Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine rescue requirements and prepare for rescue.
- Assess situation, identify hazards promptly, assess risks and manage to avoid injury to self and others.
- Determine appropriate rescue methods and techniques for situation and according to needs of person to be rescued.
- Select equipment required for single rope rescues.
- Determine roles and responsibilities of others; complete a briefing and provide clear and concise instructions throughout rescue.
- Implement rescue operations according to organisational policies and procedures for emergency response.
- Establish systems for vertical rescues.
- Determine need for use of mechanical advantage systems, identify and establish type appropriate for the rescue situation.
- Select and rig or establish multiple anchors, ensuring equalisation and minimise potential for shock loading.
- Promptly establish rescue systems required to raise and lower persons from a single pitch.
- Rig single rescue rope to minimise effects of rope stretch and rub points and for efficient descent and ascent during rescue.
- Establish belays suitable for rescue circumstance and to ensure personal safety during rescues.
- Verify manufacturers' recommendations, equipment limitations and safety margins, and rig equipment accordingly.
- Descend and ascend a pitch using single rope techniques.
- Attach and adjust belay equipment to self and tie knots suitable for the established belay system.
- Descend and ascend a fixed rope efficiently, using and adjusting techniques suitable for circumstances.
- Safely approach, avoid or negotiate hazards to descend and ascend in a controlled manner.
- Utilise techniques and equipment to adjust the single rope rig.
- Choose optimum position and complete safe and efficient changeovers between descending and ascending.
- Use techniques that minimise damage to equipment and the surface during activities.
- Rescue others.
- Establish communication with rescuee and provide clear and concise instructions and information throughout the rescue.
- Operate rescue system to raise and lower persons from a single pitch.
- Safely and efficiently escape a loaded belay system and transfer from belay device to direct connection to anchor.
- Maintain safety of self, others and rescuee throughout rescue operations.
- Rescue self.
- Determine need for self rescue, assess situation and identify suitable techniques to resolve.
- Anticipate hazards and utilise techniques to approach, avoid or negotiate throughout self rescue.
- Implement extrication techniques to release from compromised situation.
- Maintain personal safety throughout rescue operations.
- Debrief and complete reports.