Professional water rescue cover and safe water-access solutions for projects, maintenance and events across the UK. Our teams aren’t just rescue-trained—they bring frontline ambulance service experience and professional medical qualifications, ensuring the highest standard of emergency care on site.
What We Do — Practical, Expert Support on the Water
Whether you need safety cover for bridge inspections, reservoir work, flood-response readiness or event water access, we provide:
- On-site rescue teams staffed by qualified medics
- Safety boats with experienced skippers
- Water access solutions, plus full medical and emergency planning
Water Rescue Cover
- Rescue teams trained to operate in inland rivers, reservoirs, and tidal environments
- Crewed safety boats, standby teams, and rescue plans designed and executed by professionals with medical credentials
- Rapid-deployment safety boats and trained crews ready for one-day projects or long-term contracts
Water Access & Project Support
Need safe access to a structure from the water? We deliver solutions with medical oversight where it counts:
- Workboat support for construction, survey, and maintenance
- Temporary pontoons and shore-to-structure systems, designed and supervised by medically qualified rescue operatives
- Practical, compliant solutions to keep your project moving
Why Choose Square Knot
We combine industry-knowledge with medical professionalism:
- Professional medical qualifications: advanced first aid, patient care, scene management is built in
- Purpose-built boats and kit
- Site-specific planning tailored not just for rescue, but for medical safety and timely intervention
Fleet, Crew & Kit — The Essentials
- Inflatable and RIB-style safety boats with powerful outboards—quick, stable, manoeuvrable
- Rescue operatives and skippers who are also medically qualified; trained in swift-water techniques and advanced medical emergency response
- Full medical kits carried aboard: oxygen supply, spinal boards, throw lines, throw bags, VHF radios, scene lighting—ready for both rescue and medical intervention
How We Work
- Get in touch: we’ll discuss site, scope, constraints—and medical risks needing mitigation
- Site visit & assessment: we’ll review hazards, access, and medical contingency requirements
- Planning: producing rescue + medical emergency plans, method statements, clear emergency procedures
- Delivery: professional, medically qualified teams, boats, equipment—and options for standby or continuous coverage
Typical Uses
- Bridge inspections, scaffolding or shaft access from water
- Reservoir, dam and culvert maintenance
- Construction support and plant transfers
- Event safety cover for rowing, triathlon or festival water zones
- Flood response and emergency standby
Ready to Plan Cover or Get a Quote?
Talk to us. We’ll scope your site, accounting for both rescue and medical needs, then present a clear, no-nonsense proposal.
Email: info@square-knot.co.uk
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