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Mariner chosen for Water and Flood Rescue Training

E. P. Barrus Ltd is working in partnership with R3 Safety and Rescue Ltd who is set to become one of the UK’s leading water and technical rescue training providers.

Water and Flood Rescue Training - R3 Safety and Rescue

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, nr 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.

Barrus is now working with over 45 Fire and Rescue Services around the UK supplying Mariner 2-stroke outboard engines from 25 to 40hp and other equipment including water rescue pumps. Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service have recently upgraded their rescue craft to Avon FC470, 4.7m military specification inflatables fitted with Mariner 40hp outboards. One boat is based in Beaconsfield covering the Thames and the other is at Newport Pagnell operating in the Milton Keynes area.

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