Thanks Paul for finding Chris, and I think we can all recommend him for anyone interested in doing a FSR course in the future. Definitely good value for money and well worth doing.
The most valuable bits for me were looking at different rescues with a variety of craft and for a variety of victims in terms of body shape, size and upper body strength. Also the scenarios at the end were fun challenging and thought provoking.
One thing that would have been useful would have been something to take away at the end of the course with a summary of all the useful tips on techniques and equipment.
My only other criticism would be more related to the BCU syllabus, that for example we did Sea Kayaking self rescues, boat rescues and towing in greater depth in the 3 Star SK course than covered in this course, and that much of the course reflected a White Water bias, covered in greater depth by the 2 day White Water Safety and Rescue course.
Maybe the BCU should think about having more of a modular system to recognise duplicate skills learnt on other courses?
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