COMDTINST M3710.4D RS MANUAL Flashcards
Hilicopter Rescue Swimmer Capabilities
- RS must have the mental capacity, flexibility, mobility, strength, power, agility, endurance, and equipment to function for at least 30 minutes in heavy seas, on unstable platforms, on rugged terrain during severe adverse weather conditions.
- EMT
- In addtion, the RS shall have the survival training, knowledge, understanding, and experience to survive at sea or on land if left onscene for greater that 24 hours (TQ)
Who certifies in writing to Commandant (CG-711) either by memorandum or electronic mail that all RS members meet eligibility requirements? and when?
Unit Commanding Officers. This certification is due annually in January.
Water Training Facility Requirements
swim training sessions shall be performed in a measured pool of 25 yards or more and should have a depth of 8.5 feet(TQ) or more to allow adequate space and depth for proper procedure execution.
Training Records
All RS training events not tracked in ALMIS shall be documented on the RS Training Record, which can be located on the Rescue Swimmer Standardization Division Portal, or on a locally generated equivalent indicating date of completion. This record shall be maintained at the Unit for a minimum of 18 months.
When the operational tempo allows, the physical/water training sessions should be completed how many times per week?
Physical training - three(3) times per week
Water training - two(2) times per week
(RS) Frequency of Non-Flight Training Requirements
PTA Land Portion: Once per quarter
PTA Water Portion: Once per quarter
Water Training Session: One time per calendar week
Physical Training Session: Two times per calendar week
Lifesaving drills: Once per quarter
Litter Recovery: Every 180 days from last completed
Harness/Parachute Disentang: Every 180 days from last completed
EMT Recurrent Classroom: Three hours per quarter
EMT Recurrent Practical: Three hours per quarter
EMT 24-hour Recurrent Refresher: Prior to exp. of cert.
When a swimming pool is temporarily unavailable or an RS is deployed away from home station without access to a pool, how many times shall they complete the land training session?
three(3) times per calendar week
The land and water portions of the PTA shall be completed within how long?
- Land - Within one(1) hour
- Water - Within one(1) hour
PTA land/water portion rest times?
Land:
- five(5) minutes rest after complex.
- no more than two(2) minutes rest after every other exercise.
Water:
- no more than five(5) minutes rest allowed after each exercise.
Minimum PTA land standards
Complex: complete sub event, sprint - 27.0 seconds
Body weight row: 12 repetitions
Pushup: 30 repetitions
Side Plank: 65.0 seconds
Dead Hang Pull-up: 5 repetitions
300-Meter Shuttle: 79.0 seconds (Avg.)
Minimum PTA water standards
400-yard gear swim: 6 minutes, 30 seconds yard pool (7 minutes, 10 seconds meter pool) (TQ)
6x50 swim: 37.0 seconds, yard pool (41.0 seconds, meter pool)
4x50 buddy tow: 1 minute, 15 seconds yard pool (1 minute, 24.0 seconds meter pool)
4x50 underwater down swim back: Every 1 minute, 15.0 seconds yard pool (Every 1 minute, 24.0 seconds meter pool)
Commands shall provide sufficient time for rescue swimmers to complete, at a minimum, _____ PT sessions per calendar week
two(2) sessions.
The sessions will require up to 90 minutes to complete.
All continuing education requirements shall be completed within the current ______registraion cycle (______ to _____)
2 year cycle. 1 April to 31 March
EMT continuing education be obtained through with who?
- Flight Surgeons
- Coast Guard Clinics
- Local EMS