BCU Foundation Safety and Rescue Training Resources
Get the paddler to start swimming out of the cave
Finding useful resources for the BCU Foundation Safety and Rescue Training has been tricky. However, tucked away in a corner of the Canoe England and BCU I stumbled upon some handy resources.
If you plan to attend the BCU Foundation Safety and Rescue Training (FSRT) course there is now a selection of short videos showing key skills for the FSRT course. The FSRT is well worth attending for any paddler because it is a great hands on course covering lots of safety skills.
These short videos are well worth watching before you go for your FSRT or as a refresher. Having recently undertaken a BCU 4 star sea kayak assessment course we used some of the key principles used in the FSRT course to remind candidates of how to stay safe and assist.
Link to the FSRT videos.
I can run FSRT courses on Jersey.
Derek
Derek Hairon is a British Canoeing level 5 coach (sea) and sea kayak leader guide and assessor.
Derek is the first nationally endorsed British Canoeing accredited guide in Jersey. The British Canoeing kayak guide endorsement supports and recognises the additional skills required when fulfilling a guiding role on sea kayak tours and expeditions worldwide.
Over 49 years of sea kayaking experience. Expeditions to circumnavigate Ireland by kayak, Outer Hebrides, Aland Islands, Faeroe Islands and Alaska. Plus, lots of sea and surf kayaking in the UK. White water-kayaking expeditions in Nepal to paddle the Tamur and Marsyandi Rivers.
Derek wrote Sit-on-top Kayak. A Beginner’s Manual (Pesda Press). It is now in its second reprint and is also translated into French. He is the author of the Channel Island and South East Coast Sea Kayaking guidebook (Pesda Press).
