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16 hours (2 days)
2:7
3 years
Outreach Rescue Certificate of Achievement
Outreach Rescue, Tan-y-Bwlch Centre, Llanllechid, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales LL57 3HY
To provide recertification and update training to existing water rescue technicians who receive regular instructor led CPD.
Existing Mod 3 award holders with instructor led CPD requiring recertification.
Fast-track recertification for those with INSTRUCTOR-led CPD as per DEFRA FRCO 2019 page 78.
Focus on practical requalification in moving water scenarios and risk assessment.
Experienced instructors with extensive field expertise.
DEFRA Mod 3, NFCC Rescue Boat Code Mod 3
In-date Mod 3 compliant award. Have completed CPD requirements satisfying page 78 of the DEFRA FRCO 2019 document (i.e. min of 12 hours per calendar year, minimum of two sessions in this time, no gaps of 9 months between training, minimum of 6 hours in class 2 water which must be delivered by a Mod 3 instructor).
Age 18+. Delegates must be fit for this physically demanding course requiring the ability to swim in class 2 water in PPE.
Reassessment & Refresher training is recommended every 2 years by means of re-attending this recertification course.
- Classroom session cover water rescue scene management, dynamic risk assessment, incident management structure, water-related hazards and their rescue implications, search procedures, unstable surfaces (mud and ice), vehicles in water, recovery issues, helicopter operations, adverse environments, flooding and roles and responsibilities.
- A course manual is issued.
- A short written exam paper confirms learning.
- Practical sessions include the basics of safe working in water, swimming and manoeuvring in moving water, quick-release drills, reach rescues, use of throwlines, basic boat handling, swim rescues, foot entrapments, cinches, wading, aggressive casualty, rigging and operating rope systems (tensioned diagonals, V-lowers), and casualty management.
- Specialist equipment is provided. Continuous assessment is conducted throughout with an emphasis on assessing scenario's towards the end of the course to confirm learning.
This comprehensive 5-day course trains emergency services personnel and organizations involved in water rescue responses at the Water and Flood Rescue Technician (DEFRA Mod 3) level. Delegates learn to identify limitations and effectively use water rescue equipment and techniques while operating near, on, and in moving water.
This 2-day course focuses on the practical application of Rescue from Vehicles in Water utilising the skills covered in the Water Rescue Technician Course (Mod 3)
This 2-day course trains emergency service personnel and organizations involved in water rescue responses at the Water First Responder (DEFRA Module 2) level. Delegates learn to identify rescue limitations, safely use water rescue equipment, and operate near or in moving water in a non-buoyant capacity.