Senior Raft Guide - Grade III

Senior Raft Guide - Grade 3

New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Senior Leadership (Level 6) , plus Core Elective: Standards, 32200 (Plan a guided raft or riverboard trip), 31715 (Apply serious incident management skills as a senior raft guide for Grade 3 rivers) and 31714 (Coordinate and manage multi raft trips as a senior raft guide for Grade 3 rivers). Plus, complete one of these river rescue workshops within the last 18 months: NZRA River Rescue / WRT2 / RRC-PRO. Plus 800 hours or 400 Trips on moving water half of which are on a minimum of Grade 3. Plus, NZQA Unit Standard 6400 and 424 or equivalents

OR

National Raft Guide Award – Senior Raft Guide Grade 3

OR

Raft Guide Grade III Award plus Senior Raft Guide Optional Strand


Scope of qualification

Can guide clients on rivers up to and including Grade 3. Lead trips (supervise guides) on rivers up to and including Grade 3.

 

Planning a guided rafting trip, managing multi raft trips as a senior raft guide for Grade 3 rivers, and applying serious incident management skills for Grade 3 rivers.

Re-registration criteria
This qualification has no re-registration requirement.

Completed a river rescue workshops at least once every three years (NZRA River Rescue/WRT2/RRC-PRO).

Qualifying Organisation
New Zealand Rivers Association
www.nzrivers.co.nz