Objectives

• Promoting safe open water swimming
• Identifying the circumstances that may occur in open water
• Assimilation, application and respect of the individual and collective safety rules when we start an open water activity
• Defining the assisting task of the kayaks during a crossing
• Coordinating the swimming activity with the assistance and guidance of the kayaks
• Outlining the respectful way of acting towards the environment

Theoretical sessions

• Safety in open water swimming
  • Planning of a crossing
  • External weather conditions
  • Individual and collective safety rules
  • Coordination with assistance
• Kayak assistance and safety during a crossing
  • The kayaks, the first security arch
  • The kayaks’ assistance tasks
  • Communication procedures
  • Escort formation according to the number of swimmers and the kind of crossing
• Safety arches in an open water crossing

Practical session

• Safety demonstration session
  • Rescue and towing by a kayak
  • Communication procedures reminder
• Practical session in open waters
  • Swimming a crossing with kayak assistance