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Advanced Rope Rescue Skills

Advanced Rope Rescue Skills

The Advanced Rope Rescue Course is ideal for rescue team members, leaders and instructors wanting to expand into demanding rope rigging and rescue practices. The course covers the majority of what wilderness, emergency services and industry rope rescues demand.  The course covers a range of rigging principles that can be employed in many other rope disciplines not just rescue. As an active course, participants are constantly required to test techniques and strategies explored in theory sessions.

Unique to rope and rescue courses, the Advanced Rope Rescue Course focuses on why we do something as a fundamental to the techniques we employ. The course includes sessions on intermediate physics and how it relates to rope rigging as well as in-depth exploration of advanced rope rescue techniques.

Working in teams, participants explore how to build seemingly complex arrangements to reach, treat and extricate a patient from a vertical, high angle environment. These systems are sketched and analysed during the course so that participants truly understand what they are doing.

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Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on rope rescue solutions using tools that most teams have on hand: rope, carabiners, pulleys, accessory cord, webbing and know how. The Advanced Rope Rescue Course is a rigging-intensive course that reflects the realities of the real world.

The Advanced Rope Rescue Course is not a beginning rope rescue program meaning experienced practitioners need to be prepared to work hard to get the most out of sessions. The Advanced Rope Rescue Course is New Zealand’s leading edge rope rescue course – it is a thought-provoking and captivating look into rigging and rescue systems.

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Key points:

As NZ’s leading edge rope rescue course we explore over 7 days:

  • High Directionals
  • Complex Pulley Systems
  • Rescue Belay Systems
  • Advanced Anchor Systems
  • Major Offsets
  • Edge Kits With Jiggers
  • Analyse Advanced Rope Rescue Systems By Applying Mathematical Concepts
  • Function In Key Roles During A Technical Evacuation

Duration: To successfully pass the course you will need to complete a:

  • Introductory Assignment
  • Course Assessment In Theory And Practical Elements (normally 7 days)
  • Post Course Assignment

Course recommended for: personnel very experienced in rope rescue skills.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of the Vertical Rope Rescue course.

Venue recommendations: Will be discussed on application.

Participant requirements: Harness, helmet, selection of hardware and software.

 A complete list of equipment will be supplied upon application for this course.

Additional costs: This course attracts a surcharge of approximately $620 incl GST. Participants will also need to meet their accommodation and meal costs for the course.

Course Numbers: minimum 10 maximum 12


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Advanced rope rescue modules:

ModuleReference CodeLevelCredits
Employ high directionals in advanced rope rescueSAR 3 – 124510
Employ complex pulley systems in advanced rope rescueSAR 3 – 12557
Employ rescue belay systems in advanced rope rescueSAR 3 – 12657
Employ advanced anchor systems in advanced rope rescueSAR 3 – 12757
Complete major offsets in advanced rope rescueSAR 3 – 12857
Use edge kits with jiggers for advanced rope rescue manoeuvresSAR 3 – 12957
Analyse advanced rope rescue systems by applying mathematical conceptsSAR 3 – 13034
Function in key roles during a technical evacuationSAR 3 – 13166

Dates and Locations

Canterbury
NZ LandSAR

Dates: 03 Apr 2009 to 05 Apr 2009
Location: Christchurch

Note: Workshop 2 (follow on from Workshop 1 - ARR Charleston-August 2008)

Waikato / Central North Island
SARINZ

Dates: 18 Mar 2009 to 22 Mar 2009
Location: Wharepapa
Contact: Grant Prattley

Note: Workshop 1 of 2 (see Workshop 2, May 2009)

Waikato / Central North Island
SARINZ

Dates: 08 May 2009 to 10 May 2009
Location: Wharepapa
Contact: Grant Prattley

Note: Workshop 2 of 2 (continues from Workshop 1, March 2009)


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