INTERMEDIATE COURSES
ENTRY LEVEL | INTERMEDIATE | ADVANCED | BOAT
WHITEWATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN - PROFESSIONAL (WRT-PRO)
The Whitewater Rescue Technician – Professional course is designed for professional river users, e.g. raft guides, safety kayakers, with existing river experience, to provide you with the necessary skills to perform rescues in whitewater river situations. Recreational paddlers should take the Whitewater Rescue Technician – Recreational (WRT-REC) course.
Contact hours 24 hours (3 days)
Prerequisites Minimum age 18, must be a confident swimmer, have prior river experience, and qualify as a river professional (raft guide, safety kayaker, etc)
Qualification valid for 3 years
Add-on HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), valid for one year. To add on CPR, please provide your Unique Student Identifier when booking (USI). If you don’t have a USI, you can create or retrieve it at usi.gov.au.
Location Tully River. Camping is required at Tully River Recreation Park
Course dates 11-13 May 2026
Cost $655 incl. GST + $75 GST Free (add-on CPR)
Please supply your own PPE, appropriate river wear, footwear, camping equipment, food, water and transport. If you need assistance please contact us.
Please note this is water dependent. Will notify closer to the date if we need to add an extra day.
SWIFTWATER AND FLOOD RESCUE TECHNICIAN (SRT) TULLY RIVER QLD
The SRT course provides rescuers with the fundamentals of survival in moving water and is recommended for anyone who may be called upon to effect in-water rescues. Students gain knowledge in hydrology and river classifications, size-up, site control and scene management. Practical skills include self-rescue, swift water swimming and the fundamentals of shore, boat and in-water rescues. Additionally, students are introduced to the basics of boat handling and the fundamentals of rope rescue including mechanical advantage and anchor systems.
Prerequisites Minimum age 18, must be a confident swimmer. See below for Australian standard unit prerequisites.
Contact hours 24 hours (3 days)
Qualification valid for 3 years
Add-on Australian standard units (extra day with 8 hours training)
PUASAR001 Perform land based swiftwater and floodwater rescue and recovery (prerequisite unit HLTAID011 Provide First Aid and HLTAID009)
PUASAR002-Undertake swiftwater and floodwater rescue and recovery (prerequisite unit PUASAR001)
Participants who choose this add on will need to have a current HLTAID011 Provide First Aid and HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Participants will also need a USI number www.usi.gov.au.
Location Tully River, Queensland. Camping is required at Tully River Recreation Park
Course dates
18-20 May 2026 (SRT only)
18-21 May 2026 (SRT with Australian standard units)
Cost $890 (SRT) + $565 (Australian standard units) incl. GST
Please supply your own appropriate river wear, footwear, camping equipment, food, water and transport. If you need assistance please contact us.
Please note this is water dependent. Will notify closer to the date if we need to add an extra day.
SWIFTWATER AND FLOOD RESCUE TECHNICIAN (SRT) AVON RIVER WA
The SRT course provides rescuers with the fundamentals of survival in moving water and is recommended for anyone who may be called upon to effect in-water rescues. Students gain knowledge in hydrology and river classifications, size-up, site control and scene management. Practical skills include self-rescue, swift water swimming and the fundamentals of shore, boat and in-water rescues. Additionally, students are introduced to the basics of boat handling and the fundamentals of rope rescue including mechanical advantage and anchor systems.
Prerequisites Minimum age 18, must be a confident swimmer. See below for Australian standard unit prerequisites.
Contact hours 24 hours (3 days)
Qualification valid for 3 years
Add-on Australian standard units (extra day with 8 hours training)
PUASAR001 Perform land based swiftwater and floodwater rescue and recovery (prerequisite unit HLTAID011 Provide First Aid and HLTAID009)
PUASAR002-Undertake swiftwater and floodwater rescue and recovery (prerequisite unit PUASAR001)
Participants who choose this add on will need to have a current HLTAID011 Provide First Aid and HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Participants will also need a USI number www.usi.gov.au.
Location Avon River, Western Australia
Course dates
17-19 Aug 2026 (SRT only)
17-20 Aug 2026 (SRT with Australian standard units)
Cost $890 (SRT) + $565 (Australian standard units) incl. GST
Please supply your own appropriate river wear, footwear, food, water and transport. If you need assistance please contact us.
WHITEWATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN - RECREATIONAL (WRT-REC)
The Whitewater Rescue Technician – Recreational course is designed for recreational paddlers with existing river experience, to provide you with the necessary skills to perform rescues in whitewater river situations. Whitewater professionals (e.g. raft guides, safety kayakers) should take the Whitewater Rescue Technician – Professional (WRT-PRO) course.
Contact hours 16 hours (2 days)
Prerequisites Minimum age 18, must be a confident swimmer and have
prior river experience
Qualification valid for 3 years
SWIFTWATER AND FLOOD FIRST RESPONDER (SFR) (Formerly OPS)
As well as being prepared to work around the water and undertake bank based and shallow water wading rescues, one of the main roles of a First Responder is to support the teams of Swiftwater Rescue Technicians at an incident. To enable this, a responder will have the ability to self-rescue, skills in shallow water working, basic boat handling and basic rope work. A First Responder will be expected to help and support in technical rescue but will not be expected to perform them. This may include providing downstream safety cover or assistance with casualty handling. Flooding operations may include evacuation of people from properties using shallow water working skills. At a scene of major flooding the Technicians may be in short supply and utilized for technical rescues. Therefore, it is First Responders who will be used to undertake the majority of evacuations and safety provision.
Contact hours 16 hours (2 days)
Prerequisites Minimum age 18
Qualification valid for 3 years