By becoming a Paddle Safer Provider, you will work with new and novice paddlers who want to develop their safety skills when taking to the water. The aim is for paddlers to gain knowledge and raise their awareness of paddling safely in a sheltered water environment in, or on, the craft that they paddle. The…
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As a SUP Safer Provider, you will work with those new or relatively novice to Stand Up Paddleboarding, wanting to gain knowledge and raise their awareness of their personal safety. You will support paddleboarders in a sheltered water environment, where they will explore and learn to appreciate the potential hazards they might encounter and be…
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The role of a Paddlesport Safety and Rescue Course (PSRC) Provider is rewarding, demanding and critical to the development of the sport; you will play a key role in the development of independent paddlers, instructors, leaders and coaches. PSRC Providers carry out the following tasks to provide the Paddlesport Safety and Rescue Course; provide course…
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As a White Water Safety Provider you will be helping to develop paddlers who wish to work and paddle within a white water environment. This will also help raise safety awareness across the paddling community. Though this can seem demanding, it will also be very rewarding. You will be helping both coaches and leaders on…
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As an Advanced White Water Safety Provider you will play a key role in the development of independent paddlers. You will work with your learners to: Raise their safety awareness within advanced water conditions. Develop their incident management strategies. Avoid problems. Creat solutions. What will you do as an Advanced White Water Safety Provider? First…
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As a Stadium Safety and Rescue Training (SSRT) Provider, you support the development of paddlers across our community. Being a safety award provider can be very rewarding. You will be supporting Coaches and leaders, they will benefit from your support as well and go on to safely introduce thousands of people to our sport. Applications…
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