General Aims
The RSR 2 is a 1 day course or can now be run in a modularised format over several sessions.
This course is 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.
The RSR 2 aims to enable candidates to:
1. Understand the appropriate equipment for Grade II water
2. Develop an understanding of Safe Practices on Grade II water
3. Execute self-rescue on Grade II water
4. Rescue of others in Grade II water
5. Rescue of equipment in Grade II water
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:
- Personal Equipment for Grade II
- Basic Hydrology/Dynamics of Grade II rivers
- Safe practices and accident prevention methods – CLAP
Communication
- Line of Sight
- Avoidance
- Positioning
- Risk Assessment & Decision Making on Grade II Rivers
- Safety Zones & Leadership
- Safe River Running Methods –
Follow the Leader
- Herd and Drive
- Eddy Hopping
- Leap Frog
- Safe order of Priority
- Self-Rescue – Defensive/Offensive swimming in Grade II
- Systematic approach to a rescue –
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
- Access & Egress
- Progression of Extraction
- Extraction Techniques –
Knots
- Clipping in
- Effective Pulling
- Anchors
- Vector Pull
Course Documents