ADVENTURE SUP GUIDE TRAINING COURSE

DURATION:

RIver Guide Training: 2 Days £250

Coastal Guide Training: 2 Days £250

Open Water Guide Training: 2 Days £250

Assessment: 1 Day £200

WSA Membership: £66

ABOUT THE COURSE

The WSA SUP Adventure guide is a leadership award that will equip you to coach, lead or guide in open water, hazardous environments. You will gain knowledge in various environments suitable for the remit of the award, including safety in these environments and leadership strategies. You will learn group management techniques and how to launch and land in small surf.

In addition, journey planning, incident management and safety will play a key focus during the course. You will be educated in various bylaws and legislation that govern paddle sports.

On completion of training you will be given an action plan to consolidate knowledge and skills. Once the agreed consolidation period has been completed and candidates feel ready they can reapply for a formal 1 day assessment which will incur an additional cost of £200.

Prior to attending this course you must have passed the WSA Foundation Instructor award and the WSA SUP Safety and Rescue course or hold a recognised equivalent qualification. Please contact us if you hold qualifications from other awarding bodies. In order to validate your award you will need to hold a minimum 2 day outdoor first aid qualification and this can be completed after the course and assessment.

Prerequisites

• WSA SUP Instructor

• WSA SUP Safety and Rescue

• 16hr Outdoor First Aid Qualification

Ability

Paddle confidently upwind, across wind and downwind in open choppy water; use two types of turns effectively and demonstrate good paddle stroke skills including step back turns

Remit - Open Water and Coastal

Recommended ratio 1:6

Open water including coastal (excluding overfalls and tidal races)

Tidal flow no more than 2 knots

Daylight hours

No more than 500 metres offshore

No more than 2km from safe exit points

Winds no more than Force 4

Offshore winds no more than Force 2

Surf conditions (on beach) not more than 1 foot. Sea state no more than 2 feet

Remit - River and inland waterways

Recommended ratio 1:6

Slow moving, no more than class 1 rivers not in spate, and estuaries moving less than 2 knots

No more than 2km from safe exit points. No more than 500 metres offshore.

No weirs

Assessment Criteria

• 10 Quality Paddle Days (QPDs) 3 - 6 hours specific to the training

Leadership, personal ability and teaching skills. Assessment is arranged separately to the 2 day course at an additional cost of £150

Age

Minimum age 18 Years.