Swiftwater Rescue

Catalog description

(Sp) This course utilizes the professional expertise and curriculum from the Swiftwater Safety Institute, a leader in swiftwater rescue training and promoter of industry safety standards. Course content includes: identifying river hazards, rescue philosophy / liability, self rescue, tethered swimmers / contact rescues, throwbag deployment, boat based / shore based rescues, strainer swimming, shallow water crossings, foot and body entrapment, knots, boat pins, mechanical advantage and technical rope systems, quick, smooth, effective rescue technique. Upon completion of the course students will be certified in Swiftwater Rescue Training for three years through the Swiftwater Safety Institute. Instruction requires three full days of. Repeatable up to 3 credits.