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8 hours (1 day)
2:7
3 years
Outreach Rescue Certificate of Achievement
Outreach Rescue, Tan-y-Bwlch Centre, Llanllechid, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales LL57 3HY
To enable participants to work safely near water, understanding key risks, self-rescue techniques, and effective control measures.
Workers and volunteers involved in activities in or near water in a non-rescue capability. This course includes in-water training.
CITB-registered employers can claim grant funding for this training.
Hands-on training in self-rescue techniques and in-water movement for non-rescue roles.
Ideally suited to those required to work in or near the water.
Certified for 3 years following completion.
DEFRA FRCO 2025 Module 1 & Annex G
No previous knowledge or experience required.
Age 18+. Participants must be fit for physical training requiring the ability to swim in water PPE.
Annual in-water CPD training recommended of 2 hours. Recertification required every 3 years by means of attending this same course.
- Lectures and classroom sessions cover organizational policies, Flood Rescue Concept of Operations, water hydrology, associated hazards, limitations of non-water rescue PPE, prioritized approach to rescue attempts, physiology of drowning, hazards and difficulties of working in darkness, and flood awareness.
- Practical sessions include in-water training focusing on safe working practices, shallow water movement techniques, self-rescue, relevant peer rescue techniques (shout, reach, throw) and foot entrapment rescue.
- Specialist equipment is provided.
- Delegates can use their own PPE, subject to inspection by trainers.
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