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.
White Water Safety & Rescue
Course Outline:
This 2 day training course will give you the practical skills to look after yourself your group,and your kit, using the safest protocol and practical skills, to ensure safe,effective rescues or recovery in the moderate water environment. This is a very hands on course, covering both open canoe, kayak and specialist boat rescues if needed. This hands on approach to training will increase your awareness and technical knowledge as you are given the resources to put into practice through realistic, practical practice scenarios.
During the course we will explore:Defensive Swimming – Aggressive Swimming- Rescue Protocols – Teamwork-Shallow water crossings – Reaching rescues – Equipment selection – Safe paddling and leading – Throw-line rescues- Tensioned/ Downstream Diagonals – Foot entrapment’s – Stopper rescues and river hydrology – Rope rescues and mechanical advantage – Gear extraction
LPre-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 WWSRT course is a pre-requisite for the Moderate Water Leader Assessment.
Course Notes Course information
Duration: 2 Days
Cost: less any equipment £175.00
Group rates of 4 to 6 candidates , £650.00 within reasonable traveling distances.
Dates:
Further dates coming soon post COVID 19
Please get in touch if,you would like us to run a course for you.
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!