Guide & rescue training

My name is Bela Bacsa, have been paddling for 25 years.
Teaching kayak, ww.canu, raft, oar raft technics.
I’m running Guide Trainings Programs, Courses and Workshops all around the World following the high standards of the International Rafting Federation -IRF- .

You can contact me by:

mail: bacsabeci@gmail.com
phone:  + 36-70-408-2521, + 43-660-717-0466 or if you are around in Osttirol, jump in: 9952 – Ausria, Tyrol,  St. Johann im Walde – St. Johann i. W. 14.

 On an IRF Certification Workshop where many experienced river people gathers You can easily and quickly get certified without participating to a long and expensive course. Nothing to risk, You get assessed and get the certificate according to Your level.

The Program of the IRF Certification Workshop is the following:

1. day – Guide assessments consists of – guiding: manoevering a raft, briefing clients – basic rescue techniques: swimming, throwbagging and making a Z-drag. – flipp drill: flipping and reflipping any kind of raft – written test

2. day – Trip Leader assessments consists of – Solving a rescue scenario (any emergency you can imagine on the river) Exams.

IRF GUIDE certificATIONS The International Rafting Federation (IRF) Award Scheme was developed in response to the demands of guides, companies and authorities from various parts of the world that were seeking minimum standards for guides. Your IRF Award is being accepted by more and more countries world wide as a standard for guiding and in some countries as a National Standard. There are many guides and/or companies who are now acknowledging the IRF award throughout the world such as in Australia, Brazil, Columbia, Austria,Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Holland, Iceland, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, USA and Venezuela…

 To get certified by the IRF You have two options:

A. If You already have the experience and knowledge, participate at an IRF Certification Workshop. (See criterias in the Award Scheme)

B. To improve Your knowledge and skills take part at an IRF Training Program. (You can download the programs here) In order to make your guide award current you must provide your Instructor with the following A current Red Cross first aid certificate (FAC) or equivalent with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). (Less than 2 years old).
Log book recording each run, signed by the Trip Leader or Operations Manager of the company.

IRF Award Fee –assessment fee –

Guide and Safety Crafter 40.- Euro
Trip Leader 60.- Euro

Guide, Safety Crafter and Trip Leader Renewal costs after 2 years US$15 plus US$25 if you require a card issued by the IRF.