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The Top-Rope Supervisor Scheme (TRS) provides training and assessment for those who supervise top-roped rock climbing on artificial walls, or accessible crags.  It is suitable for individuals working in a professional, semi-professional or voluntary capacity.

Scope

The scheme is primarily concerned with good practice leading to the safe enjoyment of the activity.

The scheme does not cover:

bulletThe skills needed to approach and retreat from mountain crags;
bulletMulti-pitch rock climbing and it’s supervision;
bulletLeading rock-climbs;
bulletAccess to any location where escape is not easily possible from the top and the bottom of a climb;
bulletThe use of traditional anchors;
bulletThe skills required to supervise a group abseiling.

Completion of a training course alone, without taking an assessment course, is not a qualification in itself, although it may be of considerable benefit to the trainee.

The scheme comprises of:

bulletRegistration and the issue of a log book;
bulletA two day training course;
bulletFurther experience gained during a 3 month consolidation period;
bulletA one day assessment course;
bulletContinuing experience entered in a logbook.

Assessment Endorsements

The Top Rope Supervisor scheme has two endorsements that accompany it:

bullet Top Rope Supervisor - Leading
bullet Top Rope Supervisor - No Leading

The assessor will determine which endorsement each candidate will be allowed to operate within. It must be stressed that the endorsement for Leading, does NOT endorse the candidate to supervise Lead Climbing. It only allows the Candidate to Lead  easy sport routes for the purpose of setting up a top rope system.

Key Benefits

bulletEntry level course
bulletSuits those who only supervise Top Rope climbing
bulletIs the first step to higher qualifications

Minimum Age - 18

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