Urban Search and Rescue Boat Operator- Computer Based Training

The purpose of this Computer-Based Training (CBT) is to provide standardized terminology and provide students the knowledge they need as US&R Boat Operators prior to attending any Instructor-Led Training. The course provides students with standardized terminology and information that align with the operation of US&R Jon Boats and Inflatable Rescue Boats (IRB). Prerequisites: Prior to taking this US&R Boat Operator CBT, students must complete an NFPA 1006 Swiftwater Technician course. This course content was designed with the understanding that students completing the CBT will have already learned common water rescue terminology and already have an understanding of swiftwater rescues. This course builds on that knowledge and focuses on terminology and knowledge for utilizing boats to conduct water rescue operations. US&R Task Force Safety Officers are recommended to review the curriculum, so they understand the terminology and standardized knowledge that US&R Boat Operators are being taught in this course. This CBT also serves as an excellent refresher while swiftwater rescue team members are deployed and staged awaiting assignment to perform swiftwater rescue operations.