Foundation

• Safe person concept
• Dealing with difficult situations (death/etc)
• Team welfare
• Personel healt & hygine (fatigue, stress, dehydration, etc) (Pg 20-21 field guide)
• Body substance infection (Pg22 Field guide)

Competencies obtained.

Nil

Lead: Bex

Support: Kerry

Flood Response

• Sand bagging - walls, dykes, doorways, diversion
• Water diversion

Competentcies obtained.

• Operating Pumps (can prime pump, understands maintenance reqs)
• Can divert water for salvage
• Take part in forming a ring dyke

Lead: Dingo

Support: Shaun

Flood Response

• Flood suits
• Safety around water (Pg 112-113 Field guide) (BPG Flood response)
• Water Crafts
• PPE
• Throw bags
• Communication (Pg 114 Field guide) (BPG Flood response)
• Water hydraulics (Pg 115-117 Field guide) (BPG Flood response)

Competencies obtained.

• Identifies hazards when clearing drains
• Conducts decontamination procedures
• Correct PPE worn & buddy checked
• Understands or demonstrates priority of rescue (low to high risk) and requirements for upstream & downstream safety

Lead: Dingo

Support: Shaun, Jon, Nicole

Light Rescue

• Knots – common knots that the team uses
• Anchors – W3P2, multi point, equalising two point  
• Rigging – Building simple systems
• MA systems – simple systems (3:1, 4;1, 5:1) & 9:1 compound

Competencies obtained.

• Single figure of 8 / Figure 8 on the bight / Rethreaded figure of 8
• Joining figure of 8 (Figure 8 bend)
• Round turn and two half hitches
• Alpine butterfly
• Prusik knot (Classic)
• Clove hitch
• Friction hitch (Italian, munter)
• Tape Knot (Water Knot)
• Double fisherman's

Lead: Dingo

Support: Shaun, Jon

Competencies

Lead: Shaun

Support: Jon, Dingo, Peter

Light Rescue

• Knots – common knots that the team uses
• Anchors – W3P2, multi point, equalising two point  
• Rigging – Building simple systems
• MA systems – simple systems (3:1, 4;1, 5:1) & 9:1 compound

Competencies obtained.

• Single figure of 8 / Figure 8 on the bight / Rethreaded figure of 8
• Joining figure of 8 (Figure 8 bend)
• Round turn and two half hitches
• Alpine butterfly
• Prusik knot (Classic)
• Clove hitch
• Friction hitch (Italian, munter)
• Tape Knot (Water Knot)
• Double fisherman's

Lead: Shaun

Support: Dingo, Jon, Robyn

Foundation

• Welcome back
• SoP’s - Familiarity
• Other yearly requirements and updates – training commitments
• VR refresher – checking in, updating certs & information
• Calendar – were to find it
• Expectations – attendance
• Deployment processes – how, when, why & what
• PPE checks – personal gear checks, red bag, recon vest, yellow bag

Competencies obtained

• Familiarity with team information management systems
• Familiarity with Deployment Process
• Understands team base H&S induction requirements

Lead: Shaun

Support: RT Team Management

Media Night:

A reporter from SunLIve will be present to take pictures and interviews with members leading into National Volunteer Week and also the end of our recruitment campaign.

SunLive is owned by NZME (Hearld and BOP Times) so the story could be in any of these papers and websites.

We will be doing a ladder hinge for the night with report willing to be a patient for us.

Compentencies are:

Lead: Shaun

Support: Dingo