PADDLESPORT SAFETY & RESCUE (former FSRT)
First of all, this award is all about keeping safe on your craft in sheltered water venues, this includes canoes, kayaks and stand up paddleboards. So, whether you are paddling with friends or your club, this practical course is packed with safe practical solutions. It doesn’t matter about your age or whether you have limited paddling experience, this course supports your knowledge and raises your awareness of your personal safety.
If you needed any more convincing, the course is completely based around training and raising awareness, with no assessment. Structured to support you, our experienced tutors will ensure you have plenty of time practising, as well as understanding how you can develop skills and experience after the course.
The course takes around 6 hours and will cover 6 modules:
- Clothing and Equipment
- Safety frameworks
- Contact and Towing rescues
- Self-rescues
- Deep water rescues
- Reflection and development
There will be opportunities to develop and progress your rescue skills and meet like-minded people during the course. Many of our course candidates develop long lasting friendships, connections and contacts.
Drysuits can be available by prior request

- 3rd May 2024 Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park
- 1st July 2024 Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park
- 8th August 2024 Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park
£78
Introduction to White Water Safety Course

- 17th November 2023 Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park (Canoe)
- 13th February 2024 Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park (Canoe)
- 28th February 2024 Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park (Canoe)
£90
WHITE WATER SAFETY & RESCUE (WWSR) TRAINING COURSE
This course will support you to consider safe practices, provide practical solutions to common issues and appropriate responses to incidents, providing peace of mind when venturing out onto the rivers, its all about keeping safe on white water rivers. The course is completely based around training, raising awareness with no assessment.
It doesn’t matter about your age or whether you Kayak, Stand Up Paddleboard, Canoe or Sit on Top, this course provides appropriate skills for both safety and rescue on rivers. Our experienced tutors will ensure you have plenty of time practising, as well as understanding how you can develop skills and experience after the course.

£185
Open Water Safety & Rescue Award Course


- 30th October 2023 Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park (Canoe)
- 8th December 2023 Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park (Canoe)
- 2nd March 2024 Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park (Canoe)
- 15th March 2024 Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park (Canoe)
£90
Sea Kayak Safety and Rescue course
The Sea Kayak Safety and Rescue course 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.
The course is suitable for all paddlers wanting to expand their safety practices on the sea. Suitable craft include sea kayaks, sea specific sit on tops and closed cockpit kayaks.

A cost effective way to complete your Safety and rescue Training and Assessment is to DIY.
Book your instructors on a day rate and cover their expenses.
If you want more information please contact us.