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Paddle Tasmania
Whitewater Rescue 2 Course:
$484 Non member
$441 Members
To register and pay for the course you much follow this justGo LINK
Paddle Tasmania will conduct on the Derwent and Surrounding rivers.
This course is suitable for people with some experience in paddling whitewater - Grade 2 and above.
Assessment for the Paddle Australia Whitewater Rescue 2 Award is possible during the weekend for an additional cost of $25, you will be invoiced separately by Paddle Australia for this once you successfully complete the course
- Kayak/canoe and all paddling gear including several changes of paddling clothing, wet/dry suit is recommended it will be cold!
- Throwbag
- Rescue gear that you normally take on paddling trips
- First Aid kit - waterproofed
- Food for the weekend
- Paper and pen
No accomodation is provided for this course.
This course is a prerequisite for the White Water Instructor Training and Assessment Course.
The railway bridge, Plenty https://maps.app.goo.gl/nsjdhY26JfoKCTp78
Start time: 9am
(This is cheaper than a course at the Mersey as we are not paying for accomodation for the duration of the course).
To enrol fully in this course you must pay via the just go page: https://paddleaustralia.justgo.com/workbench/public/events?ref=978A3502585F0CD3F846B92BB3CAA6D99B5EFE76
Assessment Tasks:
You must complete a quiz BEFORE undertaking the practical component of the course.
You must also submit a logbook including:
Ten Grade 2 Whitewater activities of a minimum of two hours duration in varying river heights and locations.These MUST be submitted within 3 months of completing the practical course.
For more information on the skills you will learn and be assessed against please see the Paddle Australia Guidelines HERE.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PADDLE TAS COURSES: Please read so you are familiar with our policies.
GEAR
You must provide all your own gear for all Paddle Tas courses. Often the instructors have geary ou may be able to loan. There are also some companies in Tasmania that hire gear. If you are having trouble providing your own gear please get in touch with plenty of time prior to the course.
ACCOMODATION
Unless otherwise stated accommodation will be at your own cost. If you are taking a course on the Mersey River, the Forth or an overnight Sea kayaking course these overnight costs are included in your course cost.
FOOD
You are to provide all of your own food for the duration of your course
LOCATION
This is subject to change depending on weather but expect no longer than a 1.5 hour journey from your original location.
CANCELLATIONS
All paddling courses are dependent on weather and conditions on the water. If we are unable to find a safe and appropriate location for the course due to conditions we will postpone the course to a future time. If we are unable to postpone we will cancel. All effort will be made to let participants know in the week prior to their course, however, last minute changes and cancellations can occur. If we cancel for these reasons we will offer a credit for a later course or a full refund.
Courses are subject to participant numbers, if we do not have minimum participant numbers then we will have to postpone or cancel the course. If we cancel for these reasons we will offer a credit for a later course or a full refund.
REFUNDS
If for some reason you are unable to make the course we will offer a
100% refund 1 month before the course start date
50% refund 2 weeks before the course start date
25% refund 1-2 weeks before the course start date
0% any later than one week before the course start date.
Paddle Tasmania
Flatwater Guide/Instructor Course
TO BE ENROLLED IN THIS COURSE YOU MUST ALSO REGISTER AND PAY THROUGH THE JUST GO SYSTEM BY FOLLOWING THIS LINK
Overview
This is the Paddle Australia accredited course for teaching skills and leading trips on flat water. Assessment options for flat water guide or instructor are available. Please see assessment guidelines:
The course
This course will be conducted at the Trevallyn Dam boat ramp area. https://maps.app.goo.gl/8BDtCb889wdTwWAq9 Saturday 20th September 8:45am - 4:30 & Sunday 21st September 9am - 4pm
Assessment for this course will occur both informally and formally over the two days.
Suitability
For further information on the skills and knowledge you will learn and be expected to demonstrate please see the Paddle Australia Flatwater Guide and Instructor Guidelines.
Other IMPORTANT Info
Participants are expected to supply their own equipment including kayak, spraydeck, PFD, paddle and rescue equipment.
In order to complete your registration you must pay for your course via Just go, by followng this link: https://paddleaustralia.justgo.com/workbench/public/events?ref=E408CAAAD01C3F7B08941E1A6A4FB80354D6670E
You must complete your quiz and your project BEFORE your course start date.
There is also a logbook requirement for this course that must be submitted to Paddle Tasmania within 3 months of the practical course date. Please see the guidelines for details of the log book requirements.
An additional professional registration fee of $170 is payable to Paddle Australia upon completion of the course.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PADDLE TAS COURSES: Please read so you are familiar with our policies.
GEAR
You must provide all your own gear for all Paddle Tas courses. Often the instructors have gear you may be able to loan. There are also some companies in Tasmania that hire gear. If you are having trouble providing your own gear please get in touch with plenty of time prior to the course.
ACCOMODATION
Unless otherwise stated accommodation will be at your own cost. If you are taking a course on the Mersey River, the Forth or an overnight Sea kayaking course these overnight costs are included in your course cost.
FOOD
You are to provide all of your own food for the duration of your course.
LOCATION
This is subject to change depending on weather but expect no longer than a 1.5 hour journey from your original location.
CANCELLATIONS
All paddling courses are dependent on weather and conditions on the water. If we are unable to find a safe and appropriate location for the course due to conditions we will postpone the course to the following time. If we are unable to postpone we will cancel. All effort will be made to let participants know in the week prior to their course, however, last minute changes and cancellations can occur. If we cancel for these reasons we will offer a credit for a later course or a full refund.
Courses are subject to participant numbers, if we do not have minimum participant numbers then we will have to postpone or cancel the course. If we cancel for these reasons we will offer a credit for a later course or a full refund.
REFUNDS
If for some reason you are unable to make the course we will offer a
100% refund 1 month before the course start date
50% refund 2 weeks before the course start date
25% refund 1-2 weeks before the course start date
0% any later than one week before the course start date.
Paddle NSW
River Rescue-2 Course
While whitewater paddling activities are generally safe, things can easily go wrong in the dynamic and often unpredictable whitewater environment. Whitewater safety is assured through pre-emptive management of risk and pro-active rescue responses.
The Paddle Australia (PA) River Rescue Level 2 Course presents participants with an amazing opportunity to upskill: developing confidence, and obtaining practical swift water rescue skills and knowledge. Assuring greater white-water paddling safety for all.
Do you have a love for whitewater paddling? Do you want to help build our paddle community and make your whitewaterpaddling safer? Would you like to be able to rescue yourself or a paddling friend in whitewater? Then this course is for you!
When: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September 2025
Venue: Cotter River (In vicinity of Cotter Bend and Cotter Campground). The course venue will be confirmed in the week prior to this course, subject to appropriate water conditions for the safe completion of the course.
Course Overview: The course emphasises both maintenance of personal safety and building of confidence and abilities in effecting river rescues. Developed through sharing of practical skills, knowledge and techniques and hands-on individual and team/group scenario based learning.
Pre requisites: Course participants should have basic white-water knowledge and paddling skills and should expect to spend time in the river both developing confidence and building understanding of river rescue techniques. This course is a corequisite for the white-water guide and instructor courses.
Qualification Context: This qualification builds upon basic white-water skills and knowledge. It is suitable for recreational paddlers who want to develop their paddling rescue skills.
The qualification is the industry benchmark certification designed to meet the needs of white-water paddling Guides and Instructors for the outdoor industry across education, recreational and tourism sectors nationwide.
To gain the qualification participants must demonstrate their ability to manage and assist in rescue situations, from a paddle craft, and to conduct gear retrieval in Grade 2 white-water.
Payment Details. After registration you will receive an invoice for $450.00 which must be made to PNSW by September 20 2025. Your EFT Receipt must be forwarded to education@paddlensw.org.au to COMPLETE ENROLMENT within 7 days prior to the course. Completion of the assessment and award of the qualification (optional) is a further cost of $25.00.
Course Learning: Learning opportunities include:
(Course Content covered and sequence of instruction will be adjusted to best fit the participants’ needs, location, weather, water conditions and time allowance)
Assessment: Guidelines for assessment for the qualification are as detailed in the Paddle Australia guidelines as: Canoe & Kayak (Note a minimum logbook is required, which needs to be logged in your Paddlelog ).
Successful assessment requires:
Assessment can be done in kayak or canoe, but much of the course requires neither:
Course Staff: The course trainers are Mic Doyle and Cam Phelps. Mic Doyle is the assessor.
What Craft: You need to determine which craft you will be assessed in, as the qualification is craft specific (ie. if you are guiding people in kayaks, you will need the “kayak” qualification and if you are guiding people in Canoes, you will need the “canoe” qualification). This should be based on which type of craft you are comfortable paddling in white water and what you would use in a work-based scenario.
Camping / Accommodation: Cotter camp-ground (booking at participant’s own expense through: https://actparks.bookeasy.com/cotter-campground#/accom/132235 ). Friday night Camping is recommended for those travelling to the course location, to assure arrival in time for the course start.
Acceptance of Risk and Waiver of Liability. Participants sign a “Risk Waiver of Liability” at time of registration online if they agree to the level of risks identified as being acceptable. Participants will be required to read the Risk Assessment provided for the course at the course.
Course Resources / Materials:
Participant Equipment: It is expected that participants will supply their own equipment including:
Paddle NSW
River Rescue-2 Course
While whitewater paddling activities are generally safe, things can easily go wrong in the dynamic and often unpredictable whitewater environment. Whitewater safety is assured through pre-emptive management of risk and pro-active rescue responses.
The Paddle Australia (PA) River Rescue Level 2 Course presents participants with an amazing opportunity to upskill: developing confidence, and obtaining practical swift water rescue skills and knowledge. Assuring greater white-water paddling safety for all.
Do you have a love for whitewater paddling? Do you want to help build our paddle community and make your whitewaterpaddling safer? Would you like to be able to rescue yourself or a paddling friend in whitewater? Then this course is for you!
When: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September 2025
Venue: Cotter River (In vicinity of Cotter Bend and Cotter Campground). The course venue will be confirmed in the week prior to this course, subject to appropriate water conditions for the safe completion of the course.
Course Overview: The course emphasises both maintenance of personal safety and building of confidence and abilities in effecting river rescues. Developed through sharing of practical skills, knowledge and techniques and hands-on individual and team/group scenario based learning.
Pre requisites: Course participants should have basic white-water knowledge and paddling skills and should expect to spend time in the river both developing confidence and building understanding of river rescue techniques. This course is a corequisite for the white-water guide and instructor courses.
Qualification Context: This qualification builds upon basic white-water skills and knowledge. It is suitable for recreational paddlers who want to develop their paddling rescue skills.
The qualification is the industry benchmark certification designed to meet the needs of white-water paddling Guides and Instructors for the outdoor industry across education, recreational and tourism sectors nationwide.
To gain the qualification participants must demonstrate their ability to manage and assist in rescue situations, from a paddle craft, and to conduct gear retrieval in Grade 2 white-water.
Payment Details. After registration you will receive an invoice for $450.00 which must be made to PNSW by September 20 2025. Your EFT Receipt must be forwarded to education@paddlensw.org.au to COMPLETE ENROLMENT within 7 days prior to the course. Completion of the assessment and award of the qualification (optional) is a further cost of $25.00.
Course Learning: Learning opportunities include:
(Course Content covered and sequence of instruction will be adjusted to best fit the participants’ needs, location, weather, water conditions and time allowance)
Assessment: Guidelines for assessment for the qualification are as detailed in the Paddle Australia guidelines as: Canoe & Kayak (Note a minimum logbook is required, which needs to be logged in your Paddlelog ).
Successful assessment requires:
Assessment can be done in kayak or canoe, but much of the course requires neither:
Course Staff: The course trainers are Mic Doyle and Cam Phelps. Mic Doyle is the assessor.
What Craft: You need to determine which craft you will be assessed in, as the qualification is craft specific (ie. if you are guiding people in kayaks, you will need the “kayak” qualification and if you are guiding people in Canoes, you will need the “canoe” qualification). This should be based on which type of craft you are comfortable paddling in white water and what you would use in a work-based scenario.
Camping / Accommodation: Cotter camp-ground (booking at participant’s own expense through: https://actparks.bookeasy.com/cotter-campground#/accom/132235 ). Friday night Camping is recommended for those travelling to the course location, to assure arrival in time for the course start.
Acceptance of Risk and Waiver of Liability. Participants sign a “Risk Waiver of Liability” at time of registration online if they agree to the level of risks identified as being acceptable. Participants will be required to read the Risk Assessment provided for the course at the course.
Course Resources / Materials:
Participant Equipment: It is expected that participants will supply their own equipment including:
Paddle NSW
River Rescue-2 Course
While whitewater paddling activities are generally safe, things can easily go wrong in the dynamic and often unpredictable whitewater environment. Whitewater safety is assured through pre-emptive management of risk and pro-active rescue responses.
The Paddle Australia (PA) River Rescue Level 2 Course presents participants with an amazing opportunity to upskill: developing confidence, and obtaining practical swift water rescue skills and knowledge. Assuring greater white-water paddling safety for all.
Do you have a love for whitewater paddling? Do you want to help build our paddle community and make your whitewaterpaddling safer? Would you like to be able to rescue yourself or a paddling friend in whitewater? Then this course is for you!
When: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September 2025
Venue: Cotter River (In vicinity of Cotter Bend and Cotter Campground). The course venue will be confirmed in the week prior to this course, subject to appropriate water conditions for the safe completion of the course.
Course Overview: The course emphasises both maintenance of personal safety and building of confidence and abilities in effecting river rescues. Developed through sharing of practical skills, knowledge and techniques and hands-on individual and team/group scenario based learning.
Pre requisites: Course participants should have basic white-water knowledge and paddling skills and should expect to spend time in the river both developing confidence and building understanding of river rescue techniques. This course is a corequisite for the white-water guide and instructor courses.
Qualification Context: This qualification builds upon basic white-water skills and knowledge. It is suitable for recreational paddlers who want to develop their paddling rescue skills.
The qualification is the industry benchmark certification designed to meet the needs of white-water paddling Guides and Instructors for the outdoor industry across education, recreational and tourism sectors nationwide.
To gain the qualification participants must demonstrate their ability to manage and assist in rescue situations, from a paddle craft, and to conduct gear retrieval in Grade 2 white-water.
Payment Details. After registration you will receive an invoice for $450.00 which must be made to PNSW by September 20 2025. Your EFT Receipt must be forwarded to education@paddlensw.org.au to COMPLETE ENROLMENT within 7 days prior to the course. Completion of the assessment and award of the qualification (optional) is a further cost of $25.00.
Course Learning: Learning opportunities include:
(Course Content covered and sequence of instruction will be adjusted to best fit the participants’ needs, location, weather, water conditions and time allowance)
Assessment: Guidelines for assessment for the qualification are as detailed in the Paddle Australia guidelines as: Canoe & Kayak (Note a minimum logbook is required, which needs to be logged in your Paddlelog ).
Successful assessment requires:
Assessment can be done in kayak or canoe, but much of the course requires neither:
Course Staff: The course trainers are Mic Doyle and Cam Phelps. Mic Doyle is the assessor.
What Craft: You need to determine which craft you will be assessed in, as the qualification is craft specific (ie. if you are guiding people in kayaks, you will need the “kayak” qualification and if you are guiding people in Canoes, you will need the “canoe” qualification). This should be based on which type of craft you are comfortable paddling in white water and what you would use in a work-based scenario.
Camping / Accommodation: Cotter camp-ground (booking at participant’s own expense through: https://actparks.bookeasy.com/cotter-campground#/accom/132235 ). Friday night Camping is recommended for those travelling to the course location, to assure arrival in time for the course start.
Acceptance of Risk and Waiver of Liability. Participants sign a “Risk Waiver of Liability” at time of registration online if they agree to the level of risks identified as being acceptable. Participants will be required to read the Risk Assessment provided for the course at the course.
Course Resources / Materials:
Participant Equipment: It is expected that participants will supply their own equipment including:
Paddle NSW
Paddle NSW
Paddle Victoria
Paddle NSW
This course will provide the foundations for attacking whitewater with safety and skill to get the most out of your fun on water. Please ensure you are fully equipped and have the very basics and experience for Packrafting.
Reading whitewater is a learnable language. What seems like chaos has structure and predictable patterns. The course will combine river reading with technical paddling skills so you can “break” a rapid down and paddle down it with control.
The two-day course will be river-based with specific techniques taught on the river, followed by river running sessions. You must have the fitness and paddling equipment to come prepared for multiple swims and to spending all day on the river.
The final river location will depend on water flows. The Barrington River is the preferred location, with other options including the Shoalhaven, Murrumbidgee and GoobarragandraRivers. Final details will be provided close to the date. .
To attend this course, you will have completed a Packrafting Introduction course and/or have at least 10-15 days paddling experience and have appropriate whitewater personal safety gear and paddling gear as outlined below (we will ask for pictures of your setup before accepting an enrolment)
Personal and safety gear
Suitable packrafts
The course follows Paddle Australia’s Whitewater Skills –Packraft qualification detailed here
https://education.paddle.org.au/schemeAssessmentGuidelines/ag-422-Current.html
The course will strengthen and refine paddle stroke techniquesto gain better power and control in whitewater, this will include power, sweep, draw and brace strokes.
We will aim to develop your ferry gliding and eddying out skills to allow you more control and fun in whitewater. Understanding and feeling your edges will be a big part of the weekend with surfing of waves used to develop this skill.
We will spend time reading and understanding rapids using the international W.O.R.M.S. system, a packrafting example is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6h1CZ5J07Y&list=PLMhZnxee2kXsdc47_xvvdPGp_SvvhMtim.
The course will be run by Kelvin Montagu and has a strict 1:6 instructor to paddler ratio. With limited Paddle Australiapackraft certified instructors course numbers can only be increased with considerable notice. Enroll early!
Your instructor.
Kelvin Montagu has been paddling forever and packrafting since 2010. His local is the Grose River which he has paddled many time in all water levels. Beyond NSW he has paddled in Northern Territory, Kimberly, Tasmania and Victoria on longer expedition trips.
Kelvin is a member of the Friends of the Colo and leads packrafting with a purpose trips on the Colo and other Blue Mountains rivers, and the Shoalhaven River to remove weeds along the river in the National Parks.
Kelvins other local river is the Hokitika on the West Coast of New Zealand where he is based over summer. He is a member of PRANZ and contributes to the packrafting community in NZ e.g. https://www.packraftingtrips.nz/karamea/
In addition to NZ, Kelvin has packrafted in Patagonia and Europe and has attended meetups in NZ and European.
Paddle Victoria
Paddle NSW
Paddle NSW is delighted to deliver the Introduction to Coaching course. The course is designed to enable the beginner coach to gain their Introductory Coach qualification after successful completion of all requirements.
Costs:
PA paddle club and direct members: $50 program fee, $60 registration for 3 years
Non members: $95 program fee, $60 registration for 3 years
Introductory Coach:
The Introductory Coach works with paddlers who wish to gain coaching on core paddling skills.
The Introductory Coach would ideally operate under the supervision of a current Level One Coach or above however can work independently under the below conditions:
Conditions:
• Enclosed waters with no current and little wind influence.
• Hazards are minimal and there is always ready access to safe landing.
• Distance is no greater than 50m from shore.
• All participants are wearing lifejackets.
• All participants can swim.
• Participants have basic craft handling skills (e.g. moving craft forward and turning around)
• Ratio of 1:4.
To register in the program you will need to create an account in the PA Education system. This is currently separate to any club membership account. After registration, you will be taken to a landing page and receive an email with login details to the education site. Following this email you will receive details of the program link and login once PNSW confirms your membership. This may take up to 24 hours.
Completion of the PA online program is not all that is required to be registered as a Paddle Australia Introductory Coach. The following is to be submitted to PNSW: coaching@paddlensw.org.au
Recommended
We hope you will enjoy this course and use it as the start of your coach education journey.
Paddle NSW
Foundation coach: (F2 – T1) Foundation coach works with paddlers who wish to gain an introduction to discipline specific skills. The Foundation coach is for coaches training paddlers for state level competitions.
Conditions:
Costs:
$40 program fee plus $0 registration (members) – registration of the Foundation qualification expires at the same time as the Introduction to Coaching
$95 program fee plus $0 registration (non members) – registration of the Foundation qualification expires at the same time as the Introduction to Coaching
Pre requisite: Paddle Australia Introduction to Coaching course
Program structure:
- 100% online
After registration, you will be taken to a landing page and receive an invoice via email for the program. Once paid you will be registered in the program.
Logbook
The following is to be submitted to the email below:
Copy of your logbook showing a minimum of 8 coaching sessions under the supervision of a Foundation, Level 1 or higher Flatwater Coach together with a letter from the coach confirming your coaching efforts. Your logbook should include session details, information about safety issues, and an after-session reflection following discussions with your supervising coach.
Recommended:
We hope you will enjoy this course and use it to continue on your coach education journey.