Rope Rescue Operator – ER

The Rope Rescue Operator (RRO) course introduces the knowledge and skills required by personnel to operate safely and effectively during rope rescues and be an active part of a rope rescue team working under the supervision of Rope Rescue Technicians.

Course length

5 days

Course content includes

• Legislation and standards
• Rescuer safety
• General hazards
• Size-up, pre-planning and ICS
• On-scene safety briefing and site control
• Communications and verbal commands
• Medical considerations
• Personal and team equipment
• Equipment care and maintenance
• System safety checks
• Introduction to ropes, knots and technical gear
• Anchor systems
• Placing rope protection
• Use of work restraint and fall arrest equipment
• Lead climbing with lanyards
• Ascending and descending
• Climbing over a 90 degree edge
• Passing knots whilst ascending/descending
• Passing anchors whilst ascending/descending
• Passing deviations whilst ascending/descending
• Performing rope transfers/changeovers
• Individual pick-offs
• Connecting a casualty on a line using a telescopic pole
• Lifting and lowering a casualty using a pre-installed device
• Tensioning systems and basic mechanical advantage
• Basic casualty care and packing
• Team-based pick-off
• Litter attending low angle
• Rope-based raising and lowering systems
• Litter attending high angle
• Use of high directionals
• Tagline offsets

Prerequisites

• Prior experience of working with ropes is recommended
• Minimum age: 18

Qualification valid for

3 years

Taught by

• Rope Rescue Operator Instructor
• Rope Rescue Technician Instructor
• Rope Rescue Technician Advanced Instructor