River Rescue Basics

I. Dealing with Emergencies

      i. Prevention/Awareness
      ii. The Importance of Practice

II. Rope Etiquette

      i. Entanglement (importance of river knife)
      ii. Ropes Across the River
      iii. Rope Care

III. Knots

      i. Bowline
      ii. Rafter’s (Trucker’s) Hitch
      iii. Water Knot
      iv. Figure Eight
      v. Fisherman’s Knot

IV. Hand Signals/Paddle Signals

V. Foot Entrapment

VI. Wraps

       i. Wrap Dynamics
          - The Importance of Direction of Pull
       ii. Anchors
          - Shore Anchors
         - Boat Anchors (self-equalizing)
       iii. Vector Pulls
       iv. Z-drags

VII. Practical Application

       i. Chain of Command
       ii. Rope Work