Introduction to Sea Skills and the SKCWA Intermediate Award

For some time the Club has recognised that quite a gap exists between Australian Canoeing's Basic Skills and Sea Skills Awards. The Sea Kayak Club of WA initiated a Club-based Award which we called the SKCWA Intermediate Award. However, the Award was not successfully implemented, and an alternative now exists. Les Allen, one of the founding members of our club, has been instrumental in setting up a new Introduction to Sea Skills Award with Australian Canoeing, which will fill the gap between the Basic Skills and Sea Skills Awards. Several club instructors are now running courses based in Rockingham, Hillarys, Mandurah and Albany. Visit the training page for more information on the Introductory Sea Skills Award course, and other courses.

SKCWA Safety Guidelines and Operating Procedures

Click here to download the latest Safety Guidelines and Operating Procedures (Feb 2013) (4.7MB). 

Safety documents for downloading (PDFs)

• SGOP February 2013 (4.7MB)
• Guidelines regarding shark sightings while paddling (44KB)
  
• Risk Warning (56KB)
• Personal Risk Assessment (50KB)
• Trip Grading Guidelines (144KB)
• Training (60KB)
• Launching and landing guidelines (48KB)
• Towing procedure (112KB)

Details about what is required to pass the Australian Canoeing Awards can be found on the AC website here.

Details about member insurance can be found on the Australian Canoeing website here.