Safety Courses

Paddlesport Safety & Rescue

Course aims:

Formally known as the FSRT. This course aims to provide the paddler with key safety and rescue skills in a sheltered water environment in a variety of craft. The paddler will learn skills which will ensure the safety of themselves and others around them whilst out paddling and will learn appropriate rescue techniques which can be used to help them or others when in difficulty. Did you know, you can also re-do your Paddlesport Safety & Rescue to count towards a Coach Update!

The course will cover six modules:

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

Pre – requisites:

This course is open to anyone of any age.

(Price includes certificate fee)

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1 day

Lake 12 - Cotswolds

£100

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1 day

Cotswold Water Park Hire

£100

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£100

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White Water Safety (WWS)

Course aims:

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. You can attend this course in either white water kayak, canoe or stand up paddleboard.

The course will cover 9 modules:

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

Review and reflections

We can make this course a craft specific course e.g. canoe only white water safety. If you or a group would like this option please get in contact to arrange this with us - info@rapidskills.co.uk

This is a pre-requisite course for the British Canoeing moderate water leader awards in white water kayak and open canoe. You must have this award before going for your assessment.

Pre – requisites:

Paddling ability - BC personal performance award in whitewater kayak award or progressive canoe award or whitewater SUP award depending on the craft you wish to attend the award in or confident in your ability to paddle on grade 2 (3) white water in chosen craft.
Confident swimming in normal paddling clothing suitable for a moving water environment

- Price includes British Canoeing certificate fee.

- Price does not include any car parking or launching fees.

- Please read our terms and conditions first before booking.

If you are a group of 4+ please get in contact with us to make a private booking at a discounted rate.

info@rapidskills.co.uk