Writing and Essays - Swiftwater Rescue

Swiftwater Rescue Course Manual: The Swiftwater Rescue Manual was developed by rbk who is responsible for its contents. People are welcome to use any and all the materials. They do so with the following stipulations.

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[Keywords: Swiftwater Rescue, River Rescue, SWR, Throw Bags, Rescue]

The 2018 manual is presented. Over past editons, major changes in Chapter 5 on Knots. Otherwise, mostly minor or editorial changes.

Entire SWR Manual (2018 Version)

Ch. 1: Concepts & Philosophy of Rescue
Ch. 2: Wading and Swimming Crossings
Ch. 3: Rope Rescues
Ch. 4: River Dynamics
Ch. 5: Knots, Hitches & Bends
Ch. 6: Mechanical Advantage

in addition to the manual, individual jpg files of the diagrams are available also.

Figures:

1.1: S.T.O.P.
1.2: The Rescue Curve
1.3: 911 Syndrome
1.4: Rescue Curve Examples Using SWR
1.5: Example of Moving from One Rescue Curve Stage to Another
1.6: Flow Model
1.7: Adventure Experience Paradigm
1.8: AEP - Perceived and Real Risks
1.9: The Roller Coaster
1.10: Search and Rescue Phases
1.11: Determining the Search Area & PLS
2.1: Solo Wading with a Paddle
2.2: Two People Wading
2.3: Four Person Huddle
2.4: Pryamid

2.5: Inline Crossing
2.6: Defensive and Aggressive Swimming
2.7: Barrel Roll
2.8: Back Ferry - Defensive Swimming
2.9: Using Defensive Swimming to Swim a River
2.10: Strainer Drill
2.11: Line Crossing
2.12: Diagonal Traverse
2.13: Swimming a Line Across the River
3.1: Anatomy of a Throw Bag
3:2: Typical Throw Bag Rope Types
3.3: Stuffing a Throw Bag
3.4: Coiling a Rope for the Second Throw
3.5: Throw Bag Drill
3.6: Belays
3.7: Increasing the Pendulum Effect
3.8: Using Vector Pull to Increase Pendulum Effect
3.9: Stabilization Line
3.10: Snag Line
3.11: Weighted Snag Line Versus Inverted Paddle Snag Line
3.11: [alt] Inverted Paddle Snag Line
3.12: Simple Rope Tether
3.13: Live Bait Rescue
3.14: V-Lower
3.15: Methods of Connecting the Tether to Rescue Belt Tether
3.16: Simple Cinch
3.17: Kiwi Cinch
3.18: Carlson Cinch

4.1: Laminar Flow
4.2: Primary Flow
4.3: Upstream and Downstream Vs
4.4: Ustream and Downstream Vs (Swimmer's Perspective)
4.5: River Bends
4.6: Chutes and Waves
4.7: Anatomy of an Eddy
4.8: Anatomy of a Hydraulic
4.9: Pillows
4.10: Compression Waves
4.11: Strainers
4.12: Undercut Rocks [Characteristics]
          Undercut Rocks [Normal Flow]
4.13: Low Head Dams
4.14: Drowning Trap -Flood Levels
4.15: Drowning Trap - Normal Summer
4.16: Drowning Trap - Drowning Trap
5.1: Overhand Knot Group
plt5.1: Rope Parts
plt5.2: Figure 8 Family
plt5.3: Self Equalizing Anchor Using a Figure 8 Follow-through
plt5.4: Bowline, Untying a Bowline, and Yosemite Tie Off
plt5.5: Prusik, Clove & Two-Half Hitches
plt5.6: Trucker's Hitch
plt5.7: Tensionless Anchor
plt5.8: Sheetbend & Water Knot
plt5.9: Double and Single Fisherman
5.24: Cam Straps
5.25: Coiling a Cam Strap
5.26: Anchors
5.27: Anatomy of a Carabiner
5.28: Disconnecting Two Carabiners
5.29: Disconnecting Two Carabiners (Alternate Method)
6.1: 2:1 and 3:1 Z-Rig [not included]
6.2: Self-adjusting Brake
6.3: Range of System and Throw for Piggyback and 5:1 Systems
6.4: Summary Table for Throw
6.5: 120 Degree Rule
6.6: 120 Degree Rule Applied to 2:1 System
6.7: 2:1 System
6.8: 3:1 Z-rig System
6.9: 4:1 Piggy Back System
6.10: 5:1 System
6.11: 9:1 Double Z-rig
6.12: 5:1 Using Block and Tackle