Course code:
Duration: 0.5 days
Trainees per class: 6
Certificate validity: 3 years
1. Course Overview
The Rope Access and Casualty Transfer Using a Rescue Basket course provides participants with the knowledge and practical skills required to access, secure, and move casualties using rope systems and rescue baskets during emergency situations.
The programme emphasizes selecting suitable access methods, inspecting equipment, coordinating team activities, and carrying out casualty transfer procedures safely. It aims to strengthen participants’ response capabilities in work-at-height environments, industrial facilities, and areas with difficult access.
2. Target Participants
This course is suitable for:
Rescue personnel and emergency response teams.
Members of facility fire-fighting and emergency response teams.
Personnel working at height or in industrial, maritime, and offshore environments.
Personnel assigned to access, secure, and transfer casualties using rescue baskets.
3. Training Contents
The course covers the following key topics:
Safety principles for rope access and work-at-height rescue.
Hazard identification, scene assessment, and selection of access methods.
Inspection, selection, and use of ropes, rescue baskets, and related equipment.
Setup of rope systems and anchor points in accordance with an approved rescue plan.
Techniques for accessing, securing, and protecting casualties in rescue baskets.
Team coordination during casualty raising, lowering, and transfer.
Risk control during movement and casualty handover.
Practical rope and rescue-basket exercises, followed by evaluation.
4. Learning Objectives
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
Identify hazards and conduct safety assessments before rescue operations.
Inspect and use rope access and rescue-basket equipment in accordance with instructions.
Participate in setting up rescue systems and perform assigned duties.
Coordinate casualty securing, raising, lowering, and transfer operations.
Follow safety procedures, maintain communication, and reduce risks during rescue activities.
5. Training Method
The course combines classroom instruction, technical guidance, and scenario-based practical exercises. Participants develop equipment-handling skills, teamwork, and rescue techniques under controlled training conditions.
6. Duration and Certification
Training duration, entry requirements, assessment, and certification are determined in accordance with the course programme and applicable requirements at the time of delivery.
7. Course Registration
Safety and Environmental Protection Division (SEPD), Vietsovpetro provides information on the course programme, training schedule, and enrolment requirements.
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