Water and Flood Awareness (AWI)
The Water and Flood Awareness Instructor (AWI) pathway enables the candidate to deliver the classroom-based Water and Flood Awareness course.
Prerequisites: Swiftwater and Flood First Responder (2 days) First aid qualification, appropriate for the environment in which they will be working. Minimum age: 18
Instructor training and assessment: Water and Flood Awareness Instructor course (1 day)
Qualification valid for: 2 years Able to teach following course: Water and Flood Awareness (AW)
Swiftwater and Flood Rescue First Reponder Instructor (SFRI)
The Swiftwater and Flood First Responder Instructor (SFRI) pathway is designed for teaching personnel with a swiftwater and flood capability up to first responder level.
Prerequisites: Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT) First aid qualification, appropriate for the environment in which they will be working. Minimum age: 18
Instructor training: Swiftwater and Flood First Responder Instructor training (4 days)
Instructor assessment: Swiftwater and Flood First Responder Instructor assessment (2 days)
Candidates are expected to further develop their personal skills and knowledge between their training and assessment courses, following an individual action plan outlined in the training course debrief.
Qualification valid for: 2 years
Able to teach following courses:
- Water and Flood Awareness (AW)
- Water Awareness and Safety (WAS)
- Basic Water Rescuer Foundation (BWR-F)
- Basic Water Rescuer (BWR)
- Flood Operations (FO)
- Safe Working in Water (SWIW)
- Lifejacket Competent User (LJCU)
- Swiftwater and Flood First Responder (SFR)
Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Instructor (SRTI)
The Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Instructor (SRTI) pathway is designed for emergency services personnel or rescue training professionals who will be teaching clients who need a swiftwater and flood response capability.
Prerequisites:
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced – Water (SRTA-W)
- Rope Rescue Operator (RRO) and Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced – Water + Rope (SRTA-W+R)
- First aid qualification, appropriate for the environment in which they will be working. Minimum age: 18
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First aid qualification, appropriate for the environment in which they will be working.
Instructor training: Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Instructor training (5 days)
Instructor assessment: Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Instructor assessment (3 days)
Qualification valid for: 2 years
Able to teach following courses:
- Water and Flood Awareness (AW)
- Water Awareness and Safety (WAS)
- Basic Water Rescuer Foundation (BWR-F)
- Basic Water Rescuer (BWR)
- Flood Operations (FO)
- Safe Working in Water (SWIW)
- Lifejacket Competent User (LJCU)
- Swiftwater and Flood First Responder (SFR)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT)
Basic Water Rescue Instructor (BWRI)
The Basic Water Rescuer Instructor (BWRI) pathway is designed for candidates wishing to deliver a course with a rescue capability in still or slow moving water environment, such as lakes, ponds and canals.
Prerequisites:
- Swiftwater and Flood First Responder (SFR)
First aid qualification, appropriate for the environment in which they will be working.
Instructor training and assessment: Basic Water Rescuer Instructor course (2 days)
Qualification valid for: 2 years
Able to teach following courses:
- Water and Flood Awareness (AW)
- Water Awareness and Safety (WAS)
- Basic Water Rescuer Foundation (BWR-F)
- Basic Water Rescuer (BWR)
- Lifejacket Competent User (LJCU)
Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced – Water Instructor (SRTAWI)
The Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced Water Instructor (SRTAWI) pathway is designed for emergency services personnel or rescue training professionals who will be teaching clients who need a swiftwater and flood response along with a night/poor visibility capability in advanced river or flood environments.
Prerequisites:
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced – Water (SRTA-W)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced – Water (SRTA-W)
First aid qualification, appropriate for the environment in which they will be working.
Experience in delivering Rescue 3 SRT courses.
Instructor training and assessment: Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced (Water) Instructor training and assessment course (4 days)
Qualification valid for: 2 years
Able to teach following courses:
- Water and Flood Awareness (AW)
- Basic Water Rescuer Foundation (BWR-F)
- Basic Water Rescuer (BWR)
- Flood Operations (FO)
- Lifejacket Competent User (LJCU)
- Swiftwater and Flood First Responder (SFR)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician - Advanced Water (SRTAW)
- Safe Working in Water (SWIW)
- Water Awareness and Safety (WAS)
Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced (Water and Rope) Instructor (SRTAI)
The Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced (Water and Rope) Instructor (SRTAI) pathway is designed for emergency services personnel or rescue training professionals who will be teaching clients who need a swiftwater and flood response along with a poor visibility and high angle rope rescue capability in a river or flood environment.
Prerequisites:
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced – Water (SRTA-W)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced – Water (SRTA-W)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician – Advanced – Water and Rope (SRTA W+R)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Instructor (SRTI)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced (Water) Instructor (SRTAWI)
- Rope Rescue Operator (RRO)
- Rope Rescue Technician (RRT)
- Rope Rescue Specialist (RRS)
- Rope Rescue Operator Instructor (RROI)
- Rope Rescue Technician Instructor (RRTI)
First aid qualification, appropriate for the environment in which they will be working.
Qualification valid for: 2 years
Able to teach following courses:
- Water and Flood Awareness (AW)
- Basic Water Rescuer Foundation (BWR-F)
- Basic Water Rescuer (BWR)
- Flood Operations (FO)
- Lifejacket Competent User (LJCU)
- Swiftwater and Flood First Responder (SFR)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician - Advanced Water (SRTAW)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician - Advanced Water + Rope(SRTAWR)
- Safe Working in Water (SWIW)
- Water Awareness and Safety (WAS)
Whitewater Rescue Technician Instructor (WRTI)
The Whitewater Rescue Technician Instructor (WRTI) pathway is designed for river professionals and outdoor instructors. It is designed for teaching whitewater rescue techniques. Those needing to teach a flood rescue capability should take the Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Instructor course.
Prerequisites:
- Whitewater Rescue Technician – Professional (WRT-PRO)
- Whitewater Rescue Technician Advanced (WRTA)
First aid qualification, appropriate for the environment in which they will be working.
Instructor training: Whitewater Rescue Technician Instructor training (5 days)
Instructor assessment: Whitewater Rescue Technician Instructor assessment (3 days)
Candidates are expected to further develop their personal skills and knowledge between their training and assessment courses, following an individual action plan outlined in the training course debrief.
Qualification valid for: 2 years
Able to teach following courses:
- Whitewater Rescue Technician – Foundation (WRT-F)
- Whitewater Rescue Technician – Recreational (WRT-REC)
- Whitewater Rescue Technician – Professional (WRT-PRO)
Water Awareness and Safety Instructor (WASI)
The Water Awareness and Safety Instructor (WASI) pathway enables the candidate to deliver the classroom-based Water Awareness and Safety (WAS) course.
Prerequisites:
- Safe Working In Water (SWIW) (2 days)
First aid qualification, appropriate for the environment in which they will be working.
Experience in delivering Rescue 3 SRT courses.
Instructor training and assessment: Water Awareness and Safety Instructor training and assessment course (1 day)
Qualification valid for: 2 years
Able to teach following courses:
- Water Awareness and Safety (WAS)
Safe Working Near Water Instructor (SWNWI)
The Safe Working Near Water Instructor (SWNWI) pathway enables the candidate to deliver the Safe Working Near Water (SWNW) course.
Prerequisites:
- Safe Working In Water (SWIW) (2 days)
First aid qualification, appropriate for the environment in which they will be working.
Instructor training and assessment: Safe working near watertraining and assessment
Qualification valid for: 2 years
Able to teach following courses:
- Water Awareness and Safety (WAS)
- Lifejacket Competent User (LJCU)
- Safe Working Near Water(SWNW)
Safe Working In Water Instructor (SWIWI)
The Safe Working In Water Instructor (SWIWI) pathway enables the candidate to deliver the Safe Working In Water (SWIW) course.
Prerequisites:
- Safe Working In Water (SWIW) (2 days)
First aid qualification, appropriate for the environment in which they will be working.
Experience in delivering Rescue 3 SRT courses.
Instructor training and assessment: Safe Working In Water Instructor Training and assessment
Qualification valid for: 2 years
Able to teach following courses:
- Water Awareness and Safety (WAS)
- Lifejacket Competent User (LJCU)
- Safe Working Near Water(SWNW)
- Safe Working in Water (SWIW)
