Overwater Safety
Course Overview
The Rope Over Water (ROW) course is intended for rescuers who already hold, at a minimum, Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT) and Rope Rescue Operator (RRO) qualifications.
It focuses on the specific challenges involved in rescues that combine both rope and water-based disciplines, with an emphasis on managing the hazards that arise when these skill sets are integrated.
This course replaces the rope-over-water components of the former SRT Advanced – Water and Rope (SRTA-W&R) programme. The separate 3-day Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Advanced – Water (SRTA-W) course continues to run. This course contains no vertical rope elements and serves as the prerequisite water module for SRT Instructors and those seeking advanced swiftwater capability.
For those aiming to develop advanced rope rescue skills, the Rope Rescue Technician (RRT) course provides high-level competencies including non-reeving (dipping) highlines. Beyond this, the Rope Rescue Specialist (RRS) course expands further into advanced techniques such as reeving highlines.
Your Instructors
Apex Technical Training Instructors
Specialist Practitioners & Qualified Instructors
All Apex Technical Training courses are delivered by experienced practitioners with real-world operational backgrounds.
Our instructors hold relevant industry qualifications and bring hands-on expertise to every session, ensuring training that is practical, current, and immediately applicable in the field.
Course Gallery
- Must be 18 or over
- Physically fit and able to participate in practical exercises
- Course Materials
- Registration Fees
- Refreshments
- Certification
Provided by Us
- All required PPE
- Team-based technical equipment
- Course manuals
- Notebook and pen
What to Bring
- Appropriate outdoor clothing and footwear suitable for all weather conditions
- A rucksack large enough to carry personal PPE and some shared team equipment
- Headtorch
- Lunch, snacks, and we would recommend bringing a flask for hot drinks
- Any personal medication, suncream, or additional items required to keep you comfortable throughout the day outdoors
- Certificate
- Apex
- Awarding body
- Apex
Please refer to the course overview and prerequisites for suitability information.
Many Apex courses include practical and scenario-based exercises.
Certification is provided where applicable upon successful completion.
Please refer to the prerequisites section for entry requirements.