Overview of Search and Rescue Surface Craft Operator Training Guidance and Download Links

This guidance on delivering Rescue Boat Operator training complements our Basic Rescue Boat Operator Manual, with the idea that the current Basic Rescue Boat Operator Manual is the student guide, and the Search and Rescue Surface Craft Operator Training Guidance is the training course. The purpose of this guidance is twofold; to act as a benchmarking tool for organisations and institutions who currently have this type of training in place, and as a tool for organisations and institutions who don’t currently have this training in place but would like to offer it. This guidance is to be used and adapted to your local context and organisational needs. The manual and guidance includes explanations of all the key terms below:

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Brief

Debrief

Mayday

Panpan

Distress

Alerting

Hypothermia

Immersion

Drowning

Triage

Evacuation

Retrieval

MEDEVAC (Medical Evacuation)

Casualty

Resuscitation

CPR

Hoist

Rescue Swimmer

Coxswain

Commander

Collision

Grounding

Towing

MOB (Man Over Board)

Fast Rescue Craft

Risk mitigation

Fatigue

CRM (Crew Resource Management)

BRM (Bridge Resource Management)

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