River Safety & Rescue

Our River Safety & Rescue courses offer a fun opportunity to learn many valuable skills. These courses focus on recognition and avoidance of common river hazards, execution of self-rescue techniques, and rescues of paddlers in distress. Emphasis is placed both on personal safety, and commonly used skills. Fundamental techniques for dealing with hazards that carry greater risks for both victim and rescuer, such as entrapments and pins, are also taught. This course is aimed at boaters interested in learning fundamental river rescue skills.

Course Objectives

  • Promote proactive prevention of river accidents

  • Develop and practice key self-rescue

  • Identify and avoid river hazards by understanding hydrology, hazards, and river features

  • Focus on fast, low-risk strategies for early management of river accidents

  • Practice methods for recovering swimmers, loose boats and equipment

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We offer the following ACA Courses:

  • Level 2: Essentials of River Safety & Rescue

  • Level 3: River Safety & Rescue

  • Level 4: Swiftwater Rescue

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All courses are internationally recognized as official American Canoe Association (ACA) courses. We teach paddling courses based upon approved ACA course outlines for both skills courses and assessments.

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