The skills
necessary to perform rescues in a whitewater environment are essential
for all paddlers and rescue personnel, from the professional raft
guide, to the private kayaker, to a Search and Rescue team member.
At Wet Planet, we offer our knowledge and experience to those looking
to increase their swift water rescue skills. We provide three-day
river rescue courses designed by paddlers for paddlers, utilizing
experiential learning in actual river environments. The course mixes
classroom instruction with hands-on practice in the river environment,
focusing quick and efficient techniques to respond to rescue situations
that may occur in the whitewater environment. Typical topics for
the course include: rescue gear and preparation, rescue organization,
practice with rescue ropes, whitewater swimming, strong swimmer
rescues, shallow water diving and wading, victim stabilization,
boat retrieval, ropes systems, mechanical advantage systems, and
strainer management. These rescue skills are practiced and refined
during a series of realistic river scenarios.
This course meets the requirements for certification as either
Whitewater Rescue Technician (WRT) or Swiftwater Rescue Tecnician
1 (SRT 1) by Rescue3 International. |
