About this trip
Learn how to plan and run a safe river trip with mates on grade 3/4 water for kayakers or grade 3 for canoeists. A big focus of this course is on making the right decisions to prevent you having to dig into your rescue toolkit. That being said, knowing how to deal with incidents can allow you to have a safer and more enjoyable time on the water.
We think that every advanced white water kayaker should do this course, but we would! With years of experience paddling lots of different craft around the world we can help teach you how to prevent stuff going wrong and how to fix the inevitable.
Like all white water courses we have to accommodate levels, the needs of the group and the type of craft being used for this course. We will always try and pick a spot that is most suited to the course but will need to adapt or travel to accommodate the needs of the group and find suitable river conditions.
Course Content
This course follows a syllabus but emphasis can be placed in different areas depending on your experience and interests.
We will look at…
- Motivations for paddling
- Running safe river trips
- Emergency procedures
- Rescuing Equipment
- Rescuing Swimmers
- Managing people and kit on steep ground
- Decision making
- Rescuing stuck people and kit
- incident Management
- Scenarios to reinforce learning
More information about the course can be found at the link below.
https://www.britishcanoeingawarding.org.uk/advanced-white-water-safety
Course Requirements
– Confident paddling grade 3-4 white water in kayak or grade 3 if paddling canoe
– Confident swimming in white water
– Aged 18+ or be accompanied by a parent or guardian
Get in touch to arrange a course. For Clubs and Universities, we can offer discounts for group bookings.
