Surf Instructor Courses
SURF & SUP SAFETY & RESCUE COURSE
If you are looking to work as a surf or SUP coach somewhere tropical or at home here in Wales, then this is the course you need! This award is suitable for those undertaking surf coaching and instruction activity and for surfboard hiring organisations. It aims to establish a minimum vocational standard that demonstrates a level of competence for the safety of participants under instruction during a coached surf activity session undertaken in primarily wading depth water. It establishes the necessary skills and knowledge to provide basic rescue response and life support.
These courses are not for the faint hearted! The training involves running, swimming and rescuing plus dragging casualties through the surf zone and up the beach using rescue boards. You will also learn about lifeguarding and first aid theory, basic life support, and spinal management.
COURSE CONTENT
Duration: 2 days
Beach Lifesaving / surf coach rescue
12-16 Feb
20-23 Feb
5-9 March
18-22 march
8-12 April
6-10 May
17-21 jun
Cost: £245
As we are well aware of the fact that a lot of the certificates that are around these days are not meeting these requirements, we are happy to be able to offer - in cooperation with our partner and waterman Dean Gough - the ISA/ILS Surf and SUP Water Safety Course
Aim:
- To establish a standard, which creates a level of competence in life saving enabling back up to qualified lifeguards
Course presenter:
- Dean Gough
Course Overview
Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales
Duration: 2 days
Language: English*
Check-in: 9:00
Course Start: 9:30
Course End: 4:30
Price £225
COURSE CONTENT
You will learn:
- Surf Coach Safety and Rescue techniques
- Aquatic First Aid, including appropriate response for a suspected spinal
injury when operating as single or partnered surf coach - Casualty rescue and care techniques operating in an aquatic environment
- Understanding the beach/fluvial location where you will work as a coach
and the impact of water flow, tides, rips, weather conditions and other
beach and water users
You will be tested on:
- Fitness tests and releases
- Lifeguard skills knowledge and rescue
- Life support
- First Aid
PREREQUISITES
- Be a minimum of 16 years of age on the date of assessment
- Be able to swim 400 metres in a swimming pool/open ocean (no time limit)
- Be medically and physically fit
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
- Top of the range equipment
- FREE wetsuit hire
- Unlimited tea, coffee and water refills
VALIDITY
24 months from the date of the assessment. After these 24 months, the lifesaving course has to be completed again.
As we are well aware of the fact that a lot of the certificates that are around these days are not meeting these requirements, we are happy to be able to offer - in cooperation with our partner and waterman Dean Gough - the ISA/ILS Surf and SUP Water Safety Course
Aim:
- To establish a standard, which creates a level of competence in life saving enabling back up to qualified lifeguards
Course presenter:
- Dean Gough
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