Waterside Personal Safety Course - Full Course

Aimed at shoreside personnel who are working near to the water or on a jetty/pier.  Suitable for port operatives or construction workers or shore teams accessing vessels. Content of the course includes:

• Understanding of lifejacket types and common features, correctly check a lifejacket before use, check and fit a lifejacket

• Know the safety issues when working next to the waterside and flowing tidal water.

• Understand the potential hazards that could cause falling into water.

• Have a knowledge of the positioning and use of riverside safety equipment

• Knowledge of Safe access to vessels and barges including responsibilities

• Understand initial and secondary actions to sustain life and attract attention when in the water.

• Understand the local waterside environment and the importance of the Operational

• Knowledge of the construction works of the area that they are working.

• Knowledge of the rescue services, types of rescue device used and bankside rescue aids.

• Experience throwing a lifering and throwing line over a railing.

• Understands the importance of repacking a throwing line correctly.

The full day course includes a practical session at a swimming pool where participants correctly don and use lifejackets in the water, protect airway, correctly move position and reduce heat loss in the water. Receive a lifering/throwline in the water and experience the difference between correct and incorrect lifejacket wear.