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