aggressive and defensive swimming techniques to escape hazards basic knots and anchors basics of swiftwater and floodwater hydrology and meteorology and the impact this will have on the water flow behaviour of vehicles trapped in swiftwater and floodwater composition of team and roles and responsibilities of team members hazards and risks associated with landbased swiftwater and floodwater rescues and recoveries hazards and risks associated with landbased swiftwater and floodwater rescues and recoveries organisational communication techniques used during rescue operation patient handling and packaging including the treatment of spinal injuries in the context of a swiftwater and floodwater incident potential contaminants in water and their potential impact on the rescuer and casualty principles of dynamic risk assessment principles of entrapment psychological considerations of swiftwater and floodwater rescue for the rescuer casualty normal survivor behaviour panic counterpanic casualty instinctive drowning response onlookers and the potential need for support resources relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures to enable safe conduct of all swiftwater and floodwater rescues and recovery activities eg rescue rating system relating to landbased rescues for swiftwater and floodwater relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures to enable safe conduct of all swiftwater and floodwater rescues and recovery activities (e.g. rescue rating system relating to landbased rescues for swiftwater and floodwater) rescue and recovery equipment characteristics advantages and disadvantages and its care and maintenance to enable appropriate selection and use search techniques |