Awarding Body

Water Skills Academy

Scheme

WSA SUP Safety and Rescue

Course

Assessment

Type

Assessment

Award Description

WSA regards safety and rescue skills as essential disciplines that all SUP instructors must understand and be able to demonstrate competency in rescue techniques. This one day course is designed to teach the fundamental rescue skills and safety knowledge for aspiring SUP instructors.

ABOUT THE WSA SUP SAFETY & RESCUE COURSE

The WSA regards SUP safety and rescue skills as essential disciplines that all SUP instructors must understand. WSA instructors must be able to demonstrate competency in these rescue techniques. This one-day course is designed to teach the fundamental rescue skills and safety knowledge for aspiring SUP instructors.

The WSA SUP Safety and Rescue course provides a full understanding and practical application of safety considerations and rescue techniques that accompany any coach.

The course includes, towing, incident management, drowning, board rescues and essential safety knowledge. In addition knowledge will be gained in effective communication, equipment and recognition of other services such as lifeguards. This is a training and assessment course and the candidates will need to demonstrate a level of competency to achieve a pass.

This course is renewable bi-annually.

COURSE PREREQUISITES

• First Aid Qualification (this can be completed after the course) although it is preferable to have prior to attendance. WSA recommends a 2 day outdoor specific first aid course.

• Complete a pre-course online learning module.

ABILITY

Paddle confidently in light winds upwind, across wind and downwind; be able to demonstrate two types of turns confidently.

REMIT

Sheltered/Open Water/Slow Moving Water. Please note that this is NOT a whitewater rescue specific course and does not qualify instructors or guides to work on whitewater rivers.

AGE

Minimum age 18

Start

12/02/2023 09:30

End

12/02/2023 16:30

Total Days

1

Maximum Bookings

10

Bookings

6

Venue

Kingswood Colomendy

Town

Mold

County

Denbighshire

Postcode

CH7 5LB

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

53.14979

Longitude

-3.19639

Name

AcwaTerra Coaching and Guiding

Phone

07702082060

Website

Email