One day Rigging Foundation

Scottish Mountain Rescue (SMR) represents25 Mountain Rescue Teams(MRTs) made up of highly trained volunteers who are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to respond to emergencies and carry out a specialist search and rescue service in the mountains and remote communities in Scotland to keep people safe and help people if and when they get into difficulty.

Scottish Mountain Rescue

Designed for full and trainee team members who have limited or no practical knowledge of crag safety or basic rigging configurations.

Gr. NN 257 042 in Glen Croe (car park)

Course attendees will need to be responsible for their own health and that of others. They need to attend the course free of any Covid-19 symptoms. All attendees must adhere to Scottish Government guidelines and travel restrictions in place at the time of the training course.In addition, you need to have spoken to your team's Training Officer and have read the SMR Training Course Policy document and Risk Assessment, before registering for this course. These documents can be found by clicking <a href="https://www.scottishmountainrescue.org/team-pages/training/training-policy-risk-assessment/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a> (password hillsandcaves55**)This one day course is aimed at full and trainee team members who have limited or no practical knowledge of crag safety or basic rigging configurations. This course will provide:<ul><li>Theoretical Training &amp; Discussion Groups</li><li>Practical Skills &amp; Workshops</li></ul>The course will focus on the following key areas:<ul><li> Operate safely within the rigging environment</li><li> Rigging equipment</li><li> Communication</li><li> Anchor construction</li><li> Personal abseil</li><li> Operate a basic rescue lowering system</li></ul>Please note: participants need to be prepared to work on steep terrain and cliff/crag environments.There will be an online module via Zoom on Thursday, 24 June at 1900hrs which is compulsory to attend. If you are unable to attend this session, you will be asked to cancel off the practical day.

<h1>What to bring</h1>For your comfort and safety please ensure you have appropriate personal safety equipment for this course.In particular, participants  must bring :  Midge net, midge spray, harness, helmet , team radio + spare battery, personal MR and crag rescue kit.In addition, you will need to bring a face mask, hand sanitiser, first aid kit and personal medications, as well as a pen/notepad.As this is a one day, non-residential course, you will need to remember to bring your packed lunch, drinks and snacks to keep you going for the day.Participants are encouraged to bring technical rescue equipment as used by their own team. In addition we would encourage participants to bring along copies of any team rigging guidelines so that we can start to share this type of information.

Details for the online part of the training course are as follows:SMR Training is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: Rigging FoundationTime: Thursday, 24th June 2021 19:00hrs LondonJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82928811831?pwd=K0NLRHlyc2FPdGJ3ZUxsL0l0bkQzQT09 Meeting ID: 829 2881 1831Passcode: 740250One tap mobile+441314601196,,82928811831#,,,,*740250# United Kingdom

Needless to say, if you have any questions about the training course or the location, please do not hesitate to contact Viv in the Scottish Mountain Rescue office at viv@scottishmountainrescue.org or call 01479 861370.

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