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Who is a lot cheaper! Being cynical of course, as I’m currently training a lad who is less than a third of my age. I hope within a year or so it’ll be quicker for him to do the tricky stuff, he’s already doing well, but it is a gradual process, with mistakes along the way, not all his of course, but ultimately every thing is my responsability.

We had a similar issue on a 150 and was an inline capacitor in the loom, needed an auto electrician to find it.

A competitor 50% of your age with 80% of your knowledge.

And what is in it for the expérienced guy?

I used to do a bit of tree surgery.

I think of every 30 climbers who enter this industry maybe 2 will still be in it in 10 years time..would be hard to get the experienced climbers to teach the level 1’s anything as there is rarely the time on site.

hi, hoping somebody can help. i planted a row or laurels a couple of years ago and during the summer, about 4 months ago, i was strimming the grass and caught the base of the tree. I don't think much of it but had a look and somehow it had stripped the bark all the way around about 3 inches up from the base for about an inch gap. A full ring! A quick google spelt certain death for the tree so I read on and found that you could bridge the gap and it may take. im not a garden person at all, but I delicately took a small branch, and began the process of bridge the gap. I also shaved the bark of the branch and made thin strips that a place across the gap. It looked a bit like a Frankenstein job but I had a bridge and wrapped the gap with fresh bark all within about an hour. I then proceeded to wrap it with cling film and taped it up waiting. it seemed to have survived, I figured it would last weeks but months later it was ok. This week I noticed it was the only tee with yellow leaves, with the exception of the odd area on the row of trees. Fearing the worst I removed the cling film and tape to reveal this..... I have no idea what it is. i quickly wrapped it again and then pulled some soil onto the base as I guessed they may be roots forming and be hunting down to soil. does anybody have any suggestions or is this a lost cause? IMG_0353.mov

I've often thought that an IRATA style training system whereby Level 1 (new) climbers must work x amount of hours under the supervision of a L3 (experienced supervisor) before progressing through L2 (unsupervised and competent) to L3 Our current system is a bit "survival of the fittest) which in hindsight has worked out well enough for me.

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Thanks . Manual or remote control?

I can see where you’re coming from but IMHO a lot of employers will have the box ticked so they think they good to go. The young / new climber will be put into positions where they may not have the experience or ability to complete a complex rigging job. Some employers seem to think that having a SE climber in for 5 days a week is ok as well. When in reality they should be paying for PPE, Pension, Holiday pay and ongoing career development. I stress not all employers but there are definitely many who think the above scenario is ok. Why would they think any different when it comes to jobs and the climbers competency? “They have got the ticket they must be good to go” I am all for pushing new climbers to expand their comfort zone, that’s how they progress and gain experience. But in an attempt to make the industry more professional (which is something you hear on the regular). How will pushing inexperienced a climber way beyond their limits and the subsequent accidents help the cause of pushing the industry forward?

Access is over 8ft wide concrete bridge (no weight problem), there's a turning area at the top of the drive, and we'll show you the spot on the edge of that.

As promised Sorry, no finall pics

Bitte

I'm saying teach the basics of rigging along with the basics of aerial chainsaw use. Of course you'd have your tree climbing and aerial Rescue before doing the others, it's a prequisite. Whether or not candidates pass the assessments is down to them and their assessor on the day. The bar is pretty low, but that's where it's been put by the awarding bodies.

Danke

Not an assessment schedule but a fairly detailed course schedule https://www.landesforsten.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/skt-b-lehrgangsunterlagen-anmeldung-programm.pdf

Yes, please.

For the German SKT-B?

Spot on, Rich Let's also remember that Tree Climbing&Aerial Rescue is a prerequisite for Chainsaw from a Rope & Harness. Both of which are required before you can do Aerial Rigging. But sure, let's let candidates start rigging when their climbing or cutting competence hasn't even been assessed...

I meant the training schedule from the awarding body, describing what's on the course and what competencies you have to show to pass etc.

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Personally I think it's a dog toy of some description.