ASI SUP Water Safety Rescue Award (Flat Water)

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Build real SUP rescue confidence with fast, practical training that teaches you how to respond safely and effectively at flat water locations. You’ll gain essential rescue skills, board handling ability and water fitness to act quickly when it matters.

Perfect for stand up paddlers, instructors, and water lovers who want to be rescue ready.

What You'll Be Able To do

Perform simple rescues using a SUP board.

At: outdoor environments:

inland waterways including rivers, lakes, estuaries, canals
coastal locations

In the following conditions;

flat water, no swell, no unbroken waves, no breaking waves

Where Can You Work

Water safety roles within the SUP industry or outdoor recreation industry.

What You Will Learn

Emergency response— identify and respond to water / SUP emergencies.

Signals & reporting — use emergency signals and communicate incidents.

Rescue skills — apply rescue techniques using a SUP rescue board. Understand holds and releases and free rescue techniques.

In water rescues — perform conscious and unconscious patient rescues using SUP board. Use correct prone paddling techniques to ferry a patient to shore with appropriate landing techniques.

Spinal management — recognise potential spinal injuries and respond safely.

Entry Requirements

Before starting this course, you must meet:

General Fitness: Be medically and physically fit.

Water Fitness Skills: Able to swim a minimum of 100 metres (328 ft), run 200 metres (650 ft), prone paddle the SUP board 200 metres (650ft) within 10 minutes, without stopping in flat water conditions.

Course Requirements

Before you can gain your certificate, you’ll need to complete the below:

See the Study Option section below to confirm the specific requirements that apply to you.

(1) Water Fitness Ability:
Complete a timed fitness mission test: swim 100 metres (328 ft), run 200 metres (650 ft), prone paddle SUP board 200 metres (650ft) within 10 minutes, without stopping.

(2) Rescue Skills Ability:
Demonstrate rescue of an unconscious person using double roll method with your SUP board (in deep water) and paddling patient successfully back to shore.

(3) Knowledge:
Complete multi-choice test

(4) Submit Required Certificates:
A current senior first aid certificate Acceptable First Aid certificates

Time to complete: 12 months

Study Options

Workshop: Ideal for people who like to complete the course requirements at the workshop and interact with the trainer.

Face to face (in-person) training.
Duration: half day

Course requirements:

Water fitness ability – completed at workshop
Rescue skills ability – completed at workshop
Multi-choice test – completed at workshop
Submit current first aid certificate
1 free video assessment

Online Learning: Ideal for people who would like flexibility to complete their training.

Work at your own pace.
Submit video of the practical assessments

Course requirements:

Water fitness ability - submit video
Rescue skills ability - submit video
Multi-choice online test
Submit current first aid certificate
2 free video assessments

What Is Included

ASI SUP Water Safety Rescue manual (paper)

For online learning:
ASI SUP Water Safety Rescue manual (online)

ASI’s E-learning Platform
Provides access to training manuals, videos, reference materials and assessments, includes built-in language translation

What Equipment You Use

The following equipment and clothing is required to complete the training:

SUP clothing suitable for conducting rescues
SUP board

In addition, for the online learning course:

Computer to access ASI e-learning platform
Another person to be your patient
Video camera or mobile phone to take video of practical skills

Certificate Issued

ASI Stand Up Paddle Water Safety Rescue Award (Flat Water)
Valid for 24 months.

Renewal

There is no renewal for this certificate. To obtain a new certificate, participants complete the course again to update skills and knowledge.

Progression Pathways

You can continue your training with:

Why Choose ASI?

Globally recognised certifications
Industry leading safety and coaching standards
Flexible online and in person training
Clear career progression
Trusted by SUP and watersports schools worldwide

ASI SUP Water Safety Rescue Award (Flat Water)