Whitewater Rescue Technician & Wilderness First Aid

This 4 day course includes the Rescue 3 Europe Whitewater Rescue Technician - Recreational and the Wilderness First Aid Level 3.

The WRT course is designed for river users who require advanced rescue capability in a whitewater environment. The WFA3 is ideal for anyone working or playing outdoors.

This training will be facilitated by the Curriculum Development Unit and Mountain Training Ireland.

Course content includes:

• Wilderness First Aid Level 3
• Casualty management
• Evacuation
• Incident management
• Rescue 3 philosophy
• Training standards
• River hydrology and hazards
• Personal equipment
• Technical and group equipment
• Pre-trip planning
• Risk assessments
• Incident size-up
• Operating at night/ in poor visibility
• Introduction to searching rivers
• Communications
• Whitewater swimming techniques
• Conditional rescues – throwbags
• Shallow water techniques
• Complex entrapments and cinches
• True/contact rescues -
• Tethered line crossing methods
• Tensioned diagonals/zip lines
• Flips, rights and crew/client recovery
• Complex boat pins and wraps
• Tethered boat techniques
• Knots and anchor systems
• Vector pulls
• Tensioning systems and mechanical advantage
• Simple belay systems

Prerequisites: Confident swimmer, with experience of water-based activities (rafting, kayaking, canoeing, canyoning, coasteering, etc)

Minimum age: 18

Cost: €375

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Laragh, Ireland