Essential Water Rescue Skills Course
This course equips participants with essential skills for swiftwater rescue operations, focusing on victim rescue, medical care, scene management, and incident command to ensure safe and effective responses.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Essential Water Rescue Skills Course provides quick, hands-on training to handle swiftwater incidents with confidence. You'll learn scene assessment, risk evaluation, rescuing visible victims, downstream search methods, incident management, gear selection, and cold-water treatment, along with managing bystanders and prevention advice, ensuring your team works safely, effectively, and to current guidelines.
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Develop skills
- Swiftwater victim rescue: carry out rapid, cold-water rescues from the bank or boat.
- Cold-water medical care: handle airway, CPR, hypothermia, and safe extraction.
- Swiftwater operations: assess scenes, use PPE, rope setups, and manage boats in the flow.
- Incident command in water rescue: direct teams, liaise with EMS, and secure scenes.
- Downstream search and recovery: organise search paths, allocate resources, and record safely.
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