Photo essay: Rope access rescue training in Dubai
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A team member of Traks Pro prepares equipment for rescue situations at the their facility in Dubai. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National -
GCAA personnel try out the ropes at the Traks Pro training centre -
Rope access techniques are a vital skill for emergency services personnel, who may have to undertake rescue missions in tall buildings -
The centre also trains the teams who scale Dubai's gleaming skyscrapers to clean and maintain them -
Traks Pro instructor Akhil Augustin explain the intricacies of rigging a Stokes basket for safely evacuating a person from a high access point -
GCAA team members watch on as a colleague sets up the initial anchor points for a rescue -
Life-size, correctly weighted manikins are an essential tool for rescue training -
Traks Pro owner James Falcetto says the aim is to ensure trainees are equipped to deal with the unknown -
This involves practising to the extent that techniques become muscle memory -
The GCAA team undertakes this training course every three years -
The GCAA team training for rescue situations at the Traks Pro centre in Dubai
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