Co-Worker Rescue from Water – Basic (CWRWB)

This course provides the knowledge and techniques to allow employees to provide bank-based rescue cover for their colleagues working next to basic water environments (e.g., small lakes, canals, sheltered harbors, and marinas where use of a powered safety boat is not required).

The equivalent course for rescue teams is Basic Water First Responder (BWFR).

Contact hours

12 hours

Prerequisites

• Must be a confident swimmer
• Minimum age: 18

Qualification valid for

3 years

Recertifies

Safe Work Near Water (SWNW)
Co-Worker Rescue from Water – Basic (CWRWB)

Recerted by

Co-Worker Rescue from Water – Basic (CWRWB)
Co-Worker Rescue from Water – Basic and Moving (CWRWBM)

Taught by

Operations: Swiftwater First Responder Instructor (OPSI)
Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Instructor (SRTI)
Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Advanced Instructor (SRTAI)
Instructor Water & Rope (InsWR)
Swiftwater Rescue – Instructor Trainer (SRT-IT)
Instructor Water & Rope – Instructor Trainer (InsWR-IT)