West Brecon Cave Rescue Team

WBCRT Cave Rescue Training Programme 2009

Saturday 21^st March	Penwyllt	Technical Skills Training A number of Cave Rescue Skills sessions will be running, giving team members the opportunity to learn a number of different skills in one day. Aimed at both new Team Members learning for the first time and existing team members wanting a refresher.
Saturday 11^th July	LNRC & Bridge Cave	Cave Rescue Scenarios Previously called off due to flooding, we will have 3 objectives for the day: to move a casualty through the entrance series of LNRC, to bring a casualty out of Bridge Cave and to work with Cave Rescue Divers undertaking a scenario through the sump between the 2 caves.
Saturday 10^th October	OFD 1½	Cave Rescue Locating and rescuing an injured Caver from OFD 1 ½. This will be run as full rescue practice with a medical scenario and control elements being handled in real time.
Saturday 12^th December	Gower Caves	Cave Rescue Previously called off due to flooding, a rescue scenario in one of the Gower Caves – such as Tooth Cave or Llethrid Swallet.
Saturday 20^th February 2010	SWSARA Joint Practice	Joint Practice The annual rescue practice with South Wales Search and Rescue Association, working closely with the South Wales Mountain Rescue Teams.

In addition we can arrange smaller scale practise sessions for small groups or individuals. We can arrange training in kit familiarisation, communications, control protocols etc.

Midweek Evening Training

Wednesday 6^th May	Communications Equipment and Procedures
Tuesday 7th July	Surface Navigation
Tuesday 1^st September	Rigging for Cave Rescue

If you have any training queries or requests then please contact or telephone 07967 144660.

For first aid or medical training queries or requests then please contact or telephone 01558 668878

A big thanks to all those who supported and attended previous training programme events.

WBCRT Cave Rescue Training Programme 2008

17th May
Black Mountain Caves

Search and Rescue
We will be undertaking an exercise searching some of the caves on Black Mountain including caves in the vicinity of Sinc Y Giedd.

19^th July Mid Wales Mine Practice
Mines Rescue Practice
Every second year we practice in one of the Mines in Mid Wales. We cover hundreds of sites in the Mid Wales area and this an important aspect of the service we provide.

4^th October SWSARA Joint Practice
Joint Practice
The annual rescue practice with South Wales Search and Rescue Association, working closely with the South Wales Mountain Rescue Teams.

1^st November OFD 1½
Cave Diver Search
A search in OFD 1 ½ using search patterns for a missing Cave Diver. The practice will be a combination of Diver activity and Cavers searching the many places in OFD 1 ½ where a Cave Diver can surface.

17^th January 2009 Gower Caves
Cave Rescue
A rescue scenario in one of the Gower Caves – such as Tooth Cave or Llethrid Swallet.

WBCRT Cave Rescue Training Programme 2007

25th February SWSARA Joint Practice Joint practice SWSARA.

31st March OFD 1 Waterfall Series.

7th July LNRC & Bridge Cave Little Neath River Cave and Bridge Cave.

1st September Tunnel Cave Tunnel Cave.

8th September Wet Sink A practice with Gloucester CRG.

3rd November Pant Mawr Pot Pant Mawr Pot.

12th January OFD 2 A full practice in Creek Alley.

WBCRT Cave Rescue Training Programme 2006

4th March Miss Graces Lane, FoD Joint practice with Gloucester Cave Rescue Group.

3rd June Dan-yr-Ogof 2 scenarios in Dan-yr-Ogof.

24th June Mid Wales Mines We practice in Mid Wales once every 2 years. .

26th August Surface Training We will be having a WBCRT Party at Penwyllt

30th September Agen Allwedd A Joint practice with Gwent CRT.

2nd December Llygad Llwchwr A full practice

WBCRT Cave Rescue Training Programme 2005
16th April	Penwyllt	Surface Practice. Technical Training.
11th June		Dan yr Ogof.
22nd October	Joint Practice.	Ogof Draenen.
3rd December	Penwyllt. Meet at 10.00am	Ogof Ffynnon Ddu. Major Cave Rescue Practice
10/11th December		Advanced First aid Course

WBCRT Cave Rescue Training Programme 2004
28/29th February		Advanced First Aid Course
13th March		SWSARA Joint Exercise.
3rd April	Herberts Quarry	Ogof Foel Fawr.
1st May	Penwyllt.	Cave Diver Rescue Workshop.
15/16th May		Basic First aid Course
19th June	Cwmystwyth	Mid Wales Mine.
4th September	Penwyllt	Technical Training Day.
4th December	OFD	Big Rescue Practise.

WBCRT Training 2003
22^nd March	Porth yr Ogof	Basic Rescue Techniques.
26th March	Penwyllt	Dragons, Gri Gri's and Stretchers
9th April	Penwyllt	Get Lost! Surface navigation techniques.
23rd April	Penwyllt	Can you hear me? Communications under and above ground.
7th May	Llangorse Rope Centre	Strung Up. Pitch hauls and rope work
5th July	Tunnel Cave.	Rescue Practise.
6th September	Wet Sink	Gloucester CRG Rescue Practise.
18th October	Penwyllt	War Game.
6th December	OFD II	Rescue Practise - Teamwork training. Penwyllt, 10:00 am