Provide a logbook that shows:
- At least 50 days sea kayaking experience in a variety of locations and conditions.
This will include at least:
- 20 days of personal experience and
- 20 days of instructing experience
- 10 days must involve multi-day trips.
- 5 days can include theory sessions e.g. trip planning, weather, navigation, nutrition.
Instruction experience can be as an assistant instructor or construction.
A day is considered to be at least 4 hours on water. Shorter sessions can be accumulated to make a day.
The length of sea kayaking trips should allow for an individual to experience and respond to a range of conditions such as tidal flows, semi-diurnal and/or diurnal tides, chop, waves, clapotis, or complete calm.
Environmental conditions should meet the following parameters:
Instruct sea kayaking trips in coastal sea kayak water with easy and readily available landings
Wind, surf, swell, tidal current, exposed coastline, maritime traffic other water users all have the potential to compromise the safety and purpose of the activity and require management. Programmes should be guided by the following parameters for environmental conditions:
- wind up to 20 knots, or
- surf up to 1.0 metres, or
- swell of up to 1.5 metres, or
- tidal current of up to 4 knots.
Candidates are required to hold a Maritime VHF Radio Operators Certificate and Coastguard Boating Education - Day Skippers Certificate prior to assessment for this qualification