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Weekends White water safety rescue courses: AMENDED

JaneEvansJaneEvans
edited December 2015 in Club Activity: Coaching offered for one offs and training
https://webcollect.org.uk/exetercc/category/training-courses

Suitable for paddlers who are no longer beginners on white water and want to improve their rescuing skills. £55 + £5/10 for the BC certificate.

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  • Nigel_SharpeNigel_Sharpe
    I have booked on it as mine needs updating. Paid £55 on webcollect - do I need to pay the £5 on webcollect as well or on the day?

    I highly recommend this course.
  • JaneEvansJaneEvans
    This course is now sold out. Are there more people who would like to do it as I can book another course. Please reply if you are interested.

    The cost of the certificate is paid on the day to the coach.
  • JaneEvansJaneEvans
    I've booked another course on 27/28 February. If interested please book here:
    https://webcollect.org.uk/exetercc/category/training-courses
  • JaneEvansJaneEvans
    edited December 2015
    Hi Chris

    I'll check. Reply from Moss: Yes it is suitable for open boat paddlers. Very much so.
  • MikeBMikeB
    edited December 2015
    And.....That looks to be full now as well!
  • JaneEvansJaneEvans
    Wow. I can try to book another course. However perhaps we can make it be useful for people. If we made the 27/28 Feb dates suit kayakers and another date suit open boat paddlers each group might get the most out of the courses. Would the open boaters be willing to switch to a new date?

    People who are wanting to do the courses include:

    Ben Mohan
    Henry M
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
    I'd be interested too!
  • Nigel_SharpeNigel_Sharpe
    edited December 2015
    Having done these courses before, I think it would be a mistake to split the groups between open boaters and proper kayaks.

    The principles are the same. I would expect lots of throwline work, swimming techniques, jumping in and rescuing techniques (dope on a rope etc), rescuing people with trapped feet, swimming in stoppers, rescuing from stoppers, and rope work to rescue both kayaks and canoes. Most of it will not involve a boat at all. However, people may be called on to rescue both types of boat, even if they do not paddle them themselves.

    If you only paddle open canoes, and have only been trained to rescue those, how you would you cope when faced with a kayak when you come across somebody from another Club in trouble irrespective if you are paddling with them? Would you just paddle by because you did not cover it in a WWSR course? I hope not.

    If you paddle kayaks, would you just paddle by an open canoe in trouble? ......... Probably ;-)
  • JaneEvansJaneEvans
    Good outcome: Moss has agreed to increase the number of places on 27/28 February to 12 and will find another provider for the course. There will be plenty of room for both kayakers and open boaters.
  • Nigel_SharpeNigel_Sharpe
    Does anyone want my place on the first course? I have damaged my back and will not be on the water for a while
  • MikeBMikeB
    edited January 2016
    If anyone hasnt had a nose at the syllabus yet is here....https://f58619eed67ecf47f9c5-69635130c45beb2524d5bafa9c042fe0.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/courseDownloads/White-Water-Safety-and-Rescue-Training-Syllabus.pdf

    Course notes are here....https://f58619eed67ecf47f9c5-69635130c45beb2524d5bafa9c042fe0.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/documents/White-Water-Safety-and-Rescue-Training-Course-Notes.pdf
  • MikeBMikeB
    edited January 2016
    Do we have a list of who is doing the first course so we can look at car sharing etc? or start time/ where etc?
  • Nigel_SharpeNigel_Sharpe
    If anyone is interested, my place is still available - I will still not be fit for it.
  • mikecrispinmikecrispin
    Christine Matt will need to do the FSRT prior to level one training as it a pre requisite for the course. White water safety although more advanced is discipline specific and not accepted on coach training.
    Mike
  • JaneEvansJaneEvans
    The people booked are Rob Chadwick, Mike Brown, Graham and Matthew Dobie and Matthew Hunt plus one spare place.
  • Nigel_SharpeNigel_Sharpe
    Done :-)
  • JaneEvansJaneEvans
    We've had a request from Moss asking if we have any spare places on this courses for another of his customers. I'll keep the course just for club members until Tuesday 19 January and then make it available. Book up soon if you'd like to do the course.
  • JaneEvansJaneEvans
    Moss has requested that someone takes a canoe tomorrow. If this could be arranged it would be useful.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
    Hi All fellow WWSR chaps.

    Location for tomorrow's session on the Erme is PL31 0AJ which is the Ivybridge Health Centre on Station Rd. Parking is just up the road from there.

    Looking forward to another fine and crisp day tommorrw
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
    Sorry, that is PL21 0AJ
  • MikeBMikeB
    Great day had by all. Some picks on fb. Well recommended.
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