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Welcome to Rescue 3 Asia-Pacific
Rescue 3 Asia-Pacific is the newly established regional agency for Rescue 3
International, the world’s largest provider of rope and water rescue training.
Rescue 3 programmes have been taught since 1979 and with over 275,000 students
across 50 countries. Through our global network of more than 2,500 instructors, we
offer the world’s most popular swiftwater course for today’s modern fire and rescue
services.
We provide a wide range of internationally recognised courses including:
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Swiftwater First Responder
Swiftwater Rescue Technician 1
Swiftwater Recovery Specialist (New)
Swiftwater Rescue Technician Advanced
Swiftwater & Flood Boat Operator
Body Recovery from Water (New)
Inland Rescue Swimmer—Basic
Inland Rescue Swimmer—Coastal
Inland Rescue Swimmer—Helicopter
Animal Rescue Technician
Wilderness First Aid
Wilderness & Urban Disaster First Responder
Technical Rope Rescue: Operations Level
Technical Rope Rescue: Technician Level
Contact us today about having a Rescue 3 course run for your agency or to discuss the
opportunity to develop your own in-house (agency) Rescue 3 Instructor programme.
www.rescue3asiapacific.com
Swiftwater Rescue Technician 1
Rescue 3 Asia-Pacific is the regional agency for Rescue 3
International, the world’s largest provider of rope and water
rescue training. Rescue 3 programmes have been taught since
1979 and with over 275,000 students across 50 countries. Through
our global network of more than 2,500 instructors, we offer
world’s most popular swiftwater course for today’s modern fire
and rescue services.
The Swiftwater Rescue Technician Unit 1 (SRT1) course is Rescue 3’s flagship
swiftwater rescue course designed to train highly capable and competent flood and
swiftwater rescue specialists. The demanding programme covers:
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Incident management
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Spinal rolls
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Safety principles
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Shallow water crossing
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Hydrology
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River swimming techniques
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Helicopter safety
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Strainer negotiation
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Low head dam rescue theory
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Tensioned diagonals
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Vehicle rescue theory
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Shore based rescues
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Submerged vehicle escape
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Entrapment drills
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Knots and basic rope systems
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Combat swimming
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Signals and communications
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Tethered swim
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Case study analysis
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V lowers
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Specialist equipment
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Rescue scenarios
Taught by regional network of internationally qualified Rescue 3 Swiftwater Rescue
Instructors, this course is approximately 80% practical and 20% theory. The course
includes the Rescue 3 International Swiftwater Rescue Technician Manual. Students
also receive a Rescue 3 course certificate, Rescue 3 skill sheet (training record) and
Rescue 3 International Swiftwater Rescue Technician sticker or patch.
Prerequisites: Students should be competent in rescue knots, have a good level of
physical fitness and be able to swim 200m competently.
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SRT1
Technical Rope Rescue: Technician level
Rescue 3 Asia-Pacific is the regional agency for Rescue 3
International, the world’s largest provider of rope and water
rescue training. Rescue 3 programmes have been taught since
1979 and with over 275,000 students across 50 countries, through
our global network of more than 1,500 instructors, we offer NFPA
1670 compliant rope rescue courses for today’s modern fire and
rescue services.
The Technical Rope Rescue Technician Level (TRRTL) course is Rescue 3’s
advanced rope rescue programme designed to train highly capable and competent
low to high angle rope rescue specialists. The demanding programme covers:
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Knots
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Patient packaging
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Anchors
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Litter rigging
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Rappelling
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Artificial high anchors
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Ascending
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Low angle stretcher rescues
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Change over’s
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Steep angle stretcher rescues
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Knot passing
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High angle stretcher rescues
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Pick off rescues
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Highline systems
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System engineering and physics
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Safety systems
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Signals and communications
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Night operations
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Case study analysis
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Command tactics
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International standards
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Rescue exercises
Taught by regional network of internationally qualified Rescue 3 Rope Rescue
Instructors, this course is approximately 80% practical and 20% theory. The course
includes the Rescue 3 International Rope Rescue Manual. Students also receive a
Rescue 3/NFPA course certificate, Rescue 3/NFPA skill sheet (training record) and
Rescue 3 International Technical Rope Rescue sticker or patch.
Prerequisites: Students should be competent in rescue knots, have a good level of
physical fitness and be comfortable working at height.
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TRRTL
Why choose Rescue 3?
1. Proven Curriculum
Our curriculum is developed by global experts in technical rescue and with over 275,000
students trained already, we have products that are refined and ready.
2. International Popularity
Established in 1979, Rescue 3 is used by more fire and rescue agencies than any other
technical rescue programme in the world.
3. Network Surge Capacity
With over 2,500 instructors worldwide, we have the capacity to take on large government
training contracts across a wide range of course offerings.
4. Unparalleled Documentation
Court cases have shown time and time again that training is not worth much unless you can
prove you did it. Rescue 3 have a comprehensive training record documentation process for
students and instructors.
5. Externally Qualified Instructors
Reduce organisational risk through not self appointing instructors. Our instructor certification
and maintenance processes ensure your courses are taught by expert instructors. Our
external quality assurance process ensures instructors are kept current, providing you
peace of mind.
6. Extensive Instructor Resources
Save thousands of dollars and hours in course design, development and maintenance, with
Rescue 3’s ready to go training resources for in-house (agency) instructors.
7. Global Network
When you become a Rescue 3 Instructor, you join more than just a network. You join a
global family of technical rescue experts who provide support and advice. Through the
network you can access opportunities such as instructor exchanges, workshops, and
conferences.
Contact us today about having a Rescue 3 course run for
your agency or if you are interested in establishing an
in-house Rescue 3 Instructor programme.
info@rescue3asiapacific.com
www.rescue3asiapacific.com