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Swiftwater Rescue Technician Course December 2009

Jammersworld — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:17:40 +0000

…to accompany some of the photographs from this course in the earlier posts check out this video…

SRT 1December 2009 mpeg2video from James Van den Broek on Vimeo.

…featuring: Fran O’D, Sean O’D, Declan O’D, Fran Balfe, Congo, Deirdre O’Raw, Colin Duffy, Ken Murphy, Wai Har Tsang and myself…

SWIFTWATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN TAKE 2…part deux!

Jammersworld — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:13:15 +0000

Following on the previous post check out some more photos from the recent SRT course, carried out last weekend.

Swiftwater / White Water Swimming..

For the most part it is important to swim in a defensive position looking downstream with the feet in position to fend off obstacles…and using the water as much as possible to aid in crossing the flow….

In certain situations it is vital to transition to an offensive / aggressive swimming position-head first; such as spotting an eddy and hitting it, crossing a narrower channel and approaching a strainer among others…

…to be continued…

SWIFTWATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN…take 2!!

Jammersworld — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:32:56 +0000

Same place, different time…but another SRT course

has been completed successfully on the

River Avonmore, Co. Wicklow…The weather and water levels were all good and the group learnt some new techniques / gained confidence / built on existing techniques etc…

I will let the following pictures tell the story…

Shallow Water Crossings..

…to be continued…

Swiftwater Rescue Technician Course

Jammersworld — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:48:12 +0000

Below is a slideshow of the photos and video clips I took over the weekend…enjoy…

Don’t forget to check out the wee video below…

Swiftwater Rescue Technician Course

Jammersworld — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:25:17 +0000

To follow on from the previous post about the recent SRT Course here is a short video of some of the goings on…enjoy…