WSA Coasteering Guide Training Course
Want to work in the exciting coasteering industry? Our industry leading 2 day coasteering guide training course provides the safety and rescue aspects of guiding and how the associated risks can be controlled as well as equipping you with essential guiding skills such as group management techniques, safety talks, and much more. See below for course content.
Coasteering Guide Training Content:
- Planning a coasteering route
- Essential coasteering safety kit
- Coasteering safety talks
- Group management
- Water rescue skills
- On land incident management techniques
- Jumping and defence techniques
Risks and hazards in the coasteering environment.
Safety equipment
Defensive swimming, defensive roll, identifying safe exits, using throw lines
Communication techniques
Scenario training – Foot entrapment, fall on rock, conscious and unconscious casualty
Spinal management, spinal tows
Normal operating procedures for commercial coasteering
Environmental awareness and minimising impact
Route choice and grading
Guiding skills, jumping, climbing and swimming
Casivac procedures and emergency action plan
Pre - Requisite - Min 2 day 1st Aid certificate, personal coasteering experience, confident water ability, WSA Membership. Have completed a minimum of 20 coasteers
Coasteering Guide Assessment
- 1 day max of 2 people £200
- pre-req - 2 day 1st aid, have completed a minimum of 40 coaster guiding sessions
Coasteering Guide Course- £220 (WSA membership needed £60pp)
Duration – 2 days
Who is this course suitable for? – Guides, assistant guides and trainee’s