World Academy of Safety & Health (WASH) Swift Water Rescue Course – Advanced
$599.00 – $650.00
This is delivered either as a blended format or full in-person course. The price includes all classroom, pool, and swift water sessions as well as the certification PDF after successful completion of the course.
Topics include: Leadership & incident command; communication systems; forces of water; hydrology; limitations for rescues; rope handling; aerial highline construction over water; behaviors of victims; local and state policies & protocols; anchor construction; safety checks; entry rescues; swim techniques; floating & swimming directionally; extrication techniques; search & rescue techniques; water & weather resources and guides; tethered vessel rescues; watercraft rescue navigation
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Participants who successfully complete the Swift Water Rescue Advanced Course course receive a certificate from the World Academy of Safety & Health (WASH) valid for 3 years.
**THIS COURSE IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES WHO WILL HOST**
Description
As an international authorized training center (ATC), Lifeguarding Classes LLC is proud to be able to offer the World Academy of Safety & Health (WASH) suite of Swift Water Rescue courses to fire departments, coast guards, disaster response teams, river guides, and other emergency personnel.
Delivery: This is delivered either as a blended format or a full in-person course. Price includes all classroom, pool, and swift water sessions as well as the certification PDF once the entirety of the course is successfully completed.
Design: This course is designed for rescue professionals who have significant experience in, on, or around swift moving non-tidal water; technical rescue; and/or employment as an emergency responder. This course is geared toward search and rescue teams, military or pr-military organizations, park rangers or forest service personnel, firefighters. This course meets national Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1670 and 1006 standards:
NFPA 1006 – Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications (JPR’s)
NFPA 1670 – Operations and Training for the Technical Search and Rescue Incident (AHJ)
Age Requirement: minimum of 18 years of age
Certification: Participants who successfully complete this course receive a WASH Swift Water Rescue Advanced Technician certificate valid for three (3) years from date of completion.
Course Progression: Swift Water Rescue – Advanced
Prerequisites: minimum of 18 years of of age; ability to tread water for two (2) minutes using only one’s legs; ability to swim 300 yards using front crawl; ability to back float for ten (10) minutes; ability to retrieve a ten (10) pound weight from a water depth of at least 6 feet, resurface, and swim 25 yards with the weight above the surface of the water; current WASH Swift Water Rescue Tech Intermediate certificate
Course Length: This course takes approximately 24-30 hours of contact time plus the 2-3 hours for the online module.
**THIS COURSE IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES WHO WILL HOST**
Additional information
| Location | USA, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, BVI, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Egypt, Fiji, Grenada, Guam, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldive Islands, Myanmar, Micronesia, Nigeria, Palau, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, St. Kitt's & Nevis, St. Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos, Uruguay, USVI |
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| Course Manual | Add Paperback Course Manual, Do NOT Add Paperback Course Manual |
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