水域救援人员在抢救水域灾害时，必须先行熟悉了解各种水域情形，依据水域特性、水流状况、待救者受溺受困情形、现场救援能量及运用携带必要的装备、器材，在安全快速且有效率的考量下，尽速进行救援工作。水域救援人员本身需具备基本水上救援能力外，还要有适当之救援器材与装备，再搭配熟练技术、良好团队默契，而安全官必须于救援前、中、后分别对于救灾环境之变化进行研判并给予指挥官建议，而指挥官必须于限有的信息下分析、判断，决策救援行动，以达成救援任务，而在水域救援行动中，救援者安全准则是永远不变且排在第一顺位。
When rescuing water disasters, water rescue personnel must first be familiar with various water conditions, and carry out rescue work as soon as possible in consideration of safety, speed and efficiency according to the characteristics of water area, water flow condition, drowning and trapped situation of the rescuer, on-site rescue energy and the use of necessary equipment and equipment. In addition to the basic water rescue ability, the water rescue personnel should also have appropriate rescue equipment and equipment, with skilled technology and good team tacit understanding. The security officer must study and judge the changes of the disaster relief environment before, during and after the rescue and give advice to the commander. The commander must analyze and judge under the limited information, and make decisions on the rescue action, so as to achieve the goal In the water rescue operation, the safety criterion of rescuers is always the same and in the first place.
水域救援人员平时应扎实训练，培养好的体能以及各式救援技能，平时落实器材整备，任何救援行动切勿单独行动，并应先评估现场环境后拟定救援策略，才能有效快速完成救援任务。
Water rescue personnel should be trained in a down-to-earth way at ordinary times, develop good physical fitness and various rescue skills, carry out equipment preparation at ordinary times, do not act alone in any rescue operation, and should first assess the scene environment and then formulate rescue strategies, so as to effectively and quickly complete the rescue task.