CMC Rope Rescue Technician I/II
Course Information
Duration: 5 Days [40 hours]
Certification: A CMC certificate will be issued to each participant upon successful completion of the course
Re-Certification: T’NT recommends an annual in-house practical evaluation
Evaluation: There is no evaluation for this course, as it is participation-driven
Course Description
Rope Rescue Technician I/II provides an intensive 40-hour high-angle rescue class that teaches skills required by fire departments, mountain, and industrial rescue teams. This course covers NFPA 1006 Chapter 5 (Rope Rescue) Operations and Technician level skills.
//Course Content
TOPICS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMTED TO THE FOLLOWING:
- Equipment selection
- Inspection and maintenance
- Knots
- Anchors
- Patient packaging
- Mechanical advantage systems
- Belay techniques
- Lowering systems
- Rappelling
- Knot passing through rappels
- Raising and lowering systems; system safety factors
- Twin Tension Rope Systems (TTRS)
- Litter rigging and tending
- Pick-offs
- Practical application is taught through scenarios drawn from actual rescue experiences
Prerequisites
Participants should be proficient with personal rope skills, but it is not mandatory.
- Comfortable with knots, bends, hitches
- PPE and Equipment use and inspection
- Ability to rappel, ascend, and self-rescue
- Proficient with simple mechanical advantage
- Patient Packaging
- Basic understanding of rescue forces
- Edge transitions with high points
- Capable of constructing and operating a TTRS
- Simple and Multi-Point Anchoring
- Pickoffs and Litter Rescues
Required Equipment
Each participant is required to bring the equipment listed below. Some equipment may be shared amongst team members. If you cannot bring the listed equipment, please contact T’NT so that we may try to make other arrangements.
- Harness, Helmet, Gloves
- 1x Descent Control Device
- 6x Auto Locking Carabiners
- 1x Belay Device
NOT REQUIRED, BUT PLEASE BRING, IF POSSIBLE:
- 4x more Locking Carabiners
- 1x Rig Plate
- 1x Rope Grab
- 2x Prusiks
- 2x Pulleys
- 1x 200 ft or more of rope sized to your Descent Control Device
- 1x Adjustable Lanyard
- Anchoring and Edge Protection Material