Canoe Sport Coaching has extensive experience delivering first class safety and rescue courses. If you would like us to deliver some bespoke training to your club, group and it is not listed, please get in touch to see what we can do.

Paddle UK - White Water Safety (WWS)

Course Outline:

Do you paddle on moving water? Do you want the skills to stay out of trouble? Want to know what to do if either you or others get into trouble on the river? Then the White Water Safety course (WWS) is for you!

Your course will support you to consider safe practices, provide practical solutions to common issues and appropriate responses to incidents, providing peace of mind when venturing out onto the rivers.

This 2 day course is aimed at those paddling as peers and covers a range of topics that include emergency planning & procedures, chase boating, equipment rescues and scenarios and much more.This course is designed to support paddlers to be independent participants on grade 2(3) white water rivers. Paddlers can access the course with their preferred craft which can include kayaks, rafts, canoes and stand up paddleboards.

The White-Water Safety course is a 2-day programme that consists of 9 modules. This can be delivered in a weekend or modular, over a maximum of an eight-week period to suit you.

  • Motivations and Decisions
  • River Trip
  • Emergency planning & procedures
  • Review and reflections
  • Chase boating and equipment rescues
  • Swimming and rescues
  • Retrieving people and equipment
  • Extracting method
  • Review and reflections

Pre-Requisites – The course is conducted on grade 2 -3 water, so candidates must be:

  • Confident in their ability to paddle on grade 2 water.
  • Confident swimming in normal canoe clothing suitable for a moving water environment.
  • There is no longer a minimal age limit on this course

Fist Aid : A first aid certificate is not a pre-requisite; however the holding of a  first aid certificate is strongly recommended

The WWS course is a pre-requisite for the Moderate Water Leader Assessment.

Course Notes Course information

Duration: 2 Days

Cost: less any equipment £250.00

Group rates of 4 to 6 candidates , £950.00 within reasonable traveling distances.

Dates: 

If you have a group (min 4) That would like a bespoke course putting together, please get in touch to see how we can help.

White Water Safety & Rescue Refresher

This 1 day refresher course can be used  to bring your skills up to date,  prepare you and your group for a trip abroad on more challenging rivers, or just get you ready and “safety aware” for the coming season. You might also want to utilise some of these valuable core safety skills into any expedition, be it Boat or Land Based Intentionally.

This 1 day course will sharpen your responses and get you thinking about quick effective rescues again. The course can be tailored to suit your requirements, so if its the rope work, mechanical advantage systems or just a general refresher let us know.

The WWS&R training course is designed for all paddlers operating in a moderate to advanced white water environment in either kayak or canoe. The WW Safety & Rescue Course, concentrates on the fundamental skills for safe river running, group management and practical rescue techniques for the grade II/III paddling environment. This course is structured to give candidates maximum hands on, “practical practice”, producing simple effective solutions, to rescue paddlers and their kit.

Duration: 1 days

Accommodation: Optional

Price: £85.00 per individual, or group rate can be agreed with the provider

£295.00 Groups of 4 – 6

Dates: Its best to contact us directly and arrange courses. Please use our booking form and check out the Calender for availability.

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Bespoke Safety Rescue

Over our many years delivering Safe and effective training, many clients have requested very bespoke additional training. We have proudly helped develop and deliver this,  leading to some very special outcomes and safe returns for all.

This has included using adapted and specialised craft for the military, training BBC film crews to be self sufficient and safe, when using inflatable kayaks in Antarctica , very individualised 1-2-1 training for individual and remote expeditions to some very special far flung places.

With our experience, we can certainly tailor something for you or your team. Got a plan and need technical advice, or just a chat then get in touch tom see if we can help out. Make your Dream a Reality, and a safe one!

Paddle UK - Introduction to White Water Safety

Introduction to White Water safety – 1 Day Course

  • Do you want to be a useful team member on the river?
  • Do you want to learn practical solutions if you get into difficulty?
  • Do you want to learn the tools to solve common paddling issues grade 2/3 white water (moderate)?

Then the Introduction to White Water Safety course is for you!

This course will support you to explore and practice simple strategies and safe skills that provide you with the tools to solve common paddling issues, in grade 2/3 white water (moderate) conditions, providing peace of mind when venturing out as part of a led group/ team of peers.

The course takes around 6 hours and will cover 9 modules:

  • Motivations and decisions
  • Clothing and equipment
  • The White Water Environment
  • Preparing for a trip
  • Swimming techniques
  • Choosing how to help a swimmer
  • What to do when we swim
  • Kit retrieval
  • Reflection and skills checklist

This course is open to anyone of any age.

Full course information can be found here

Courses are arranged to meet individual and group needs, delivery ratios are min 1:2 with max 1:6 candidates

Course costs £150 per person – Group of 4 or more attract discounted rate, please get in touch for more information

Paddle UK - Inland Open Water Safety & Rescue

  • Do you want the skills to stay out of trouble on the Inland Open Water?
  • Do you want to learn practical solutions if you get into difficulty?
  • Do you want to learn the tools to solve common paddling issues in both sheltered and moderate open conditions?

Then the Inland Open Water Safety and Rescue course is for you!

This course will support you to explore and practice simple strategies and safe skills that provide you with the tools to solve common paddling issues, in both sheltered and moderate conditions, providing peace of mind when venturing out.

This course is open to anyone of any age.

he course takes around 6 hours and will cover 7 modules:

  • Safety frameworks
  • Clothing and equipment
  • Providing assistance
  • Self-rescues
  • Deep water rescues
  • Rescue scenarios
  • Reflection and skills checklist

Full course information can be found here

Courses are arranged to meet individual and group needs, delivery ratios are min 1:2 with max 1:6 candidates

Course costs £150 per person – Group of 4 or more attract discounted rate, please get in touch for more information

Paddle UK - Paddle Sport Safety Rescue ( PSRC)

  • Do you want the skills to stay out of trouble?
  • Do you want to learn practical solutions if you get into difficulty?
  • Do you want to learn the tools to solve common paddling issues in a sheltered water environment?

Then the Paddlesport Safety and Rescue course is for you!

Your course will support you to explore and practice simple strategies and safe skills that provide you with the tools to solve common paddling issues in a sheltered water environment, providing peace of mind when venturing out onto the water.

This course is open to anyone of any age.

The course takes around 6 hours and will cover 6 modules:

  • Clothing and Equipment
  • Safety frameworks
  • Contact and Towing rescues
  • Self-rescues
  • Deep water rescues
  • Reflection and development