Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th November 2022
Rescue 3 - Water Safety for Expedition Leaders - 2 x Full Days
CLOSING DATE FOR BOOKING ONTO THIS COURSE IS
15th November 2022
This is a 2 day course please do not book onto another
The course would be an ideal bolt-on to an International Mountain Leader (IML) or UIAGM Guide Carnet. The course is also aimed at those providing support for TV production, geologists, surveyors, etc.
The price for this course is £210.00 (this includes the Rescue 3 registration fee of £25.00 + VAT)
Primarily the 2 day course will focus on safety, planning for, recognition of, avoidance and management of hazard. During course we will look at river crossings, safe swimming techniques and simple rescue solutions in as close to a real context as possible.
This course is a part of the portfolio of Rescue 3 qualifications and therefore is recognised worldwide as the best quality. As with all R3 courses the qualification will last for 3 years and contain an element of assessment.
Assessed elements
• Dynamic risk assessment.
• Management of risk.
• Conditional rescues (where to rescue is conditional upon the help of the victim).
• Moving water swimming techniques.
• Theory task.
Course Pre-requisites
• Confident, capable swimmer.
• Good level of fitness – capable of leading an expedition!
• Experience of trekking/expeditioning outside of country of domicile.
Equipment needed
The following are ESSENTIAL! Please bring your own if possible. If you are unable to bring the listed equipment, it can be borrowed from Plas y Brenin – contact jon.green@pyb.co.uk to arrange)
• Drysuit.
• Buoyancy aid/PFD
• Helmet
• Throwbag
• Technical equipment – ropes/ krabs/ slings.
• Walking poles
Please bring with you the following
• Thermal layers for under the drysuit (including thick socks)
• Gloves/Hat/Duvet jacket – to wear on the bank
• Method for taking notes/pictures.
• Wetsuit gloves (if you have any)
• Neoprene skull cap (if you have one)
• ‘Expedition kit’…. A rucksack packed to approximate an expedition weight/size bag that can get wet.
• ‘Expedition’ clothing – for final ‘realistic’ exercise!
• Waterproofing methods…. Dry bags, tarpaulins, bivvi (orange plastic) bag, Packraft, others?
• If you own a ‘DryRobe’ this is THE course to bring it along!
• Flask.
If you have any items of equipment that you currently use on exped or think may be of interest to the context of this course then please bring them along to share the love! Examples might be…
• Methods of waterproofing electronics
• Types of rope
• Technical equipment
• Alternative PFDs.
The practical sessions will be long and potentially very cold at any time of the year!
Provider details
Jon Green - highly qualified and experienced IML, WMCI and Paddler. |