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22 hours (3 days)
2:6
3 years
Outreach Rescue Certificate of Achievement valid for 3 years
The training venue is on the Menai Strait and full details of the venue will be provided on booking.
To recertify technicians' competency in safely operating powered boats and associated equipment in various water conditions.
Personnel whose Mod 4 award requires recertification.
The training environment consists of demanding powerful and fast moving water which satisfies the FRCO 2025 requirements of imitating spate flooding conditions rather than being just Cat B or C waters which would not adequately prepare a powerboat operator.
Includes night-time exercises to simulate real-life conditions.
Aligns 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 Mod 4 compliant award. Maintained CPD recorded as per FRCO, which is 12 hours over 2 sessions annually, with 6 hours in class 2/B or C water as a minimum, and no training gaps exceeding 9 months.
If there are any concerns of CPD being lacking, re-doing the 4 day initial course is recommended as this will ensure compliance for only 1 additional days training.
Age 18+. Delegates must be fit for this physically demanding course requiring the ability to swim in water PPE and self-recover into an inflatable craft. The previous knowledge stated above is a strict requirement.
Recertification is recommended every 2 years by means of re-attending this 3 day course.
- 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.
- Continuous assessment is conducted throughout the course to confirm learning.
This 4-day course trains emergency service personnel and organizations involved in water rescue response to helm powered rescue craft. Delegates learn to identify the rescue limitations and effectively use powered boats and associated equipment in inland waters and flooding, by day or night, in various water conditions.
This 2-day course is designed for personnel requiring recertification of their Water and Flood Incident Commander award. It reassesses competency in identifying, selecting, developing, and managing appropriate tactical and operational plans in water and flood environments.
This 4-day course is designed for personnel who are required to advise or command at water and flood incidents at a tactical or operational level. It trains incident commanders to identify, select, develop, and manage appropriate tactical and operational plans in water and flood environments.
This 3-day recertification course ensures existing water rescue technicians with requisite peer led CPD maintain the necessary skills for safe and effective water rescue operations, following DEFRA Mod 3 and NFCC standards.
This 2-day course is designed for personnel holding Mod 2, Mod 3, or Mod 4 awards who are required to command an asset in the operational area. The course teaches delegates to command a specialist rescue asset at the operational level.