High Angle Rescue
This is for all staff who could be required to conduct high angle rescues.
Learning Objectives
- Develop skills in the care, maintenance and use of the rescue equipment
- Develop skills in the care, maintenance and use of all rescue lines
- Develop a knowledge of anchor selection and rigging
- Understand rescuer safety
- Gain effective two rope rescue system rigging skills
- Understand how to effectively package casualties
- Rappel techniques
- Understand the one rescuer technique (pick-off)
- Gain casualty lowering skills
- Conduct casualty raises using mechanical advantage
- Use stokes-type baskets for structural rescues
- Be able to problem solve rope rescues
- Understand the rescue team structure