Pre-course Information

Read and be familiar with the:

• Artificial Whitewater Kayak Scope & Syllabus
• Assessments – What to expect
• Assessments – Feedback & Results Process

The following will likely be covered depending on environmental conditions and other considerations at the time of the assessment:

Introductory Session

• Welcome, introductions and outline of course
• Assessment process
• Safety management
• Overall logistics
• Feedback and results process
• Questions and answers

Personal Skills

• Equipment
• Personal kayak skills on grade 3 whitewater
• Role model paddle strokes and manoeuvres on grade 2 whitewater
• Rolling in grade 2 whitewater
• Swimming in grade 2 whitewater
• Rescue skills: throw bag, barrel roll capsized kayaker, back deck carry and deep water rescue of a swimmer

Applicable components from the NZOIA Artificial Whitewater Kayak Syllabus:

• Section 1: Demonstrate personal kayak skills on grade 2 and grade 3 white water
• Section 2: Demonstrate personal whitewater safety skills on grade 2 white water
• Section 4: Demonstrate effective safety management according to the facility’s standard operating procedures

Client day briefing and planning

Applicable components from the NZOIA Artificial Whitewater Kayak Syllabus:

• Section 4: Demonstrate effective safety management according to the facility’s standard operating procedures
• Section 5: Prepare and deliver teaching sessions

The following will likely be covered depending on environmental conditions and other considerations at the time of the assessment:

Instruct rolling, white water safety and moving water skills:

• Site and equipment check
• Client briefing
• Gear and boat fitting
• Rolling
• White water safety skills
  • capsize and self-rescue with kayak and paddle
  • receiving a throw bag as a swimmer in moving water
  • being barrel rolled

• Moving water skills on flat and moving water
  • progression of paddle strokes and manoeuvres
  • white water features and hazards
  • communication
  • choosing lines
  • eddy turns
  • ferry gliding

Applicable components from the NZOIA Artificial Whitewater Kayak Syllabus:

• Section 3: Lead and manage a group kayaking on grade 2 white water
• Section 4: Demonstrate effective safety management according to the facility’s standard operating procedures
• Section 5: Prepare and deliver teaching sessions
• Section 6: Teach rolling
• Section 7: Teach white water safety skills
• Section 8: Teach moving water skills on flat and moving water

Debrief with the Assessor and Assessment result