British Canoeing (BC) Sea kayak Leader Assessment Moderate (Tidal) water.

North Wales, Anglesey - Two days at £400

This discipline-specific award is designed to indicate that the candidate has the skill level to safely paddle and lead other competent paddlers on sections of moderate water. A moderate water (tidal) sea kayak leader will have the all-round paddling ability, with rescue, incident management and leadership required to undertake trips with a group of paddlers who have the paddling skills required, but not necessarily the experience, to operate in a self-sufficient manner in moderate (tidal) water conditions.

This is a two day assessment, although sometimes the assessment can be run in one day due to suitable conditions and only one client.  The assessemt focuses on your personal skills, assisted/self rescues, decision making, tidal planning, navigation and group leadership.  You will contact, organise  a group of 3-6 paddlers.  If your not able to gather a suitable group of paddlers together Coastal Spirit may be able too. 

To attend an assessment course, first register with British Canoeing – we can only confirm candidates who have completed this step. Further information is available on the British Canoeing website.

The following previous experience and prerequisites for assessment are required:

• 24+ independent sea kayaking days in moderate-water UK sea conditions.
• During at least 5 of the above 24+ sea kayaking days the candidate must assume an assistant leader role.
• The range of sea kayak journeys should include a variety of coastlines, periods of limited visibility, tidal waters up to 3 knots, wind up to and including Beaufort Force 5, crossings not exceeding 2 nautical miles.
• BC Coastal Navigation & Tidal Planning
• 16-hour (2 day) First Aid certificate (inc CPR) within last 3 years
  
• Safeguarding Training (BC online course may be suitable)
• British Canoeing Online Registration

British Canoeing guidance notes can be found here.

We will do everything we can to take the stress out of assessments.  Feedback from a SKL assessment can be seen below or on TripAdvisor here.

Sea Kayak Leader Assessment

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