Rope Park Operator Western Switzerland

Course content

• Theoretical and practical equipment knowledge
• Belaying technique in rope parks
• Instructing/briefing guests
• Practical work and looking after guests in rope parks
• Rescue techniques in rope parks

Exam content

• Theory
• Knot technique
• Instruction
• Technical inspection of the rope park courses
• Evaluations

Required equipment 

Clothing:

• Mountain boots
• Gloves (leather, for handling steel cables)
• Outdoor clothing

Technical equipment:

• Climbing harness (with chest harness)
• Helmet
• Y-lanyard with 2 karabiners for self-belay
• Zip-line pulley with sling and karabiner
• ID or similar (descender used in your park)
• Accessory cord 2 metres

The rescue bag (one per two participants) and the pulley system are provided.

Miscellaneous:

• Small first aid kit
• Writing materials
   

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 18
• Rope handling skills
• Head for heights
• Moving safely at height
• Good general health

Supporting documents

• Supporting documents First aid course and BLS-AED-SRC complete course or First Aid Level 1 IAS (IVR) (all max. 2 years old)
• Proof of private accident insurance

Copies of all supporting documents must be handed to the course leader on site. SOA cards and certificates are only issued once all documents have been received.

Courses/exams are only considered passed once all documents have been submitted; certificates are issued only then. Missing documents (e.g. BLS/AED, first aid, logbooks) can be submitted up to 3 months after completing the course/exam – after that, any claim to certification of the training/exams/courses lapses. The same applies to any resits, which must also take place within 3 months of the exam date. For later certification, the training/exams/courses must be repeated in full. This rule applies from the 2024 course year onwards.