Personal Rope Skills

This course is designed to facilitate skills in personal rope travel activities, including safety issues and essential equipment. This includes completing both single and multi pitch descents and ascents and personal changeovers. Rescuer based pick offs, assisted and unassisted hoist rescues are also covered.   

Duration:

• Pre-workshop: Consists of reading, exercises and written activities designed to introduce you to the subject of personal rope. This needs to be completed prior to the practical workshop.
• Workshop: Consists of the practical component of the course usually delivered over one evening and two days. Timing is approximately 6pm to 9pm on the first evening and then 8am until 6pm on the following two days.
• Post-workshop: Consists of reading, exercises and written activities designed to reinforce and extend the subject of personal rope.

Course recommended for: all search and rescue personnel experienced in rope work and are actively participating in a search and rescue group.

Prerequisites: A minimum of 80 hours logged or attested experience working with ropes (climbing, abseiling or similar)

Venue recommendations: access to classroom type facilities plus availability to access 5 /10 m height eg. bridge, tower, cliff for 1st day and 30 m height for 2nd day. Prefer ability to access top and bottom.

Venue hire, participant accommodation and catering are a local cost.

Eligible for NZLSAR subsidy

Equipment requirements:

A complete list of equipment will be supplied upon application for this course.Sit harness, Climbing helmet, Descender, Mechanical ascenders x2, Backup device, Locking carabiners x5, Personal pulleys x2, Webbing slings x2, Pack, Boots, Warm base layers, Wet weather jacket and pants, Leather gloves, Headlamp, Personal medication/first aid kit and Cotton overalls (optional).

Course Numbers: minimum 12 and maximum 16

Seen the website, read the flyer, still have some questions?

Email rescue@sarinz.com and someone will be in touch with you asap.