TRAINING PROGRAMS

 

Vertical Rescue Level III (VR)

 

Duration: additional 3 days

Pre-requisite: Technical Rope Access Level II

 

· Overview of system and history

· Knot and Rope Techniques

· Anchoring Systems

· Equipment familiarization, care & maintenance

· Raising/Lowering, Knot Passing

· Rope Care and specification

· Edge Machines

· Re-direction and re-belays

· Risk Assessments/Weakest Link

· Fall Factors

· Tower Rescue

· Stretcher Handling

· Patient Packaging

· Cableways/ Flying Fox / Traversing

· Edge Machines

· Operator Safety

· General Recommendations

· WorkCover and OH&S requirements

· Public Safety & Log Books

· Theoretical & Practical examination

Tower Rescue (TR)

 

Duration: additional 1 day

Pre-requisite: Technical Rope Access VM

 

· Overview of system and history

· Raising/Lowering

· Cableway/Flying Fox

· Rescue techniques

· Anchoring

· Lead Climbing (optional)

· Multi-pitch Lowering (optional)

· Rigging Techniques

· Practical Examination