Paddlesport Safety and Rescue

Description

10 CPD Points
  • 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.

Why take the Paddlesport Safety and Rescue course?

First of all, this award is all about keeping safe on your craft in sheltered water venues, this includes canoes, kayaks and stand up paddleboards. So, whether you are paddling with friends or your club, this practical course is packed with safe practical solutions. It doesn’t matter about your age or whether you have limited paddling experience, this course supports your knowledge and raises your awareness of your personal safety.

If you needed any more convincing, the course is completely based around training and raising awareness, with no assessment. Structured to support you, our experienced tutors will ensure you have plenty of time practising, as well as understanding how you can develop skills and experience after the course.

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

There will be opportunities to develop and progress your rescue skills and meet like-minded people during the course. Many of our course candidates develop long lasting friendships, connections and contacts.

You can read the sample programme here: Sample Programme and Session Plans.

You can check your skills using the Skills Competency Checklist.

Content

This is a mainly practical training course with no assessment. Your course will support you in keeping yourself and others safe whilst on the water, providing you with the tools and concepts to consider solutions to common issues on the water.

The course will cover 6 key modules -

Clothing and Equipment

  • Craft overview, safety considerations and features
  • Clothing and equipment worn
  • Additional safety equipment
  • Safety frameworks

  • Sheltered water environment and weather considerations
  • Safety principles
  • Rescue protocols
  • Calling for help
  • Contact and Towing rescues

  • Assisting swimmers
  • Towing systems
  • Recovering equipment
  • Self-rescues

  • Self-rescues
  • Assisted self-rescues
  • Deep water rescues

  • Various craft from preferred craft
  • Techniques for getting swimmer out of the water
  • Multiple rescues
  • Unconscious / unresponsive rescues
  • Entrapped rescues
  • Reflections from the course

  • Reflections on own learning and areas for development;
  • Skills checklists
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    10 CPD Points
    Course Description
    • 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.

    Why take the Paddlesport Safety and Rescue course?

    First of all, this award is all about keeping safe on your craft in sheltered water venues, this includes canoes, kayaks and stand up paddleboards. So, whether you are paddling with friends or your club, this practical course is packed with safe practical solutions. It doesn’t matter about your age or whether you have limited paddling experience, this course supports your knowledge and raises your awareness of your personal safety.

    If you needed any more convincing, the course is completely based around training and raising awareness, with no assessment. Structured to support you, our experienced tutors will ensure you have plenty of time practising, as well as understanding how you can develop skills and experience after the course.

    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

    There will be opportunities to develop and progress your rescue skills and meet like-minded people during the course. Many of our course candidates develop long lasting friendships, connections and contacts.

    You can read the sample programme here: Sample Programme and Session Plans.

    You can check your skills using the Skills Competency Checklist.

     

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