Course Description

This course provides the knowledge and skills to respond to static and/or slow moving water rescue operations, including rescue skills, boat operations, equipment maintenance, and scene management.

Capacity: Min. 8 / Max. 12

Learner Outcomes

• Select, use and maintain personal protective and rescue equipment for water rescue
• Develop a pre-plan for conducting water rescue incidents
• Define search parameters for water rescue incidents                                       
• Deploy rescue devices to extricate a waterbound victim
• Identify hazards when performing a swimming rescue
• Deploy a watercraft, negotiate a designated course and extricate an incapacitated waterbound victim
• Identify the stages of drowning
• Recognize and treat medical conditions relating to a water rescue incidents
• Develop and implement an action plan for a water rescue incident