Swiftwater Rescue Technician Advanced (SRTA) is a physically demanding and intensive course designed to enable rescuers to fine tune their guiding skills and advanced swimming techniques in a variety of water classifications.
This course is applicable to anyone confronted with potential water rescue, as well as, the possibility of self-rescue. Course emphasis is on self-rescue skills and covers all of the skills and topics included in the swiftwater rescue technician (SRT) unit I course.
SRTA is taught over 3 days with 4 - 6 hours of classroom instruction combined with 2 and a half days of hands-on skill development. The hands-on sessions will hone your advanced rescue skills and includes a mock night river rescue scenario, two raft trips and advanced swimming sessions.
