Officer Water Safety and Boat Operations Training Course

Training Alberta Parks First Responders in Water Safety and Boat Operations

Lesser Slave Lake
Lake Athabasca
Sikome Lake – Fish Creek P.P.
McLeod Lake – Carson-Pegasus P.P.

Tourism in Alberta

Conservation Officers

1977

1981

Search and Rescue in Alberta

Instructors

Alberta Parks offers the following training:
Basic Water Safety and Boat Operations Course
Advanced Water Safety and Boat Operations Course
Mustang Airforce and Hydrostatic PFD Use
Ice Travel and Rescue
Swift-water Rescue
Autumn Boat Op. Refresher and Boat Winterization Session

We work with other agencies to support their:
Jet Boat Operations Course
PWC Operations Course
Paddlecraft Operations Course
Airboat Operations Course

Safety

Water Safety and Boat Operations
Manual
2009

Water Safety and Boat Operations
Class of 2008

Towing, Trailering and Launch Practice

Classroom
&
Dry-land Modules

Water
Safety Module

Communicating and Directing

Small Propeller Module

Small prop operation

Launching & Loading

Large Propeller Module

Double Line & Flying V - Formation

‘Running
Alongside’

‘Chase the Wake’

Mechanical Module

Search
& Rescue Modules

Mock Search and Rescue Mission

WE
ARE READY!

Administrative Requirements
ENFOR
ACCIDENT REPORTING
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS
MEDIA RELATIONS POLICY
FEDERAL ACTS AND REGULATIONS
PROVINCIAL ACTS AND REGULATIONS

Evaluating Performance

Mustang Inflatable PFD Training

Mustang Airforce PFD – Pool Training

Sharing Knowledge & Equipment

Why we train..

And so we continue….

Questions?