British Canoeing’s Foundation Safety and Rescue Training course is a fun and relaxed course based within a sheltered water environment, focusing on a range of simple and incredibly effective solutions to the most common of flat-water problems.

The course is the first of four British Canoeing safety and training courses, with the core focus on this foundation level being in taking you from a dependent to an increasingly independent role on the water. The course gives you the opportunity to explore and implement a range of effective strategies and find solutions that should help you reach a level of independence as a member of a group within a flat-water environment.

Our courses are run in small groups of up to 6, however an extended group of up to 12 participants with two instructors is common. Our providers aim to have you leave the course with a heightened understanding of up to date rescue techniques, improved confidence in your own abilities and hopefully having learnt something new!

Course Content:

Areas covered on this course may include but aren’t limited to:

• Appropriate equipment workshops
• Safety and rescue protocols
• Coaching a swimmer to shore
• Rescuing a swimmer with both rigid aids and use of a throw line
• Use of improvised towlines
• Rescuing a capsized paddler using a mixture of deep water rescues
• Emptying a variety of boats such as white water, freestyle and sea kayaks
• Rescuing an unconscious or entrapped paddler from their craft
• Self rescues
• A variety of appropriate and realistic scenarios

Price Per Person:

£80.00 per person, discounts available for group bookings.

Price Includes:

• Professional coaching
• Individual use of chosen venue
• Certification where applicable

What to Bring:

• Equipment suitable for sheltered water environments and cold conditions
• Appropriate footwear for uneven and wet surfaces
• Lunch for the day

Notes:

This course will run at a number of suitable venues throughout the year, and is available upon request to groups by simply contacting us beforehand.

Lloyd Langford Expedition Training Limited provide all attendees with public liability insurance and accidental injury cover up to £5,000,000 during the course, however the risks associated with paddlesport and outdoor activities are your own and through booking and accepting our terms and conditions you take responsibility for these risks.

We currently have no upcoming dates for this course, however if you are interested in requesting this course as a group please get in touch to discuss this: