Swiftwater Safety Rescue Tech 2 – Operations
Swiftwater Safety Rescue Technician Level 2 course is designed for those that are required to be next to the water’s edge and in a low-medium risk river environment. This course is based on personal risk, self-rescue, and teammate rescue. The course is designed for those that will be required to operate in the “warm zone”.
Objectives:
By the end of the course the students will have the following understanding:
- Swiftwater theory and absolutes
- Site assessment and emergency planning
- Risk assessment and responsibility
- Personal protective equipment
- Swiftwater communications
- Hydrology and hazard recognition
- Basic Swiftwater swimming
- Basic throwbag and belay
- Swiftwater wading
- Entrapment rescue
- Basic swiftwater rope
- Personal and subject profiling
- Agency task specific
Prerequisites
- Completion of Swiftwater Awareness Course (Included)
- Good Health
- Able to Swim
Training
- Training will be 2-days plus eLearning.
- eLearning will be sent approximately 2-weeks prior to training and is to be completed prior to the start of the course.
- 2-days practical training on the river
Certification
- Swiftwater Safety Rescue Technician Level 2
- Rescue Canada and IRIA certified.
- Valid for three (3) years
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