A one-day course which builds on both the theoretical and practical use of participant’s winches cover by the Basic Winching and Recovery Course. Participants normally work in small groups (2 or 3 vehicles) under the guidance of an instructor to complete a range of more complex recovery scenarios at different locations throughout the course.
Safety during vehicle recovery is a key focus of the course.
Class room training:
- Review of basic Winching and recovery principles
- Review of signals and communication during winching
- Assessing and planning more complex recovery situations
Practical training:
- More complex winch set-up and recovery, including:
- securing and lowering vehicles using straps
- redirects
- multi-line pulls
- ‘Sling-shot’ recovery
- Safely returning a rolled vehicle to its wheels
To attend this course you must:
- be a current/financial club member
- not be in the first year of membership
- have completed Basic Driver Training
- have completed the Basic Winching and Recovery course
- have a fitted and working winch and associated recovery equipment
