ADVANCED WHITE WATER SAFETY (AWWS)
The Advanced White Water Safety course is designed to support paddlers on grade 3 and 4 white water rivers.
Course Content
Paddlers will explore simple strategies and safe skills that can provide the tools to solve common paddling issues. All modules are interactive, practical sessions, discussing and using equipment, and exploring possible solutions to common issues on grade 3 and 4 white water rivers
The Advanced White-Water Safety course is a 2-day programme that consists of 12 modules.
- Motivations and Decisions
- River Trip
- Emergency planning & procedures
- Review and reflections
- Craft based rescues
- Bank based rescues
- Moving around steep environments
- Stuck craft
- Stuck people
- Casualty management and calling for assistance
- Scenarios
- Review and reflections
Advanced White Water Safety Overview
Minimum Age
Open to all ages.
Duration
2 Days.
Prerequisites
Participants need to either hold the relevant British Canoeing Awarding Body Personal Performance Award or equivalent ability in/on their preferred craft due to the paddling environment and the boat/board control required to complete the course.
Course Documents
View the associated documents for the course, please click here.
Registration
No registration needed.
Certification
Attendance certificates are issued to candidates following a recommendation from the course tutor.
