Name: SMR Rigging Foundation training course
Start: 2022-06-17T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2022-06-19T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Glenmore Lodge

SMR Rigging Foundation training course

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.

Glenmore Lodge

Designed for full and trainee team members who have limited or no practical knowledge of crag safety or basic rigging configurations. The programme will refresh, up-date and improve your personal safety and introduce rigging for rescue loads.Designed for full and trainee team members who have limited or no practical knowledge of crag safety or basic rigging configurations. The programme will refresh, up-date and improve your personal safety and introduce rigging for rescue loads. This course will provide:•	Theoretical Training &amp; Discussion Groups•	Practical Skills &amp; WorkshopsThis two day residential programme will focus on the following key areas:•	Operate safely within the rigging environment•	Rigging equipment•	Communication•	Anchor construction•	Personal abseil•	Operate a basic rescue lowering systemPlease note: participants need to be prepared to work on steep terrain and cliff/crag environments.

Accommodation:The course will be accommodated at Glenmore Lodge on a shared basis.There is no meal provided on Friday evening and the bar at Glenmore Lodge is currently unable to serve food, so please make sure you have eaten before you arrive. On Saturday you will be given breakfast, packed lunch and dinner.On Sunday you will be given breakfast and packed lunch.Please ensure that you bring something to put your packed lunch in, as well as a drinking bottle, flask and any additional snacks you may want.

Content:The course will begin with a presentation on Friday evening, 17 June at 1900hrs at Glenmore Lodge. Full details of the course will be sent nearer the time to you by email.

What you need to bring: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.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.

THE SMALL PRINT!Please speak to your Training Officer before booking this course to ensure it is relevant.We will open this course up to 2 members per team initially. After a couple of weeks of the course being bookable, if there are still spaces available, we will open the course up.Police Scotland / RAF mountain rescue attendees:Please contact the SMR Office on 01479 861370 before booking onto the course, so that we can ensure you have cleared your attendance with your Team Leader and raise the relevant invoice.Cancellation Policy:SMR reserves the right to charge a cancellation fee of £100 if failure to turn up to this course or a cancellation too late in which we cannot fill your space. This fee allows us to offset any costs which we will be incurred as a result of late cancellation. SMR Office will invoice directly to your Mountain Rescue team.If you have any questions about this course, please speak to Viv in the SMR Office on 01479 861370 or 07727 663605 or email viv@scottishmountainrescue.org

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