IRF ICE FIELD SAFETY COURSE
The Ice Field Safety (IFS) course is comprehensive training for those who work or travel on ice over lakes, ponds, and reservoirs, or rivers that are completely frozen over.
The curriculum includes the formation of ice and the factors that influence its decay, how to determine ice thickness, the identification of hazards, travelling on ice, self rescue and a range of options for the rescue of others – including single rescuer techniques for field personnel that work in pairs. The curriculum also includes the medical complications posed by cold water immersion and hypothermia, and the significant implications for rescue and transport.
Kursene justeres i henhold til deltagernes erfaring og forutsetninger.
- Rescue 3 philosophy
- Training standards
- Rescue 3 best practice guidelines
- Risk management and rescuer safety
- Ice properties, formations and types
- Ice hazards
- Basic swiftwater hydrology
- Personal protective equipment
- Technical and team equipment
- Management and pre-planning
- Incident size-up
- ICS and site control
- Communications
- Medical considerations
- Knots, bends and hitches
- Anchor systems
- Tensioning systems and mechanical advantage
- Ice testing procedures
- Walking on ice
- Self-rescue techniques
- Conditional rescues
- True rescues (contact rescues)
- Co-worker rescue (one person rescue techniques)
- Rope assisted self-rescue/belay techniques
- Scenarios
- Rescue craft (if used by agency)
- Equipment recovery strategies (if used by agency)
Photo: Robin M. Stangeland
Target Audience
Ski, snow scooter, ice fishing and general winter users who could be on or near ice.
Certification
Rescue 3 International’s certification is valid for 3 years.
The course includes
Rescue 3 Norway provides all technical equipment during the course, as well as a whistle, diploma, cloth badge, and certification.
The course manual will be sent by email one week before the course starts, so you have the opportunity to prepare. Requires payment of the course invoice.
What to bring?
Personal river equipment, warm clothing, food, and drink.
Prerequisites for participation
Swimmer
18 years old
Course duration
12 hours (2 days)
Let me know if you need further assistance!
Kr. 3500,-
