IRATA Level 1 Rope Access Technician

• Relevant legislation, guidelines, and standards
• Awareness of risk assessment and safety method statement
• Awareness of permit to work systems
• Exclusion zones
• Working practices and worksite organization
• Categories of personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Selection, use, and maintenance of equipment
• Equipment checks and inspection

• Hazardous substances
• IRATA syllabus and certification scheme
• Logbooks and their completion
• Anchor types and systems
• Angle loading
• Awareness of fall factors
• Awareness of hauling systems
• Awareness of suspension trauma and casualty management

• Assembly and fitting of personal equipment
• Checking of personal equipment
• Use of the back-up device
• Tying, dressing and setting of appropriate knots

• Rigging a basic anchor system
• Rigging a small Y hang
• Awareness of rope and sling protection in rigging

• Descent
• Ascent
• Changeovers
• Descent using ascenders
• Ascent using a descender
• Passing knots

• Passing deviations
• Passing a re-belay
• Rope-to-rope transfer
• Passing an edge or obstruction at the top
• The use of a work seat (comfort seat)
• Passing mid-rope protection

Climbing man oeuvres to be carried out under the level 1 syllabus are:

• Horizontal aid climbing with cow’s-tails using both fixed anchors and movable anchors
• Climbing with a Y-shaped twin fall arrest lanyards

Rescue and hauling covered by the level 1 syllabus consist of:

• A descent rescue
• An awareness of a basic haul and lower