Mariner chosen for water and flood rescue training.

Posted on:01/09/2014

R3 courses carry international certification from Rescue 3, one of the world’s largest technical rescue training organisations. Rescue 3 courses are  compliant with relevant competencies and standards for rescue agencies and technicians as laid down by organisations such as the UK Chief Fire Officers Association/Defra Flood Rescue National Enhancement Project and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The courses have been carefully designed to meet the training and development needs of the safety and technical rescue sectors, focusing primarily on water, rope and inland boat rescue.

Barrus recently took part in R3’s National Resilience Assurance Team (NRAT) Flood SMA Event where over 20 Fire Services took part in swift water  demonstrations at Tees Barrage International Whitewater Centre,  Middlesbrough. This purpose-built facility compliments the natural river venues of North Wales and guarantees swift water conditions at all times. Barrus supplied a Zodiac FC 470 inflatable boat fitted with a Mariner 50hp outboard engine and a Mariner 30hp, which R3 fitted to an Arancia boat. 

Paul O’Sullivan, Managing Director, R3 Safety & Rescue Ltd comments, “The engines were great and I think we were able to highlight the  effectiveness of the FC 470/Mariner 50/prop guard and the Arancia/Mariner 30/prop guard combinations. We operated both boats for two days doing more runs up and down the course than anyone else, including night runs. The only boat able to make it up the channel carrying 6 people on board was the FC 470/Mariner 50/ prop guard set up,” Paul concluded.

Barrus has demonstrated and supplied a number of engines in the past but they will be sponsoring a Mariner 30hp and a Mariner 50hp outboard engine for R3’s two demonstration boats.

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