Paddle UK Paddlesport Rescue Course
£90pp
Paddle UK PSRC
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Do you want the skills to stay out of trouble?
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Do you want to learn practical solutions if you get into difficulty?
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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 ONE day 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.
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 -
1. Clothing and Equipment
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Craft overview, safety considerations and features
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Clothing and equipment worn
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Additional safety equipment
2. Safety frameworks
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Sheltered water environment and weather considerations
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Safety principles
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Rescue protocols
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Calling for help
3. Contact and Towing rescues
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Assisting swimmers
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Towing systems
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Recovering equipment
4. Self-rescues
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Self-rescues
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Assisted self-rescues
5. Deep water rescues
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Various craft from preferred craft
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Techniques for getting swimmer out of the water
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Multiple rescues
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Unconscious / unresponsive rescues
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Entrapped rescues
6. Reflections from the course
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Reflections on own learning and areas for development;
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Skills checklists
