Annual Proficiency Update
Proficiency Prerequisite:
- Provide a completed Log Book with a minimum of 20 hours logged as coxswain in the previous 12 months (10 for Crew).
Fitness:
- Complete a run swim run and tube rescue
IRB Skills:
- Attend an IRB update and demonstrate IRB knowledge and skills to the satisfaction of the examiner.
Life Support Skills:
- Attend a resuscitation update and demonstrate Life Support knowledge and skills to the satisfaction of the examiner.
Attendance of a proficiency update is mandatory to validate your award for the current season.
Failure to attend a proficiency update within two seasons renders a candidate ineligible to attend future proficiency updates without first retaking a full examination.
Further Progression
If you want to progress futher within the Powercraft structure there are a number of development paths available to you. You could consider:
- Becoming your Club’s nominated IRB Officer.
- Volunteering and join the Powercraft Commission.
- Becoming an IRB Trainer.
- Becoming an IRB Assessor.
Typical progression within the IRB structure is shown in the figure below.
Note:
To become a Trainer you must be a Qualified IRB coxwain and to become an Assessor you must first be a Trainer.
For further information on any of these options, including any current training and assessing dates in the calendar, visit the SLSA Wales website (www.slsawales.org.uk) or contact your local Powercraft representative.