Rope Access for Emergency Responders (RAFER)

The Rope Access for Emergency Responders course is aimed at members of technical rope rescue teams who want to become proficient in rope access techniques. This course is specifically aimed at emergency services and not for industrial technical rope rescue.

Contact hours

18 hours

Prerequisites

Minimum age: 18

Qualification valid for

3 years

Recertifies

Rope Access for Emergency Responders (RAFER)
Technical Rope Rescue Technician Level (TRRTL)
Rope Specialty Course Recertification

Recerted by

Rope Access for Emergency Responders (RAFER)
Technical Rope Rescue Technician Level (TRRTL)
Professional Qualification Assessment: Rope (PQR)
Professional Qualification Assessment: Water & Rope (PQWR)
Rope Specialty Course Recertification

Taught by

Rope Access for Emergency Responders Instructor (RAFERI)
Rope Rescue Operator Instructor (RROI)
Rope Rescue Technician Instructor (RRTI)
Rope Rescue Specialist Instructor (RRSI)

Standard

Northwest Rescue Rope Standard