Whitewater Rescue Technician
Advanced (WRTA)
This intensive four-day training is designed for professional river users—raft guides, safety kayakers, and experienced paddlers—who are ready to take their skills to the next level. Building on the WRT-PRO foundation, the WRTA delivers advanced hydrology, demanding rescue scenarios, technical rope systems, and realistic, high-level problem solving in real river environments.
Whitewater Rescue Technician Advanced (WRTA) 4 Day Course | 00002
490.00€
Who Should Take This Course?
experienced paddlers,rafting guides,Packrafting , canoeists, and canyoning guides, but also for professional rescuers wishing to train in stronger waters.
Course Aims
We aim to to further develop the skills of outdoor professionals working in challenging environments. It aims to equip participants with practical solutions for complex rescue scenarios, safe high-angle access and egress, effective incident management, and the confident, efficient use of safety equipment.
Dedicated exclusively to outdoor professionals, it is theThe evolution of WRT-Pro.
Scenarios with different types of interlocking (foot, kayak, raft...) are realised and everything is experimented with simple and complex equipment
Course Details
Course fees
€490.00
Contact Time:
24 Hours / 4 days
Prerequisites:
Whitewater Rescue Technician Professional ( WRT-PRO)
Confident swimmer
Minimum age: 18 years
Instructed by
Rescue 3 Europe instructor for
Whitewater Rescue Technician Advanced Instructor ( WRTAI )
Certification:
After successful completion of the course, your WRTA certification will be valid for three years. The office of the Whitewater Training Center Baumgarten and Rescue 3 Europe will keep a record of your certification.
The course will be conducted in German and English.
What to bring
Swimming is a significant part of the course, so please come properly equipped with the following Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):
- Good wetsuit or drysuit
- Appropriate footwear
- Whitewater helmet
- Whitewater life jacket/PFD
- Throw bags and knife
- Climbing harness
-Climbing helmet
If you are missing any items from this list, please inform us in advance so we can arrange replacements.
Rescue equipment such as: Throwbag, Karabiners, Pulleys, Slings etc. are available from us.
Course content includes
- Rescue 3 philosophy
- Training standards
- Rescue planning and incident management
- Incident size-up
- PPE and specialist equipment
- Loads and forces
- System safety check
- High energy water – swimming
- High energy water – throwbags and tethered swims
- Boat on a highline
- In-water rescues at night
- Knots and anchors
- Belay systems
- Steep ground access/egress
- Basic ascending and descending
- Mechanical advantage systems
- Rope based raising and lowering systems
- Passing a knot through a system
- Search operations and management
- Casualty care and packaging
- Improvised harness
- Improvised stretcher
- Low angle casualty evacuation
Whitewater Rescue Technician Advanced (WRTA) 4 Day Course | 00002
490.00€
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meeting point and date
The meeting point for the Whitewater Rescue Technician course is the Outdoor Center Baumgarten at Baumgarten 1, 83458 Schneizlreuth. The date and time will be announced at a later date.
Accommodation / Meals:
You are responsible for your own accommodation during the course. There is the option to book rooms at the Outdoor Center Baumgarten, and we are happy to assist you with this.
You are responsible for your own lunch. There are restaurants and several grocery stores within walking distance.However, we recommend bringing a lunch package and some snacks for the day, especially if you plan to take a lunch break by the river.