NEW FOR 2020-21: Australian Swiftwater Rescue Courses 2020-2021
(click here to see info PDF)

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Course dates:

3-DAY SWIFTWATER RESCUE COURSE (SRT1)
Includes:
*Austrailan Training Package (ATP) "Rescue Operator/Technician” qualifications
PLUS the *International Certification)

FOR ADVANCED AND BEGINNER PADDLERS, GUIDES, INSTRUCTORS

2020-2021 Schedule

*   MITTA MITTA:

 2-DAY ADVANCED RECERTIFICATION: October 17-18 (Saturday Sunday) 2020

*  SRT1 3-DAY September 20-22, 2020 (Sun-Tues)

October 23-25 (Friday-Sunday) 2020

*  SRT1 3-DAY Feb 26-28, 2021  FULL. (Friday - Sunday) Mitta Mitta

*  SRT1 3-DAY March 22-24, 2021  (Friday - Sunday) Mitta Mitta

*  SRT1 3-DAY Mitta April 15-17, 2021  (Monday - Wednesday) Mitta Mitta

NOTE ON CANCELLATIONS:

SSI reserves the right to cancel any course due to lack of enrollment. If this unfortunate event should happen, you will be given the choice to change dates, or recieve a full refund.

OR…

FOR EXPERIENCED GUIDES & PADDLERS, TRY OUR UNIQUE:

2-DAY ADVANCED RECERTIFICATION

(SEE DETAILS BELOW!)

*IF EXISTING DATES DON’T SUIT YOUR CREW, EMAIL TO ARRANGE OTHER DATES. WE OFTEN ADD COURSES TO FIT TIGHT SCHEDULES.
MINIMUM NUMBER TO CREATE A SPECIAL DATE IS 7 PREPAID STUDENTS.

FULL COURSE COST$510.

No extra padding, No Bling, No BS, No kidding.
STILL LOTS CHEAPER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN OZ. Still on REAL rivers with REAL challenges & taught by instuctors with REAL rescue experience! Weve had to increase our prices significantly in 2020 due to extortionist insurance costs. Sorry… we still make the same net no matter what!

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NEW!! UNIQUE!
ADVANCED 2-DAY RECERTIFICATION*
*FOR EXPERIENCED, SKILLED RIVER RUNNERS & GUIDES WITH EXISTING SWIFTWATER RESCUE CERTIFICATIONS WHO WANT EXTRA CHALLENGES!

# Tired of the same ol’, same ol’? Been there, done that, several times over?# Want to try some more advanced techniques like cutting out from an ankle entrapment, “deadman” anchors, low-angle rescues, mulitple scenarios, hasty tension diagonal, the voodoo loop, rope retrieval, night searches, cool new anchors and more?

# Want to do the course over a weekend instead of having to take a day off work?** This refresher maintains currency for your Australian Training Package* competencies, plus it recertifies your international certification!

Nobody else does this course!! Here’s the beta:

** You’re required to recertify your international certification every 3 years, whether you got it from SSI or another approved provider. To date, nobody else in Oz offers this advanced short-course. (We accept anyone with a current certificate from any other approved provider in our program).

** Theoretically you have your Australian Training Package (ATP) certifications forever. It’s the identical course as the international one, but Australia wants their own paperwork. If you’re a private boater you can just do it the once and you’re done (unless of course you’re smart and want to brush up your skills and be really ready when something goes belly up).
BUT you’re 
required to maintain continuing education to keep your ATP current if you're working with clients or students on rivers (or if your employer requires it). AAS “recommends” it (meaning companies will follow suit). In other words, to keep your ATP cert current as a guide or instructor, you need to show ongoing swiftwater rescue training… as in doing our course.

Your existing *Australian Training Package Certificate (ATP) includes:
SISOBWG404A Apply river crossing skills
SISOWWR201A Demonstrate self rescue skills in white water
SISOWWR302A Demonstrate white water resuces and recoveries

(*You get this with our 3-day as well)

Most of us river runners and rescue personnel would love it if doing a recertification was cheaper, involved less time on the road & river, fit into a weekend, and not only helped you practice skills you’ve already done a million times, but gave you some cool new tools.

SSI now has the answer: our newly developed hybrid 2-day Advanced SRT1 Recert:

*  1 day of online practice & testing at home before the course.
*  A 2-day weekend of intensive river scenarios.

Expect to study online, watch some videos and take tests before you show up. You have to pass these beforehand in order to continue or get your cert.
Once you begin, you’ve committed.  When you show up at the river, you’ll be rapidly assessed with practicals: knots, anchors, throw-bags, Mechanical Advantage systems, swimming, etc. You have to demonstrate competence right off the bat to continue. I.E.:
This course is for those who are ready and practiced and have river time under their belts. No Death By PowerPoint, no knot or MA practice, no on-site paper tests, just rock and roll baby, show me what you’ve got and then we move on to complicated scenarios and some cool new techniques.

The bulk of the 2 days involves challenging scenarios and training and practice on the advanced new stuff. Essentially, the testing is in the very beginning, and the upskill training, assessment and observation is the rest.

ADVANCED RECERTIFICATION COURSE COST: *$400

COST: *Since we don’t need to re-do the Australian cert, your cost is $400 instead of $510! Plus, you get to do the whole thing within a 2-day weekend and you recertify your International quals for another 3 years. That’s about HALF what you'll spend anywhere else in Australia.

*(For those who don’t already have the ATP Aussie cert, we’ll need to add $110 to the Advanced Recert course cost. That's a straight pass-through of what it costs us.)

**Also perfect for Rescue crews and Special Ops teams!

Contact Jeffe to enroll now!