Rope Rescue Operator (RRO)

Upon successful completion of the course...

...you will receive a Rescue 3 Europe certificate of qualification. This certificate is valid for three years.

The Rope Rescue Operator course teaches the rope knowledge and skills required by personnel to operate safely and effectively as a member of a Rope Rescue Operator team.

Rescuers will be taught a range of core rescue techniques to operate safely. Techniques covered on the course include safe working at height, work restraint, fall arrest, casualty care and packaging, team-based pick-offs, and team-based raising and lowering systems, amongst others.

Course Duration - 5 days

Classroom and Practical

Prerequisite: Minimum age 18

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Course content includes:

• Training standards and legislation
• Medical considerations
• Personal equipment
• Technical and team equipment
• Introduction to pre-plans
• Risk assessments
• Incident management and site control
• Team roles
• Considerations for night/poor visibility operations
• Rope system design criteria
• System safety checks
• Loads and forces
• Arrival on scene/incident size-up
• Command and control of a rescue system
• Knots
• Anchor systems
• Rope protection
• Work restraint
• Fall arrest
• Introduction to horizontal lifelines
• Mechanical advantage
• Casualty care and packaging
• Personal ascending and descending
• Climbing over a 90 degree edge in ascent and descent
• Team-based pick-offs
• Fixed high directionals
• Team-based raising and lowering systems
• Tagline offsets
• Low and moderate angle stretcher transport