Training

Training Program for July to December 2008

Date

Training

Organiser

July

Wed 9th

Search Techniques

LT / IH

Sun 27th

First Aid - Trauma Teaching

DW / AA

August

Wed 13th

Ropes Course - Team Building!!

PM / Kev P / AB / DA

Sun 31st

Simulated Callout To Assist Coastguard & Bay Rescue

HA / PA

September

Wed 10th

First Aid - Basic Life Support & Defib

AA / EH

Sun 28th

Water (For the whole team)

HC / AD /SK

October

Wed 8th

Coroner’s Officer

KP / Paul Burke

Sat 25th

RAF Helicopter (Stage 1)

Night Navigation

CM / KJ

November

Wed 12th

PPE Inspection & Testing

Kev P / DJ

Sun 30th

First Aid - Medical Teaching

AA / JH / BM

December

Wed 10th

Search Management (Table Top Exercise)

KP / TC

Sun 28th

Orienteering

GR / HA

Logbooks - Logbooks are due in for review during the first week of October. There is now an action plan in place for those that don’t!

 

Swift Water Techs - Joint training with L&A and Fire & Rescue for qualified swift water technicians in latter part of the year (date(s) to be announced).

Driving - General Driver training and Blues and Twos training will be organised in the course of the year. (Date(s) to be announced).

If you want to get on the driver list you need to (in accordance with the team policy):

  • Be a full team member, age 25 or over and meet the minimum age specified on the insurance policy.
  • Obtain a medical form from Training or Medical Officer and get your GP to complete the medical form. (If your GP plans to charge for this, speak to Abby A first).
  • Hold a full UK driving license that must be seen by the Training or Vehicle Officer.
  • Obtain a driver form from Vehicle Officer, complete it and return it to him.
  • Arrange to go for a drive with Simon.

 

If you want to maintain your current status on the driving list you must:

    • For a General Driver do 3 reasonable drives a year in a team vehicle.
    • For a Callout Driver do 4 reasonable drives a year in a team vehicle (Need not be callout drives).

 

If you would like to take a vehicle off tarmac, contact: Chris M, Steve K or Kevin K.

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Training is required by all hill-going team members to maintain a level of fitness and preparedness. We may have to test new equipment or to practise regular rescue techniques. Exercises are held twice monthly, maybe at night, and of course go ahead irrespective of the weather.

First Aid training is a regular feature, both at the team’s base and on the fell. Many team members hold the Mountain Rescue Council’s Casualty Care Certificate which equips them to deal with diagnosis and treatment of illness or injury effectively.

FURTHER TRAINING PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ON THE GALLERY PAGE




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