Aquatics Supervision Training: Paddle Craft Safety River (PCS) 

What: This is the hands-on, in/on water training for supervisors of any scouting swimming or boating activity. It covers the skills needed to meet BSA’s Safety Afloat policies applied at the unit level. This is the training referenced in BSA’s Safety Afloat guidelines. The training consists of a classroom planning session and a moving water training session.

Prerequisites:  (available online at https://my.scouting.org/)

 A) Safety Afloat
 B) Current BSA physical Part A & B

C) BSA Paddle Craft Safety Basic Course

Paddle Craft Safety Course Requirements - Please view PDF

The Paddle Craft Safety River course has 4 major components:
1. Pre requisites including medical form, Safety Afloat Training, PCS Basic Course completion

2. View and discuss the ACA/BSA video

3. On-river skills training

4. Float plan development

Who: Older youth (min. 15 years old) and adult leaders. 
 

Where: 

Planning session is conducted at Camp William B. Snyder (CWBS) 

On river session will be held on the Potomac River at Violet’s Lock area.

Date:

2018 Paddle Craft Safety River Course

Date                                          Registration Deadline
Planning session 29 Sept            24 Sept
River session 30 Sept

Max registrations - 14

Time: 

1 pm - 4 pm In water sessions for Paddlecraft Safety check-outs.

Fee:

Option 1) $55.00  ($25.00 for PCS / With PCS manual add, $30.00)

Option 2) $25.00 for PCS only (if you already have the book)

For more info:

Tom Ryan tdryanjr@gmail.com (Basic course)
Mark Wray redshoestwo@juno.com (River course)

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