General Aims
The Level 3 River Kayaking Skills Award aims to enable participants to:
- Kayak safely and competently on rivers up to and including Grade II rivers as a member of a group of peers.
- Be capable of negotiating obstacles likely to be encountered on Grade II rivers.
- Be capable of carrying out rescues likely to be encountered in a grade two environment with assistance.
Requirements
Participants must successfully explain and demonstrate the following techniques and skills at a level higher than that required for the Level 2 Kayaking Skills Award:
- Forward Paddle, Reverse Paddle
- Emergency Stop.
- Forward Sweep, Reverse Sweep, and a combination of Forward and Reverse Sweep.
- Draw Stroke
- Sculling Draw
- Hanging Draw
- Low Brace
- High Brace
- Sculling for Support
- Stern Rudder
- Bow Rudder
- Entry and Exit
- Edging/leaning.
- Forward Ferry Gliding
- Reverse Ferry Gliding
- Breaking In
- Breaking Out
- Capsize Drill
- Offensive & Defensive Swimming
- Assisted X Rescue and an X Rescue
- Eskimo Rescue
- Eskimo Roll
- Knowledge of Safety Rules
- An understanding of Eddies, Standing Waves, Upstream & Downstream Vโs, Stoppers, and Easy River Routes
- An understanding of river signals and commands.
- River Running Methods โ leapfrog, herd and drive etc
Course Documents