Surface water rescue is defined as the rescue of a person who is afloat on the surface of a body of water.[citation needed] Within Canada, any significant...
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Swift water rescue (also called "white water rescue") is a subset of technical rescue dealing in white water river conditions. Due to the added pressure...
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Water surface searches are procedures carried out on or over the surface of a body of water with the purpose of finding lost vessels, persons, or floating...
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volunteers Surface water rescue – Rescue of a person who is at the surface of a body of water. Swift water rescue – Rescue techniques for white water river...
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carry divers or surface water rescue workers. Passengers from ships in danger can be also transferred to various kind of rescue boats. Rescue boats may be...
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to the surface first, or by transferring the trapped personnel to a rescue bell or deep-submergence rescue vehicle to bring them to the surface. Submarine...
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Litters are used to rescue victims in confined spaces, such as inside a ship or a cave network. Litters used in surface water rescue are equipped with floats...
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Rescue swimmer is a qualification given to rescue specialists, most commonly in the service of the military. Rescue swimmers usually are charged with...
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various types of operations, such as downed aircraft rescue, surface water rescue, and cave rescue, and they now cover the entire region of Malaysia. Their...
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cave environment (air temperature, water, vertical depth) dictate every aspect of a cave rescue. Therefore, the rescuers must adapt skills and techniques...
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