This course is designed for professional river users like raft guides and safety kayakers with existing river knowledge and experience along with confident whitewater swimming skills. It builds off of the Rescue 3 WRT-PRO course. The minimum age is 18.
Location: ACE Adventure Resort, WV, USA
Rivers: New, Gauley, Meadow, Cherry
Cost: $500
Course Length: 4 days
Dates: May 5, 2025 – May 8, 2025
Max Ratio: 6-1
Meals: Lunch will be provided each day of instruction
Whitewater Rescue Technician Advanced (WRTA)
Skill Sheet Contents
Theory
1. Rescue 3 philosophy
2. Training standards
3. Rescue planning and incident management
4. Incident size-up
5. PPE and specialist equipment
6. Loads and forces
7. System safety check
Practical – water
8. High energy water – swimming
9. High energy water – throwbags and tethered swims
10. Boat on a highline
11. In-water rescues at night
Practical – rope
12. Knots and anchors
13. Belay systems
14. Steep ground access/egress
15. Basic ascending and descending
16. Mechanical advantage systems
17. Rope-based raising and lowering systems
18. Passing a knot through a system
Other skills
19. Search operations and management
20. Casualty care and packaging
21. Improvised harness
22. Improvised stretcher
23. Low angle casualty evacuation
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