Training
We provide first class training for your polar needs. Ranging from basic boat handling, to firearms and survival training.
We can provide basic guide training in packages or modules to aid your polar guiding career.
Saxon Expeditions is the only current provider of the Rescue 3 Polar Boat Training course and certification- this course was written with Rescue3, an internationally recognised organisation specialising in swiftwater and technical rescue and is the worlds first certificate for small boat operations in the polar regions that is awarded by an external body.
R3 Polar Boat Training
This course is delivered by Instructors with many years experience in the polar regions and teaching boat handling for various organisations.
Duration: 16 hours (2 days)
Prerequisites: RYA level 2 or equivalent
The training course covers all advanced aspects of basic boat handling needed to operate in the polar regions including wildlife, ice and glacier awareness and introduce you to the guidelines covering small boat operations in these regions.
You will gain experience using our fleet of D Class, Arancia and Zodiac boats using tiller steer outboards and demonstrate skills such as friction locks, multiple casualty recovery, navigation and self rescue.
For as detailed syllabus please contact us for more details.
Course Location: North Wales
Other locations by arrangement
Mountain Skills
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A Mountain Skills course is a great opportunity to learn more about looking after yourself in steep rocky places, where the scenery is breathtaking and weather changeable.
Duration: 2 days
Prerequisites: Minimum age: 10, some hill walking experience and a reasonable level of fitness
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Course content includes
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Planning a journey in the mountains
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What to take and how to pack
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Navigation in the mountains
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simple scrambling
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Common mountain hazards and how to deal with them
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What to do in an emergency
Course Location: North Wales
Other locations by arrangement
Outdoor Risk Management (ORM)
The Outdoor Risk Management (ORM) course is for people working in remote areas, coastal areas, upland terrain and/or unfamiliar terrain. It enables them to identify associated hazards and to give them basic skills to work safely and deal with any incidents in these environments.
Duration:12 hours (2 days)
Prerequisites:
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None
Course content includes
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Rescue 3 philosophy
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Training standards
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Weather for remote areas
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Personal kit for use in remote areas
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Navigation
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Risk assessments
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Hazard recognition
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Emergency situations
Course Location: North Wales
Other locations by arrangement
Safe Working Near Water
The Safe Working Near Water course is designed for people tasked with working near water and who will be issued with lifejackets but will not be expected to intentionally enter the water, eg EA, SEPA, NRW personnel, construction industry workers, road and bridge maintenance workers.
Course length: 6 hours (1 day)
Prerequisites: None
Accredited by: Rescue 3 Europe
Course content includes
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About Rescue 3
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Workplace legislation
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Safe systems of work
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Risk assessments
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Pre-planning for emergencies
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Water hazards
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Cold water considerations
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Mud, ice and coastal considerations
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Biosecurity and environmental considerations
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Medical and decontamination considerations
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Lifejackets and PPE selection
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Lifejacket maintenance, periodic inspection and transportation
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Lifejacket firing mechanisms
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Lifejacket accidental inflation risks
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Pre- and post-use lifejacket checks
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Lifejacket inflation and deflation – auto/manual
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Swimming and self-rescue in lifejackets
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Throwbags and other conditional rescues
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Exiting the water
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Considerations for tethered working (if used by agency)
Location: Client venue, North Wales or Norfolk