PADDLESPORT SAFETY & RESCUE COURSE (PSRC)
This course aims to provide paddlers with the key safety and rescue skills required to operate safely and to be able to deal with common problems in a sheltered water environment. Throughout the course, candidates will explore simple strategies and skills that can provide the tools to solve common paddling issues.
The course is suitable for all ages and is great for individuals, aspiring Paddlesport Instructors, and groups wanting to expand their safety practices when on the water. The course content focuses on rescuing from the paddler's specific craft and covers equipment, safety frameworks, as well as a range of rescues including contact and towing rescues, self-rescues and deep water rescues.
This course replaced the Foundation Safety and Rescue Training (FSRT) course in January 2023.
Course Content
The Paddlesport Safety and Rescue course is a 6 hour programme that consists of 6 modules:
- Clothing and Equipment
- Craft overview, safety considerations and features
- Clothing and equipment worn
- Additional safety equipment
- Safety Frameworks
- Sheltered water environment and weather considerations
- Safety principles
- Rescue protocols
- Calling for help
- Contact and Towing rescues
- Assisting swimmers
- Towing systems
- Recovering equipment
- Self-rescues
- Self-rescues
- Assisted self-rescues
- Deep Water Rescues
- Various craft from preferred craft
- Techniques for getting swimmer out of the water
- Multiple rescues
- Unconscious / unresponsive rescues
- Entrapped rescues
- Reflection and Development
- Skills checklist
Paddlesport Safety and Rescue Overview
Minimum Age
Open to all ages.
Duration
6 hours.
Prerequisites
Participants need to either hold the Paddle Explore Award or equivalent ability, due to the paddling environment and the craft control required to complete the course.
Course Documents
View the associated documents for the course, please click here.
Registration
No registration needed.
