Event Information:

  • Tue
    24
    Oct
    2023
    Fri
    27
    Oct
    2023

    Rope Rescue Operator (RRO)

    2:00 amJohnson City, Tennessee

    Rope Rescue Operator (RRO)

    This 30-hour course is delivered over four days and provides students with the fundamentals of rope rescue in the low-angle environment. Students learn and practice skills preplanning and size-up of rope rescue operations, knots, anchor systems, belay operations, ascending and descending lines, mechanical advantage systems, patient packaging & litter attending. Students learn how to safely navigate low-angle or over-the-bank rescue situations and assist rescuers in high-angle environments.  The Rope Rescue Operator (RRO) course introduces the knowledge and skills required by personnel to operate safely and effectively during rope rescues and be an active part of a rope rescue team working under the supervision of Rope Rescue Technicians.

    Contact hours – 30 hours

    Prerequisites

    • Minimum age: 18.

    Qualification valid for – 3 years