USNWC Continuing Education Swiftwater Rescue Clinics

USNWC Swiftwater Rescue Refresher

This refresher course is a one-day, eight hour course that focuses on your needs. From a general swiftwater rescue overview to a day primarily focused on swiftwater rescue scenarios. We will work to provide the class for which you are looking.

Minimum gear requirements:

Dress appropriately for weather (drysuit, wetsuit, etc.)
Helmet (lightweight water or kayak helmet)
PFD (USCG Type III or V)
Shoes (thick-soled water booties or tennis shoes)
Throw bag
Two locking carabineers

Prerequisites:

Basic swimming ability
In good physical shape
Must complete a minimum of 1 swiftwater rescue course within the past 3 years

Other course information:

Price: $100
Experience Level: Intermediate – Advanced
Duration: 1 day (8 hours)
Minimum Age: 18 years old
Course Capacity: 8 – 18 participants

Course availability:

USNWC Swiftwater Rescue Refresher and Intro to Paddle Boat Operator Course

This two-day course includes the one-day Swiftwater Rescue Focus and the one-day Intro to Paddle Boat Operator Course.

Minimum gear requirements:

Dress appropriately for weather (drysuit, wetsuit, etc.)
Helmet (lightweight water or kayak helmet)
PFD (USCG Type III or V)
Shoes (thick-soled water booties or tennis shoes)
Throw bag
Two locking carabineers

Prerequisites:

Basic swimming ability
In good physical shape
Must complete a minimum of 1 swiftwater rescue course within the past 3 years

Other course information:

Price: $199
Experience Level: Intermediate – Advanced
Duration: 2 day (16 hours)
Minimum Age: 18 years old
Course Capacity: 8 – 18 participants

Course availability:

USNWC Night Operations Course

90% of flood rescues happen at night. This intensive one-day, overnight course takes the fundamentals you learned in our USNWC SWR I & II and expands on them in the most practical way, by exposing you to low and no-light rescues. This course will begin in the classroom, then move to the river to begin applying different applications to nighttime scenarios.

Course content includes:

Safety concerns of night rescues
Formal ICS set up for night operations
Proper equipment needed for night time rescues
Scenarios using simple, commonly used swiftwater applications (ropes, live bait, swims)
Scenarios using complex rescue systems with rafts and rope systems

Minimum gear requirements:

Dress appropriately for weather (dry suit, wetsuit, etc.)
Waterproof headlamp
Helmet (lightweight water or kayak helmet)
PFD (USCG Type III or V)
Closed toed shoes (thick-soled water booties or tennis shoes)
Throw bag
Two locking carabineers
Any additional rigging gear your team would like to use (not required)

Prerequisites:

Must have completed the USNWC SWR I and II (or equivalent) within the last 2 years
Basic swimming ability
In good physical shape

Other course information:

Price: $100
- Water fee will be determined based on hours water will be on
Experience Level: Advanced
Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Minimum Age: 18
Capacity: 10 – 18 participants