Since 1994, RSQNC has been delivering NFPA compliant Swiftwater Rescue Technician Level courses to responders from across the globe. We recognize the lack of advanced level training opportunities available for those responders who have reached the Water Rescue Technician Level.
So, RSQNC has developed a series of custom courses specifically aimed at meeting your agencies needs. These specialized courses are offered to certified responders as “specialist training programs” offered as a series of combined classes based upon the jurisdictional or agency’s specific needs.

This 5- day course Swiftwater Rescue Specialist (SRS) course is only available for certified TR Water and Rope Rescue Technicians compliant with the NFPA 1006 & 1670 standards. This course is a scenario-based training program so minimal skills sets are taught but expanded upon from previous certification training.

Preferred Pre-requisites include:

TR-Water Rescue Technician or SRT I & SRT Advanced (NFPA 1006 certified)

TR-Rope Rescue Technician

EMT; Medical Responder; Paramedic; or higher

Boat Operator/Boat Crew (Preferred)

The SRS (Swiftwater Rescue Specialist) Series includes:

• Swiftwater Rescue Task Force Deployment and Response
• Rope Rigging Operations
• Swiftwater Rescue Night Operations
• Advanced Rescue Swimmer Operations
• Real-Time Wide Area Search Operations
• NFPA Swiftwater Guide Training and Boat Operator Techniques
• Swiftwater Raft Guide School
• Inflatable Rescue Boat Rigging & Deployment Techniques
• Watercraft Search Operations (Surface & Swiftwater Environments)
• Inflatable Boat Rescue Operations
• Real-Time Scenario-Based Training Day and Night Operations.
• SAR Topo Search Based Management Operations
• and more...

Looking for Advanced Rope Rescue Rigging Operations? Look no further!
Our 5- Day Rescue Rigging Specialist (RRS) course are customized to expand upon Technician Level skills sets and beyond. Learn to become proficient in using some of the latest techniques and rigging gear in the industrial, public safety, & wilderness rescue environments. Our RRS course places the student in the environment they are expected to perform. We don’t use warehouses, fire station apparatus floors, or training towers in this course…you can expect to be out in the elements where potential rescues occur. We utilized existing structures or wilderness regions to create a real-time rescue scenario where students learn to become team leaders not just team members.

Who Can Attend?

This course is available for certified NFPA Rope Rescue Technicians or SPRAT Level I or above certifications. This course is a scenario-based training program, therefore, minimal skills sets are taught but expanded upon from previous certification training.

Preferred Pre-requisites include:

NFPA 1006 /1670 TR-Rope Rescue Technicians; SPRAT Level I or Higher

EMT; Medical Responder; Paramedic; or higher

The RRS (Rescue Rigging Specialist) Series includes:

• Leading the Industrial or Wilderness Rescue Event
• Real-Time Scenario-Based Training Day and Night Operations.
• SAR Topo Search Based Management Operations
• Twin-Tensioning Rope Systems
• Skate Block Rescues
• Tower-Based & Ground-Based Rescue Systems
• Guiding Line Lowering Systems
• Pick-off’s
• Harken Winch Operations
• Artificial High Directional Anchor Systems
• Wilderness Rescue Rigging
• Advanced Descent Control Devices (Clutch, MPD, ID, Maestro…)
• Vertical & Horizontal Litter Rigging
• Highline Rescue Systems