VR07 - Advanced Winching
Description | VR07 is about recovering light vehicles from situations where a winch is required to place the casualty in a position from where it can be removed. It also covers the safety requirements of using a winch. Learning Outcomes • Health and safety requirements applicable to the use of winches on light vehicle recovery units • Types of winch used in light vehicle recovery • Outline winch theory • Types of winch ropes used in light vehicle recovery • Ancillary equipment used when winching • Winching resistances and calculations • Methods used in increasing line pull/changing line direction • Effects of the casualty position or attitude on the winching operation • Methods used to right an overturned light vehicle • Hand signals used to direct a winch operator Practical Outcome • The student will be able to demonstrate that they can calculate the effort required and prepare the site, casualty and equipment required to winch a vehicle from a given situation, “using a change of direction for mechanical advantage 5 |
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Module/course type | Light Recovery |
Recommended duration (full course) | 7 hours |
Driver CPC available | Yes |
DCPC course number | CRS 9036-540 |