General Aims
The RSR 1 can be a half day course or can be run modularly over a number of sessions, designed for people who wish to undertake relevant training in Safety and Rescue Techniques appropriate for Grade I water. The RSR 1 aims to develop a culture of safety, awareness, and proactive accident prevention in canoe sports in Ireland.
It is recommended that RSR 1 certification be renewed at least once every 5 years.
The RSR 1 aims to enable candidates to:
1. Understand the appropriate equipment for Grade I water
2. Develop an understanding of Safe Practices on Grade I water
3. Execute self-rescue on Grade I water
4. Rescue of others in Grade I water
5. Rescue of equipment in Grade I water
Course Outline
This is designed to be a flexible course depending on trainee’s needs and previous experience levels-notwithstanding this core elements of the syllabus must include:
- Personal Equipment for Grade I
- Fundamental Hydrology
- Safe practices and accident prevention methods – CLAP
- Communication
- Line of Sight
- Avoidance
- Positioning
- Risk Assessment & Decision Making on Grade I water
- Safety Zones & Leadership
- Safe Travelling Methods:
- Follow the Leader
- Herd and Drive
- Leap Frog
- Safe order of Priority – STIG
- Self-Rescue – Offensive swimming in Grade I with equipment
- Systematic approach to a rescue: Talk, Reach, Throw, Row, Go, Helo:
- Talk – Command words
- Reach – Reaching techniques
- Throw – Throw rope rescues
- Row – x- rescue, unconscious rescue, tows, bow & stern carries
- Go – Water based unconscious casualty rescue
- Helo – Making emergency calls to rescue services
Course Documents