River Safety Courses
Courses, Providers, Forms | River Safety | River Rescue
Funds from WSNZ for subsidised safety courses have been exhausted for the time-being. Contact Education Officer Matt Barker (
River Safety Courses
This course must be conducted by a current NZOIA Kayak II instructor to be eligible for the subsidy. Whitewater NZ recommends that a ratio limit of 1:6 be applied with a L2 instructor and if numbers exceed this then an L1 instructor be used to assist on the course with up to 10 participants.
River Rescue Courses
This course must be conducted by a current NZOIA Kayak II instructor to be eligible for the subsidy. Whitewater NZ recommends that a ratio limit of 1:6 be applied.
The funding will be paid out to Individual or Club members who apply on a first-come, first-served basis. Members should contact the Education Officer at education@rivers.org.nz, via phone or email well before the course to check (a) that your course complies with the funding requirements and (b) that funding is available. After the course, use the River Safety/Rescue Subsidy form to confirm how many attended and who instructed.
Course Providers
These NZOIA Kayak 2 award holders are available for River Safety courses. These NZOIA Kayak II instructors allow you to qualify for a Safety course subsidy.
List of Kayak 2 Award Holders in New Zealand (c/- NZOIA).
Forms and Certificates
Download:
- The River Safety/Rescue Subsidy form (v5) (PDF, 84k)
These Kayak Safety or Rescue Certificates are available for Instructors to print out or they can be printed out by Participants prior to the course and signed by the Instructor on completion of the course:
- River Safety Certificate (PDF, 41k)
- River Rescue Certificate (PDF, 41k)
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Whitewater NZ River Rescue Certificate | 39.83 KB |
| Whitewater NZ River Safety Certificate | 39.99 KB |
| Whitewater NZ Course Subsidy Form | 81.59 KB |
