Resources for Canoe/Kayak/Rafting

 

Sea Kayak Module

A short course for sea kayaking, covering equipment, communication, emergencies, planning, weather, rules and navigation.
Organisation Coastguard Boating Education | Resource www.cbes.org.nz

KASK Accident Database

Description & analysis of sea kayaking incidents, accidents and deaths.
Organisation Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers | Resource www.kask.co.nz

KASK Bugger File

Description & analysis of sea kayaking incidents and the lessons learned.
Organisation Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers | Resource www.kask.co.nz

A Manual for Sea Kayaking in New Zealand

Fourth edition of the KASK handbook on all facets of sea kayaking, including where to go, safety, resources, etc. Rtail price is $34.90 and you can purchase it from sea kayak retail outlets or via KASK's website.
Organisation Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers | Resource www.kask.co.nz

Sea Kayak Training Assessor & Proficiency Award

Currently being redesigned & developed with ATTTO, SFRITO & NZQA expected mid 2004.
Organisation Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers | Resource www.kask.co.nz

Canoe Level 1

For these who take students Tandem Open Canoeing on placid or moving water up to and including grade one. This includes estuaries, river deltas, sheltered beaches, lakes and coastal inlets with no tidal speed.
Organisation NZ Outdoor Instructors Association | Resource www.nzoia.org.nz

Instructors Log Book

This record is your CV and professional development guide, in addition to it being a personal record of experience and work.
Organisation NZ Outdoor Instructors Association | Resource www.nzoia.org.nz

Kayak (1)

For those who take kayaking on moving water up to and including grade two.
Organisation NZ Outdoor Instructors Association | Resource www.nzoia.org.nz

Kayak (2)

For those teaching whitewater kayaking, developing kayaking programmes and supervising these programmes up to and including grade three whitewater.
Organisation NZ Outdoor Instructors Association | Resource www.nzoia.org.nz

Kayak (Flat Water)

For those who introduce students to kayaking in swimming pools and on placid waters. This includes estuaries, river deltas, sheltered beaches, lakes and coastal inlets with no tidal speed.
Organisation NZ Outdoor Instructors Association | Resource www.nzoia.org.nz

Rafting Guide Awards

NZQA unit standards in all aspects required to be a river guide. Includes Raft Guide Stage 1, River Guide grade 3, 4-5 and Senior River guides Grad 3 and 4-5.
Organisation NZ Rafting Association | Resource www.nz-rafting.co.nz

River Rescue Workshops

Advanced workshops for people in the industry who already have river experience. They are about river guides learning their own abilities & comfort zones. They test rescue scenarios.
Organisation NZ Rafting Association | Resource www.nz-rafting.co.nz

Kayaking Forums

Online chat rooms for kayaking topics, buying and selling, conservation, education and safety.
Organisation NZ Recreational Canoeing Association | Resource www.rivers.org.nz

Guide to the Whanganui River

Guide for groups travelling the Whanganui river through the Whanganui National Park.
Organisation NZ Recreational Canoeing Association | Resource www.rivers.org.nz

Kayaking Incident/Accident Database

Records of past kayaking incidents.
Organisation NZ Recreational Canoeing Association | Resource www.rivers.org.nz

New Zealand Whitewater

Information on 125 kayak runs in New Zealand.
Organisation NZ Recreational Canoeing Association | Resource www.rivers.org.nz

River Rescue

Theory and practical safety course for intermediate to advanced kayakers.
Organisation NZ Recreational Canoeing Association | Resource www.rivers.org.nz

River Safety

Theory and practical safety course for beginners to intermediate kayakers.
Organisation NZ Recreational Canoeing Association | Resource www.rivers.org.nz

Sea Kayaking Code of Practice

A comprehensive set of safety standards for commercial sea kayaking in New Zealand.
Organisation Sea Kayak Operators Association NZ | Resource www.skoanz.org.nz

Level 1 Sea Kayak Guide

For professional sea kayak guides working in a commercial environment who take clients on kayaking trips involving coastal, lake or open water paddling.
Organisation Sea Kayak Operators Association NZ | Resource www.skoanz.org.nz

Sea Kayaking Booklet

To highlight safety on the sea, with beginner sea paddlers, a Basic Guide to Safe Sea Kayaking was launched. This six page glossy brochure aims to foster safe and enjoyable ocean kayaking.
Organisation Water Safety New Zealand & Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers | Resource www.watersafety.org.nz/resource-orders/