Aim: TO BE ABLE TO LEAD A KAYAKING EXPEDITION AS EXPEDITION LEAD
Environment: Sea
Pre-requisite: SeaOPS 2 star kayaking
Course Duration:
– 18 hours, 3 days (6 hours per day) + 2D1N Expedition ( Assessment )
Type of Craft: Single Deck Fibreglass Sea Kayaks + spray skirt
Syllabus:
- Recap on 2-star skills
- Basic sailing on a kayak
- Advanced rescue ( Eskimo bow rescue / Eskimo self-rescue )
- RAMS
- Expedition prep and planning
- Navigation on water
- Towing (contact / short / long )
- Command & Control
- Assessment
