River Kayaking Level 2 Skills

Aim
The River Kayaking Level 2 course represents the highest skill level and provides candidates with the opportunity to improve their white water skills on more challenging white water (class III-IV). Kayakers taking this course should have considerable paddling experience beyond the River Kayaking Level 1 course.

Prerequisites
Certification: River Kayaking Level 1 course or equivalent skills and experience with the permission of the course director.
Participants are encouraged to take a River Rescue Course and a Basic First Aid Course.

Course Length
18 hours minimum

Class ratio
1 instructor: 6 participants

Conditions
All manoeuvres are to be performed on Class 2+ to 3+ Moving Water.

Overview of River Kayaking Level 1 Skills

Rescue Skills

Paddling Skills

Knowledge
  • Self Rescue
  • Retrieving a Swamped Kayak
  • Bow Rescue
  • Throw Bag Rescue
  • Rolling
  • Other rescues
  • Forward ferry
  • Jet ferry
  • Back ferry
  • Eddy turn
  • S-Turn
  • Front Surf
  • Side Surf
  • Enders/Pirouettes
  • Stern Turn/Pivot
  • Flat Spin on a Green Wave
  • Bow Draw
  • Duffek Stroke
  • High/Low Brace
  • Forward Stroke
  • Rudder Strokes (stern draw/rudder)
  • Sculling Draw
  • Boat Design and Construction
  • Kayak Repair
  • River Reading
  • Kayaking Resources

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