Swiftwater Awareness

Rescue

Private

No public dates available

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Private Courses

Overview

This 4-hour Swiftwater Awareness classroom session provides an introduction to responding safely to callouts around swiftwater.

It prepares emergency responders to work in the “cold zone” (more than 10’ from moving water), therefore is most appropriate for those who supervise or assist those trained to the Operations or Technician level.

Swiftwater Awareness Course Details

Duration: 4 hours
Format: Classroom only – no water component
Participants: Minimum 10. Maximum 15.
Prerequisites: 18+ years of age
Price: $129
Recertification: Repeat the entire course at a 15% discount every three years
Annual Training Maintenance: Click here to read about the options available for annual guided practice
Required Equipment: Writing materials

Swiftwater Awareness Course Outline

Rescue 3 philosophy
WCB, legal responsibility and due diligence
Training levels linked to job requirements
Identification of moving water dynamics and hazards
Personal safety equipment
Self rescue
On-river communications
Low to high risk options for the rescue of others
Documentation and record-keeping

FAQ

Click here for more details on what to expect and how to prepare

We only offer this as a private course

Our private training courses ensure personalized hands-on training through human-based scenarios

Private Courses

Training Maintenance

If you have a group that would like to review their training together, the training maintenance program may be right for you.

Your group pays the instructor’s daily teaching fee and travel costs associated with bringing the instructor to your training location, along with an annual fee to be part of the maintenance program. This is generally a pretty reasonable approach for training departments because:

it allows us to deliver the training in small chunks every year, rather than in one big chunk every three years
it gives department members more annual hands-on time with their skills
new members can integrate into maintenance programs by jumping on an open course from our public schedule

We track your members, and their status on course content completion within a three year cycle, which mirrors a traditional three year recertification cycle. It’s an excellent value for the cost, and allows you to review your skills in your own backyard.

The training maintenance program replaces the need to recertifiy your training on a traditional three year recertification cycle.

Sorry – there’s no individual audit program available for this course.