Who is this course for?
The Swift Water and Flood Rescue Boat Operator training course is intended for emergency services or rescue teams who will be required to carry out rescues in a swift water and flood environment. This course incorporates all elements from the FRBO course and adds a swift water capability suitable for fast moving rivers and flash flood conditions. It is based on the philosophy of self-protection and application of low to high risk solutions.
The Swift Water and Flood Rescue Boat Operator course can also be run as a 4 day add-on module from the RBO, or International Certificate of Competence or equivalent national course, e.g. RYA powerboating level 2. It can be run as a 3 day add-on module from the FRBO course.
What is covered on the course?
- About 40 North's Certification
- 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
- Vehicles in water
- Working with helicopters
- 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
- Flips and rights
- Team/personal recovery
- Casualty pick-up and recovery
- Casualty management
- Boat-based conditional rescues
- Transporting loads
- Boat-based stretcher management
- Rescues from elevated positions
- Boat-based tethered rescues
- Boat wraps
- Hydraulic and weir considerations
How long is the course?
The course is delivered over five consecutive days (30 hours contact time)
Swift Water and Flood Rescue Boat Operator (DEFRA Mod 4)
We are based at the following address:
N19A Tursdale Buisness Park
Tursdale
Durham
DH6 5PG
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