Leader 3 Instructor 3 Kayak Instructor
Target Audience: Club, school, commercial instructors or guides/leaders who wish to lead advanced whitewater trips and teach kayaking on intermediate/advanced rivers
Pre requisites
- AWA Member
- Minimum age 18 years
- Class III-IV (advanced) whitewater paddling skills
- Swiftwater Rescue and Safety Certification
- Certified as a NCCP River Leader 2 and River Instructor 2
- Active instructors must have Standard First Aid and CPR certification
Course Outline
- NCCP overview
- Equipment
- Risk management: liability, waivers, standards of care, emergency action planning
- Planning and preparation; remote runs, map analysis, GPS
- Paddler screening
- Risk assessment and decision making
- Advanced leadership skills
- River hazards and hydrology
- Group management, scouting & communication techniques including river signals
- Demonstration of rescue and paddling skills in difficult water
- Risk management
- Teaching methodology
- Site selection
- Session planning
- Technical skills: eddy turns (in and out), boat ferrying, s-turns, jet ferries, surfing, pivots, side surfing and spins
- Common paddling injuries
- Games and exercises
- Professional issues and administration
The course will be led by Simon Coward
Sept 26-28, 2025
Kananaskis, Alberta/Golden, BC
Cost: Normally $450 (Now $200 after $250 Participation Grant discounted) + $120 CKC/AWA Reinvestment Fee
Maximum 6 Participants
