White Water Safety & Rescue

Features:
Unified Safety Principles: The principles of safety and rescue are now unified under the mnemonic CLAP, making them easier to remember and aligning with current teaching practices in white water safety.
Rescue Section Overhaul: The rescue section has been reorganized to closely follow the TRTTG ‘low to high risk’ model, ensuring a more logical and effective approach.
Expert Contributions: The rafting sections have been completely rewritten by Geraint Rowlands, providing expert insights and updated information.
Extended Planning Chapter: The chapter on ‘Planning a Descent’ now includes additional considerations for international travel, offering comprehensive guidance for your adventures abroad.
Adopted Signals: One-handed signals, as used by Paul O’Sullivan in the BCU Canoe and Kayak Handbook, have been adopted for clearer communication.

Enhance your safety knowledge and rescue skills with this meticulously updated guide, essential for every white water enthusiast.

Franco Ferrero divides his work time between managing Pesda Press and freelance coaching. He is qualified as a BCU Level 5 Coach (Sea and Inland), is a REC first aid provider, a Rescue 3 Instructor. and holds the Mountaineering Instructor Certificate. His passions are white water and sea kayaking, rock and ice climbing, and ski-mountaineering. He has paddled throughout the UK and in many parts of the world including Nepal, Scandinavia, the European Alps, Peru and Western Canada.