Objective: develop basic skills to participate in paddler and boat rescues in moving water. The course includes in-water rescues, throw bags, boat-based rescues, knots, rigging and mechanical advantage haul systems for boat recovery and the basics of incident management.

Organization: All participants will be required to help with planning and logistics such as arranging carpooling, food preparation, signing out club equipment, etc. Participants are responsible for their own personal camping equipment. One participant will be designated the group leader. The leader will be responsible for keeping all participants on schedule for the day, and dealing with any last minute issues that develop during the course.

Registration is only open to YCCC Members

If you register and are not a club member, your registration will be cancelled and a $50 administration fee retained.

Registration is not first-come-first-serve .

The club makes every effort to allow members to sign up for the courses they want. If possible, we will add instructors to allow increased enrollment. However, many courses are taught by external instructors and capacity is limited. Moreover, we have only so many instructor volunteers in the club.

Members may register until two weeks after the Open House (i.e.15 April 2011. If there are more applicants than places, names will be drawn out of hat to determine who is given a spot and who will be put on a waiting list.

Members who believe they deserve special consideration for a reserved spot on a particular course may apply to the Executive by contacting the President.

Registration Confirmation

Non-refundable deposits

The first $50 of a course fee is a non-refundable deposit. This is required because, in the past, too many individuals registered for courses and then withdrew at the last minute creating a lot of inconvenience for volunteer instructors and for participants.

If you cannot attend and there is a wait list, you lose your deposit. If there is no wait list, and you can find a replacement on your own, your deposit will be refunded.

Refunds in special circumstances, such as bereavement or medical problems, will be considered by the Training Co-ordinator on a case-by-case basis. The club will also refund fees if the date of the course is changed or was not set when you signed up.

Boat Rentals and Training

We ask those taking training to indicate whether they need to rent a boat and to pay for the rental when they sign up for the course.This is intended to save administration for all concerned.

If you rent a boat when you register, the course coordinator will ensure a boat is reserved for you. You just have to visit the shed to pick it up. If you do not rent when you register, and later decide you need to rent a boat, you will be responsible for visiting the shed, filling out the paperwork and sending the payment in to the Treasurer. If there are no club boats available, you will be responsible for arranging your own private rental.