After completion of the course the candidate will:

• Have a basic understanding of the industry, the dangers of working in the industry and their responsibilities when winching and recovering.
• Be able to conform to manufacturers requirements as per technical data, conform to relevant regulations and legislation.
• Be able to locate, identify and explain different types of winching and recovery equipment and lifting accessories. Explain their basic construction, uses, applications and their functions.
• Be able to interpret and extract information on all relevant documentation.
• Undertake all pre-use checks on winching and recovery accessories and identify non-serviceable items.
• Explain procedures for placing non-serviceable items out-of-service.
• Identify and explain centres of gravity and calculate estimated weights of loads.
• Set up exclusion zone explaining actions required for emergency actions, identifying any overhead hazards.
• Identify and maintain PPE appropriate for winching and recovery.
• Secure various types of loads to the winch using the relevant lifting accessories and procedures ensuring loaf balance, security and integrity.
• Winch, Recover and guide the movement of loads from various locations using different methods of communication.
• Environmental considerations
• Carry out all out of service and securing procedures.