certification is aligned with DEFRA FRCO 2025 and NFCC Rescue Boat Code Mod 4 standards.
DEFRA FRCO 2025 Mod 4 NFCC Rescue Boat Code Mod 4 (provided RYA PBL2 held)
In-date (within 3 years) Mod 3 compliant award (preferably Outreach Rescue’s Water Rescue Technician Mod 3) and RYA Powerboat Level 2 certificate with experience in helming powerboats.
Age 18+. Delegates must be fit for this physically demanding course requiring the ability to swim in water PPE.
Reassessment is recommended every 2 years by means of attending a 3-day recertification course. If delivered at Outreach Rescue this course satisfies Module ‘Specialist Rescue 2 (5085EXQ)’ for the Diploma in Specialist Rescue and is worth 30 credits. A mod 4 holder must also maintain Mod 3 and Mod 3 CPD.
- Classroom sessions cover dynamic risk assessments, boat management, manoeuvring, flood hydrology, search techniques, and rescue PPE and equipment usage.
- A course manual is issued.
- A short written exam paper confirms learning.
- Practical sessions include boat handling during launch, recovery and transit, restricted space manoeuvring, swift water manoeuvres, drills for person overboard and casualty recovery, mass evacuation, casualty management, disabled craft drills, and combining boat handling skills with water rescue systems and shore-based support.
- Specialist equipment is provided. Delegates can use their own PPE, subject to inspection by trainers.
- Continuous assessment is conducted throughout the course to confirm learning.
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