Patrol Training Courses
Pre-requirements for training course
- Minimum age of 18
- A minimum of an adult standard first aid certificate - 3 or 4 day H.S.E. First aid at Work, 4 day BASP Standard or 4 day Mountain First Aid.
- Competent parallel skier in a variety of conditions * (see note)
- Membership of BASP - download our membership form to print out, complete and send to us (fee included in price of course).
- Winter mountain skills would be an advantage
- Cost £180 non-residential
Patrol Training Scheme
- Definition of Grades
Slope Patroller
A stand alone grade specifically for artificial slopes. A Slope Patroller will be able to manage slope safety, treat on scene injured skiers and boarders, and evacuate casualties from the slope liaising with other departments and emergency services. - Looking to build on the close relationship with The Snow Centre, BASP recently ran the first full Ski Patrol Course which was adapted to the indoor environment, a course that is unique to The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead.
Resort Patroller
A Resort Patroller will have a good understanding and working knowledge of a specific resort. They will be able to carry out their role within a team environment including more qualified and experienced patrollers, competently carry out all normal ski related daily tasks including the treatment and evacuation of less seriously injured or ill casualties.
National Patroller
A National Patroller will have a wide understanding and working knowledge of ski patrol beyond any single specific resort. Whilst inevitability being committed to a specific resort they will demonstrate a broader range of competencies that are more transferable between resorts. A National Patroller will be able to lead, organise and competently carry out all the normal daily tasks including treatment of more seriously injured or ill casualties. They will also have a good understanding of the management of major incidents.
Competency
Competence is sufficient ‘working knowledge’ to carry out techniques without the need for additional guidance and skill in appropriately applying these techniques in a variety of conditions or circumstances.
A patroller is expected to repeatedly demonstrate competence in a safe, confident and correct manner set out by Patrol Chief’s, resort standard operating procedures, BASP procedures or national guidelines prior to being signed off. No specific timescales are indicated as this will depend on individual patrollers existing skills and experience.
Once initially signed off, patrollers are required to maintain techniques and skills through on-going training, development and assessment. The competency register is designed to record this on going experience.
There are three levels of competencies after the initial green pre-requisites.
Blue, to be completed by trainees to become Resort Patrollers.
Red, to be completed by Resort Patrollers to become National Patrollers.
Black, advanced, normally completed once a National Patroller.
Patrol Training course programme
Monday
Meet at Nevis Range base 7.45am for 8am sharp GONDOLA TO TOP STATION.
Introductions and tour of facilities
Patrol training scheme, log books and competencies
Role of Patroller
Accident procedure, scenarios
Patrol AP, scenarios, inc radio procedures and tow start up
Skills Stations 1- BLS and defibrillation
2- Airway Adjuncts, BVM, Pulse Ox, Jaw Thrust
Skills Stations 3- Spinal management, inc collars and vac mat
4- Long bone splinting
Scenarios
Guest Speaker, Pain relief / analgesia / drugs / medical gases
Tuesday
Presentation by Director and Head of Ski Patrol
Skills Stations 5- Oxygen 6- Entonox
Stretchers / sledges, sledging, sledge bags
Scenarios
Introduction to rope work
Guest speaker, Scottish Avalanche Information Service
Equipment Hire
Wednesday
Hill Day
Mountain skills Ice axe and crampons
Self arrest
Rope skills and belay systems
Avalanche awareness
Navigation
Evening Exercise
Thursday
The medical room, casualty and incident reporting and ambulance car
Ski area safety, resort management and signage
Scenarios
Technical evacuations, chairlift and gondola evacuations
Social evening, local pub, chance to meet working patrollers
Guest speaker
Friday
BLS / AED Tests
Casualty Scenario Test
Transceivers, probes and shovels
FIPS, a report from Sweden 2009
Presentation by Patroller
Review of week, training system
Note to candidates
Whilst the BASP Training course encompasses all the pre-requisites for Ski Patrolling in Scotland, we must state that successful attendance of the course does not mean that the candidate will be offered employment
Logbook
At the end of the training week, the candidate will be issued with a log book.
View the logbook (PDF 259k)