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SWIFTWATER PADDLE BOAT HANDLING (SPBH)
The Swiftwater Paddle Boat Handling (SPBH) course is designed for Rescue 3 Swiftwater Rescue Technicians (SRTs), who wish to improve and expand on their paddle boat handling ability. It follows on from the basic boat handling section in the SRT class and covers in more depth, swiftwater boat handling and rescue scenarios using the paddle boat as a rescue craft.
It is a supporting course to assist trained swiftwater rescuers, rather than a qualification to be used by professional river users. Shortly and sweetly, it’s not a raft guide qualification. The Swiftwater Paddle Boat Handling course is designed as a paddle boat handling course only, and does not cover use of powered craft. However, it may be used to support Rescue 3 powerboat courses.
Contact hours 12 hours
Prerequisites Minimum age 18, current Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT)
Qualification valid for 3 years
Course content includes:
Rescue 3 philosophy
Water rescue training standards
Personal equipment
Dynamic risk assessment and incident size-up
Pre-planning
Medical and decontamination considerations
Route planning
Communications
Crew operational roles
Multiple boat operations
Swiftwater dynamics and hazards
Boat and hull types
Rescue boat equipment
Pre- and post-trip checks
Considerations for night/poor visibility operations
Launching and recovery
Boat handling with paddles
Securing
Flips and rights
Team/personal recovery
Casualty pick-up and recovery
Casualty management
Boat-based conditional rescues
Boat wraps
Hydraulic and weir considerations
No upcoming dates available.
FLOOD RESCUE BOAT OPERATOR (FRBO)
The Flood Rescue Boat Operator training course is a 3-day course which incorporates all elements of the RBO course and adds flood rescue capability. It is ideal for any emergency service personnel who may attend flood events with boats for low level casualty and victim recovery from a flood or slow moving water environment.
Contact hours 24 hours (3 days)
Prerequisites Minimum age 18, current Swiftwater and Flood First Responder (SFR)
Qualification valid for 3 years
Course content includes:
Rescue 3 philosophy
Water rescue training standards
Personal equipment
Dynamic risk assessment and incident size-up
Pre-planning
Medical and decontamination considerations
Navigation and route planning
Communications
Crew operational roles
Multiple boat operations
Floodwater dynamics and hazards
Boat, hull and drive types
Rescue boat equipment
Pre- and post-trip checks
Launching and recovery
Boat handling under power
Boat handling with paddles
Towing
Anchoring/securing
Wading with boats
Tethered boats
Night/poor visibility operations
Search operations
Team/personal recovery
Casualty pick-up and recovery
Casualty management
Boat-based conditional rescues
Transporting loads
Boat-based stretcher management
Rescues from elevated positions
Vehicles in water
Working with helicopters
No upcoming dates available.