Essential Water Rescue Skills Course
This course equips participants with essential skills for swiftwater rescue operations, focusing on safety, efficiency, and adherence to guidelines in emergency water incidents.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
The Essential Water Rescue Skills Course provides you with quick, hands-on training to handle swiftwater incidents with assurance. Learn scene assessment, risk evaluation, visible victim rescue, downstream search methods, incident management, equipment choice, and cold-water treatment, along with bystander management and prevention communication, ensuring your team works safely, effectively, and according 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 the scene, use PPE, rope systems, and manage boats in the flow.
- Incident command in water rescue: direct teams, liaise with EMS, and manage scenes.
- Downstream search and recovery: organise search lanes, allocate resources, and record safely.
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