ORCKA Canoe Tripping Level 3 Course
About the Course
The Ontario Recreational Canoe and Kayak Association (ORCKA) Tripping Level 3 is the canoe guiding standard for Ontario. The course emphasizes leadership and organization skills under challenging conditions. Canoe Tripping Level 1 skills are reviewed and expanded upon; new skills and theory are introduced to enhance the leadership ability and potential of the candidate. The course involves a canoe trip stressing organization, safety, leadership, and risk and crisis management. Upon successful completion candidates will be awarded the Ontario Recreational Canoeing Association (ORCKA) Canoe Tripping Level 3 certificate. The ORCKA Tripping 3 certification is recognized as the canoe guide certification of Ontario.
Why Choose Akuni Adventures for Tripping 3?
We believe guiding participants down moving water requires a higher degree of leadership and risk management skills. By putting the leaders in a more difficult position they will leave the course with a higher level of competency and understand that managing risks is the priority when leading any trip.
We have certified canoe tripping guides in Ontario since 1999. Most of our participants are Teachers, camp leaders or guides who work in the Outdoor Industry. Our program focuses on creating competent trip leaders who can lead a trip safety and can effectively handle an emergency on a trip.
Please read the Prerequisites carefully
COURSE CONTENT:
Theory:
-Review of previous theory items
-Canoeing history
-Canoe design and construction
-Canoe repair and construction
-Wilderness first aid
-Weather interpretation
-Trip planning, reporting and assessment
-Trip leadership
-Risk management
-Crisis management
Safety:
-Review of previous safety items
-Swimming and treading water
-Artificial respiration using a canoe
-Canoe over canoe rescue
-Self rescue
-Line toss and rescue
-Communications
Skills:
-Review of previous skill items
-Canoeing
-Food and menu planning
-Navigation
-Knots, hitches, lashings, and ropes
-Portaging
-Lining, tracking and wading
-Canoe trip
What you need to know:
Prerequisite:
ORCKA Canoe Tripping Level 1, Style Paddling 1, Moving Water Level 1A or River Running 1A, equivalent certification, or comparable skills and experience (with permission of Course Director). At least 25 nights of wilderness tripping experience totaling 500 km. At least 6 canoe trips in which the candidate was responsible for some of the organization. At least one wilderness canoe trip of 5 days or more.
Note: If you do not have all the prerequisites consider our Combined ìStyle Paddling, River Running and Tripping 3 Course.
Physical Difficulty:
Moderate. Participant must be comfortable in water with lifejacket.
Included:
Food, canoe, paddle, lifejacket, instruction
What’s not Included:
Transportation, personal camping equipment.
The Important Stuff:
Course date(s): Not offered in 2020
Location: Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park Ontario
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