Water Rescue

Covers the legal framework governing lifeguards, water rescuer qualifications, navigation rules, and enforcement powers under Slovenian law.

Core principles of river flow, velocity, hazardous formations, and difficulty classification used in white-water rescue.

Covers the definition, stages, and physiological mechanisms of drowning, including resuscitation time windows and first-aid principles.

Covers mandatory personal gear, the functions and standards of PFDs, helmets, ropes, carabiners, and accessories used by white-water guides and rescuers.

Essential paddle craft manoeuvres, crew positioning, and hazard responses for white-water rafting.

Covers rescue priorities, swimming techniques, equipment use, rope systems, anchors, and team communication in whitewater and canyon environments.

Core principles of organising safe whitewater trips and rescue operations, covering rescue methods, communication, zone management, and the progression from low- to high-risk intervention.

Covers the forms of communication used on the river, whistle signal conventions, and the two golden rules of guidance and communication.

Covers the risk level, decision criteria, and safety assumptions for live bait and contact rescue techniques in whitewater rescue.

Covers rope traverse angles, grip-strength techniques, and accuracy of different rope-throwing methods used in whitewater rescue.

Covers what to avoid and what to prioritise when swimming in whitewater.

Covers the rules for knot tail length, rope-to-object diameter ratios, and correct anchoring methods in a whitewater environment.