IRF Safety Kayak Awards

The IRF safety kayak assessments are aimed at kayakers with pre-existing commercial whitewater kayaking & rafting experience, who work commercially as safety kayakers on commercial rafting trips.

Course Length

2 days

Assessment levels available:

• Level 2 assessments will be conducted on a minimum of class 2 whitewater
• Level 3 assessments will be conducted on a minimum of class 3 whitewater
• Level 4 assessments will be conducted on a minimum of class 4 whitewater

In order to pass a IRF safety kayak assessment potential candidates must demonstrate competence in the following areas during a guide assessment workshop:

• Pre-departure safety demonstration.
• Personal kayak skills applicable to the classification of the assessment
• Flip procedures & Flip drills
• Personal whitewater swimming skills
• Throwbag skills
• Display a range of kayak-based rescue skills
• Ropework skills
• Completion of the standard IRF written paper

Pre-requisites

• Minimum of 18 years of age
• The ability to swim 50 meters
• Valid basic first aid certificate (8 hours minimum) that must include CPR training
• An up to date experience logbook or experience letter signed by your employing rafting company with the following amount of logged experience
• Level 2 (10 runs or 20 hours of logged river time experience on class 2 water)
• Level 3 (30 runs or 60 hours of logged river time experience on class 3 water)
• Level 4 (50 runs or 100 hours of logged river time experience on class 4 water)

Cost 

€250.00 per student