Activity matrix: Advanced water

Advanced Water

Definition:

Inland: Large areas of open water which exceed Moderate Inland Water and/or have winds in excess of Beaufort force 4.
White Water: Grade 3(4) white water for canoe. Rivers up to and including grade 4 for kayak.
Sea: Any journey on the sea where tidal races, overfalls or open crossings may be encountered and cannot be avoided; sections of coastline where landings may not be possible or are difficult; winds above Beaufort force 4; launching and landing through surf (up to 1.5 metres trough to crest height).
Surf: Reefs, points, offshore breaks and sandy beaches, which may have significant hazards (e.g. rocks, strong rips, etc.) and may be remote and/or have difficult access. Waves may be powerful, steep, pitching, fast, hollow and heavy. Up to and above double overhead when seated in a kayak in the trough of the wave (or head high and above for a stand up surfer).

Activity Instructor / Coach / Leader Technical Advisor
Person Specification to include Minimum Qualification Person Specification to include Minimum Qualification
Inland Kayak
  • Skills & knowledge
  • Personal Attributes
  • Training support/membership
  • Experience, both general & context specific
 BCAB Advanced Sea Kayak Leader (non-tidal) ·         Skills & knowledge

·         Personal Attributes

·         Training support/membership

·         Experience, relevance, breadth & depth of general & context specific

 BCAB Advanced Sea Kayak Leader (non-tidal) Provider
Inland Canoe
  • Skills & knowledge
  • Personal Attributes
  • Training support/membership
  • Experience, both general & context specific
 BCAB Advanced Open Water Canoe Leader
  • Skills & knowledge
  • Personal Attributes
  • Training support/membership
  • Experience, relevance, breadth & depth of general & context specific
 BCAB Advanced Open Water Canoe Leader Provider
White Water Kayak

 
  • Skills & knowledge
  • Personal Attributes
  • Training support/membership
  • Experience, both general & context specific
 BCAB Advanced White-Water Leader

 
  • Skills & knowledge
  • Personal Attributes
  • Training support/membership
  • Experience, relevance, breadth & depth of general & context specific
 BCAB Advanced White Water Leader Provider

 
White Water Canoe
  • Skills & knowledge
  • Personal Attributes
  • Training support/membership
  • Experience, both general & context specific
 BCAB Advanced Canoe White Water Leader

 

 
  • Skills & knowledge
  • Personal Attributes
  • Training support/membership
  • Experience, relevance, breadth & depth of general & context specific
 BCAB Advanced Canoe White Water Leader Provider

 
White Water Rafting
  • Skills & knowledge
  • Personal Attributes
  • Training support/membership
  • Experience, both general & context specific
 Grade 3: BCAB Raft Guide (Grade 3)

Grade 4: BCAB Raft Guide (Grade 4)
  • Skills & knowledge
  • Personal Attributes
  • Training support/membership
  • Experience, relevance, breadth & depth of general & context specific
 BCAB Raft Trip Leader (Grade 3)

Or BCAB Raft Trip Leader (Grade 4)
Sea Kayak

 
  • Skills & knowledge
  • Personal Attributes
  • Training support/membership
  • Experience, both general & context specific
 BCAB Advanced Sea Kayak Leader

 
  • Skills & knowledge
  • Personal Attributes
  • Training support/membership
  • Experience, relevance, breadth & depth of general & context specific
 BCAB Advanced Sea Kayak Leader Provider

 
Surf Kayak

 
  • Skills & knowledge
  • Personal Attributes
  • Training support/membership
  • Experience, both general & context specific
 BCAB Advanced Surf Kayak Leader

 
  • Skills & knowledge
  • Personal Attributes
  • Training support/membership
  • Experience, relevance, breadth & depth of general & context specific
 BCAB Advanced Surf Kayak Leader Provider

 

 

Note:

  • Surf Height: Double overhead = double the height of the surfer when seated in a kayak in the trough of the wave (head high for a stand up surfer).
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Paddlesport Safety and Rescue Course

This course was launched on the 4th January and aims to provide paddlers with the key safety and rescue skills required to operate safely and be able to deal with common problems in a sheltered water environment.

The course content focuses on rescuing from the paddlers specific craft and covers equipment, safety frameworks, as well as a range of rescues such as contact and towing rescues, self-rescues and deep water rescues.

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Stand Up Paddleboard Instructor

This course was launched on the 4th January and aims to support Instructors running SUP taster/starter sessions and short journeys in very sheltered water environments.

The 2 day course helps to prepare candidates for their first SUP instructing role, ensuring they are ‘primed and ready’ to deliver safe and enjoyable sessions for people new to paddleboarding, within the safety management systems of clubs, centres or other organisations.

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Inclusive Language eLearning

This eLearning was launched on the 11th January and will cover the importance of using inclusive language and the impact it can have on those around you.

This module provides an understanding of key terms, definitions and examples of inclusive language; supports learners on how to identify and tackle inappropriate or exclusive language such as banter and microaggressions; and how to challenge it when it happens.

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International Webinars

We have held several International webinars throughout the year the first being Paddling in France which was on 15th February 2023, this was then followed by the United States of America on 15th March 2023 we then had Nepal, Norway and the latest one Austria which was on 21st June 2023. 

If any resources were used in the webinar you can now find them on the BCAB Digital Library along with the recording of the webinars. Unfortunately Paddling in Norway wasn\’t recorded so that wont be on the Digital Library.

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Manual Handling eLearning

This eLearning was launched on the 31st January and will cover different types of manual handling, how we can consider and manage risk and shows the steps we can take when manual handling to better protect our bodies. 

Throughout paddlesport, there are many occasions when we are lifting, carrying and moving craft, as well as performing rescues.  It’s essential we reflect on current practice and consider whether we are putting ourselves and others in potential danger of damaging joints and muscles, particularly when moving or lifting equipment or people.

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Sea Kayak Safety and Rescue Course

This course was launched on the 2nd May and aims to provide paddlers with the key safety and rescue skills required to operate safely and be able to deal with common problems on the sea, in both sheltered and moderate conditions.

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New eLearning platform

On the 14th June we moved over from the Sarola shop to our own new eLearning platform on BCAB. We made this change because learners have asked us to reduce the number of our websites they need to use.

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Inland Open Water Safety and Rescue

This course was launched on the 1st June and aims to provide paddlers with the key safety and rescue skills required to operate safely in a moderate inland open water environment.

All of the modules are interactive, practical sessions, discussing and using equipment, and exploring possible solutions to common issues. Modules include safety frameworks, clothing and equipment, self rescues, as well as rescue scenarios.

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Euro Paddle Pass (EPP)

British Canoeing Awarding Body attended a meeting with other National Federations to consider the framework of paddle sport competency in all disciplines across Europe.  

The Euro Paddle Pass (EPP) as it is known has members from Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Each National Paddlesport certification system maps across to the requirements of the EPP standard within a specific discipline and ranges from levels 1 to 5.

The BCAB relatively new personal performance awards (January 2019) have now been mapped, verified and agreed at specific levels within the framework.

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Pathway opportunities for Slalom Coaches

British Canoeing Awarding Body is pleased to announce that it has developed an alternative pathway for Slalom Coaches, and is now offering two regulated qualifications:

  • Slalom Coach (Grade 1/2) 
  • Slalom Coach (Grade 2/3)

During a review of the existing pathway for Slalom Coaches it was evident that many clubs do not operate within the environmental definitions of moderate water (Grade 2/3) and the need to provide opportunities for those coaching slalom within clubs to gain a regulated qualification.

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Surf Kayak Safety and Rescue course

This course was launched on the 1st July. This course replaced the Advanced Surf Kayak Safety and Rescue programme. Modules include beach management, safety frameworks, self-rescues, deep water rescues and more.

The Surf Kayak Safety and Rescue course has replaced the Advanced Surf Kayak Safety and Rescue programme and is a 6 and a half hour programme that consists of 7 modules.

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