Technician - Whitewater Rescue Technician - Course Information
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Course Length: 3 days
Course Times: 9am – approx 5pm each day
Location: The National Whitewater Centre
Please register at reception 15 minutes before the course start time.
Pre-requisites for Attending the Course
- Confident swimming in moving water
- River / Whitewater experience recommended
Equipment
The course involves a lot of water-based work so please come prepared!
You will need:
Wet sessions:
- Drysuit*
- Helmet*
- Wetboots*
- Bouyancy aid* (preferably with harness)
Dry sessions:
- Warm clothes
- Waterproofs
- Sturdy footwear
* Drysuits, wetboots, helmets, and buoyancy aids are available to use if required (Please notify Rescue 3 (UK)if this is the case); if you do want to borrow a drysuit please bring adequate thermal/fleece trousers & tops to wear underneath (a woolly bear is ideal).
All technical equipment will be provided by Rescue 3 (UK).
Food and Accommodation
Non-Residential
If you are attending the course as non-residential you will be sent a booklet of accommodation in the local area, allowing you to choose the type of accommodation that suits you.
There is a café at the centre; however, it is not always possible to coincide breaks with a visit to the café. Therefore it is advisable to bring enough food/drink with you.
Fully Residential
If you are attending the course as fully residential, check-in is from 5.00pm on the evening before the course (evening meal provided) at a local 3* hotel. Check out is after breakfast on the last day of the course.
All meals will be provided from dinner the evening before your course to lunch on the last day of your course. Accommodation is on a shared room basis unless requested otherwise at time of course booking.
If you require single room accommodation please inform Rescue 3 (UK) of this before the course, a single room supplement will be payable.
The menu will be provided by the Hotel, any additional purchases, such as drinks, must be paid for at the time and not charged to your room.
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