CMC / ITRA Rope Rescue Level 1 & 2

Duration: 48 hours

Standards: ITRA Learning Aims • CMC syllabus • NFPA 1006 Chapter 5 (Rope Rescue), Operations & Technician Level

Course Overview

Rope Rescue Technician I/II is an intensive 40-hour course designed for fire service, mountain, and industrial rescue professionals. Participants learn to operate safely as part of a rope rescue team, performing technical rescues in both low- and high-angle environments.

Through hands-on training, students develop the ability to perform rope access manoeuvres, reach and stabilize casualties, and manage complex rescue systems under the supervision of a team leader.

Skills You’ll Learn

  • Equipment selection, inspection, and maintenance
  • Knots and anchor systems
  • Patient packaging and litter management
  • Mechanical advantage and hauling systems
  • Belay and lowering operations
  • Ascending, descending, passing knots, rope 2 rope transfers, edge transitions
  • Raising and lowering systems with safety factors
  • Twin Tension Rope Systems (TTRS)
  • Litter rigging and tending
  • Pick-offs and casualty transfer techniques

Training Method

Participants gain practical experience through realistic, scenario-based exercises modeled on real rescue incidents. The course emphasizes teamwork, system safety, and efficient rescue techniques in challenging environments.

Previous knowledge

None

 Details

  • 6 days, including independent assessment
  • Certificate: ITRA & CMC
  • Including: ITRA membership 1 year, gear, lunch, CMC Technical Rescue Manual
  • All training days in training facility
  • Validation of certificate: 3 years
  • € 1450, – excl. VAT

CMC / ITRA Rope Rescue Level 3

Duration: 40 hours

Standards: ITRA Learning Aims • CMC syllabus • NFPA 1006 Chapter 5 (Rope Rescue), Operations & Technician Level

Course Overview

Rope Rescue Technician III is an advanced training program designed for experienced rescue professionals seeking to master complex rope rescue operations. This 40-hour course challenges participants with demanding scenarios that test rigging proficiency, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills under pressure.

Developed from over three decades of rope rescue instruction, this program is continually refined to include the latest research, equipment developments, and best practices from our global network of rope rescue experts.

Skills You’ll Learn

  • Latest updates in rope rescue equipment, systems testing, and research
  • Equipment and system performance demonstrations
  • High directionals and advanced rigging configurations
  • High lines and other horizontal movement systems
  • Advanced guiding line systems
  • Complex litter handling and patient movement techniques
  • Rope access pickoff rescue, passing re-anchors, breaking into a fixed rope
  • Multiple challenging, real-world rescue scenarios
  • Enhanced decision-making and leadership in technical rescue environments
  • Improved capability to plan and execute sophisticated team rescues

Training Method

This hands-on, scenario-based course emphasizes advanced rigging techniques and decision-making in realistic environments. Participants will refine their ability to assess, adapt, and work in complex rope rescue operations safely and efficiently.

Previous knowledge

None

Details

  • 5 days, including independent assessment
  • Certificate: ITRA
  • Including: ITRA membership 1 year, gear, lunch, CMC Technical Rescue Manual
  • All training days in training facility and outside locations
  • Validation of certificate: 3 years
  • € 1.350, – excl. VAT

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