River Safety & Rescue Awards

River Safety & Rescue 1 (RSR 1)

Introduction

The RSR 1 is a half day course designed for people who wish to undertake relevant training in Safety and Rescue Techniques appropriate for Grade I water. The RSR 1 aims to develop a culture of safety, awareness and proactive accident prevention in canoe sports in Ireland.

1.00 OBJECTIVES OF THE RSR 1

The RSR 1 aims to enable candidates to:

1.01 Understand the appropriate equipment for Grade I water

1.02 Develop an understanding of Safe Practices on Grade I water

1.03 Execute self rescue on Grade I water

1.04 Rescue of others in Grade I water

1.05 Rescue of equipment in Grade I water

2.00 COURSE OUTLINE

This is designed to be a flexible course depending on trainee’s needs and previous experience levels-notwithstanding this core elements of the syllabus must include:

2.01 Personal Equipment for Grade I

2.02 Fundamental Hydrology

2.03 Safe practices and accident prevention methods – CLAP

Communication

Line of Sight

Avoidance

Positioning

2.04 Risk Assessment & Decision Making on Grade I water

2.05 Safety Zones & Leadership

2.06 Safe Travelling Methods

Follow the Leader

Herd and Drive

Leap Frog

2.07 Safe order of Priority – STIG

2.08 Self Rescue – Offensive swimming in Grade I with equipment

2.09 Systematic approach to a rescue: Talk, Reach, Throw, Row, Helo

Talk – Command words

Reach – Reaching techniques

Throw – Throw rope rescues

Row – x- rescue, unconscious rescue, tows, bow & stern carries

Go – Water based unconscious casualty rescue

Helo – Making emergency calls to rescue services

3.00 APPLYING TO ATTEND A COURSE

Course applicants must be of a Level 2 skills standard.

4.00 RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT LIST FOR PARTICIPANTS

4.01 Wetsuit or Drysuit

4.02 Thermals

4.03 ISO Approved buoyancy and helmet

4.04 Adequate hard sole footwear

4.05 Throw Bag

4.06 Knife

4.07 Whistle

Guidelines

The RSR 1 course should be delivered and run on water of Grade I difficulty.

It is recommended that RSR 1 certification be renewed at least once every 5 years.

River Safety & Rescue 2 (RSR 2)

Introduction

The RSR 2 is a 1 day course designed for canoeists who wish to undertake relevant training in Safety and Rescue Techniques appropriate for Grade II water. The RSR 2 aims to develop a culture of safety, awareness and proactive accident prevention in white water sports in Ireland.

1.00 OBJECTIVES OF THE RSR2

The RSR 2 aims to enable candidates to:

1.01 Understand the appropriate equipment for Grade II water

1.02 Develop an understanding of Safe Practices on Grade II water

1.03 Execute self rescue on Grade II water

1.04 Rescue of others in Grade II water

1.05 Rescue of equipment in Grade II water

2.00 COURSE OUTLINE

This is designed to be a flexible course depending on trainee’s needs and previous experience levels-notwithstanding this the core elements of the syllabus must include:

2.01 Personal Equipment for Grade II

2.02 Basic Hydrology/Dynamics of Grade II rivers

2.03 Safe practices and accident prevention methods – CLAP

Communication

Line of Sight

Avoidance

Positioning

2.04 Risk Assessment & Decision Making on Grade II Rivers

2.05 Safety Zones & Leadership

2.06 Safe River Running Methods

Follow the Leader

Herd and Drive

Eddy Hopping

Leap Frog

2.07 Safe order of Priority

2.08 Self Rescue – Defensive/Offensive swimming in Grade II

2.09 Systematic approach to a rescue: Talk, Reach, Throw, Row, Helo

Talk – Command words

Reach – Reaching techniques

Throw – Throw rope rescues & stabilisation lines

Row – Chase boating, Barging, Towing, Carries, Rescues

Go – Shallow water crossing, Live bait rescues

Helo – Making emergency calls to rescue services

2.10 Progression of Extraction

Knots

Clipping in

Effective Pulling

Anchors

Vector Pull

2.11 Access & Egress

3.00 REQUIREMENTS TO ATTEND A COURSE

Course applicants must be of a Level 3 skills standard.

This training course is a pre-requirement of the Level 4 Kayak Skills Assessment (from Jan 2012 Onwards).

4.00 RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT LIST FOR PARTICIPANTS

4.01 Wetsuit or Drysuit

4.02 Thermals

4.03 ISO Approved buoyancy with integrated harness

4.04 ISO Approved helmet

4.05 Adequate hard sole footwear

4.06 Throw Bag

4.07 Knife

4.08 Whistle

4.09 Mobile Phone

4.10 One screw gate & one snap gate karabiner

4.11 One 4 – 5 metre open sling

Additional Equipment that will be demonstrated during the course (equipment provided by instructors)

4.12 First Aid Kit

4.13 Kichu

4.14 Spare Clothes

4.15 Repair Kit

4.16 Split Paddle

4.17 Other Gear

Guidelines

The RSR 2 course should be delivered and run on water of Grade II difficulty as part of a river trip.

It is recommended that RSR 2 certification be renewed at least once every 5 years.

Old RSR 1 Cert holders will be recognised as equivalent to the new RSR 2.

River Safety & Rescue 3 (RSR 3)

Introduction

The RSR 3 is a two day course designed for intermediate and advance level canoeists who wish to undertake relevant training in River Safety and Rescue techniques appropriate to water of Grade III and above difficulty.

1.00 OBJECTIVES OF THE RSR 3

The RSR 3 aims are to enable candidates to:

1.01 Understand the appropriate equipment for Grade III water

1.02 Develop an understanding of Safe Practices on Grade III water

1.03 Execute self rescue on Grade III water

1.04 Rescue of others in Grade III water

1.05 Rescue of equipment in Grade III water

2.00 COURSE OUTLINE

This is designed to be a flexible course to allow for students needs and previous experience- notwithstanding this the core element of the syllabus must include:

2.01 Personal Equipment for Grade III

2.02 Advanced Hydrology/Dynamics of Grade III and above rivers

2.03 Safe practices and accident prevention methods – CLAP

Communication

Line of Sight

Avoidance

Positioning

2.04 Risk Assessment and Decision making on Grade III Rivers

2.05 Safety Zones & Leadership

2.06 Safe River Running Methods

Follow the Leader

Herd and Drive

Eddy Hopping

Leap Frog

2.07 Safe order of Priority

2.08 Self Rescue – Defensive/Offensive swimming in Grade III

2.09 Systematic approach to a rescue: Talk, Reach, Throw, Row, Go, Helo

Talk – Command words

Reach – Reaching techniques

Throw – Throw rope rescue technique, Stabilisation Lines, Cinch Lines

Row – Chase boating, Barging, Towing, Carries, Rescues

Go – V-Lower

Helo – Making calls to emergency services, Evacuations

2.10 Progression of extraction – pins

Knots

Z Drag – Mechanical Advantage

Pig Rig – Mechanical Advantage

2.11 Access & Egress

3.00 APPLYING TO ATTEND A COURSE

Course applicants must be of a Level 4 skills standard.

This training course is a pre-requirement of the Level 5 Kayak Skills Assessment (Jan 2012 Onwards).