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Rotorua Oct 31- Nov 4

2016

Facilitators:

PaulE, Grant South, Tim Marshall, Raana Setterington, Darren Hawes

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Course: PaulE, Tim Marshall

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Sites:Cam Ahlers, Nikki Kelly, Ryan , Justin Hutton

Monday October 31: Training Course Day One

Meeting time: 8am

Meeting Place: Okere Fire Station

 

Intro

Equipment

Hand Signals

Knots

Anchors

Systems

Rope Skills

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Lunch

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On river throwbagging

Swimming

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November 1: Training Course Day Two

Meeting time: 8am

Meeting Place: Okere Fire Station then riving to Tarawera River, Kawarau

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Raft on a tether

Lines of Support

Raft Control

Moving Raft around the river

River Crossings

Live  Bait Swimming

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November 2: Training Course Day Three

Workshop Day One

Skills Testing day

Meeting time: 8am

Meeting Place: Okere Fire Station

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8.30am Intro and HandSignals

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9am Hard skills testing and clinics

Testing:

Knots

Systems

Anchors

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Clinics:

CPR

Raft on a tether

Gear check and updates

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Lunch

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1.30 - 2.30 First Aid Packaging

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3-4pm and 4 -5pm

Rotation of on water skills and First Aid

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November 3: Workshop Day two

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Meeting time: 8am

Meeting Place: Okere Fire Station

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8 till 9am First Aid

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10am -4.30pm

Rotation of 5 one hour stations on the river

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4.30 pm debrief

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November 4: Final Day

Scenarios

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Meeting time: 8am

Meeting Place: Okere Fire Station

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8.30 till 9.30am First Aid

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10am -12.30pm

Scenrios, 10 15 minute stations teams of 4. Dress warm have some energy food on ya.

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12.30 pm lunch and debrief.

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1.30 helicopter coming in to show us around the chopper and water rescue gear. 

2.15 pm fun run down the Kaituna.

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