BCU Aquatic First Aid

BCU (British Canoe Union) First Aid course requirements are delivered by First Aid Academy. All active Coaches have a responsibility to maintain a current first aid award, to ensure they can look after paddlers in their care. BCU Coaches sign a declaration upon registration for our Coaching qualifications accepting this responsibility. Holding a valid first aid award is also part of the BCU Coach Update Scheme; Coaches who meet these requirements are recognized by the BCU as being active and up-to-date.  

In order to meet these requirements all BCU Coaches (except BCU UKCC Level 1) need a recognised first aid certificate recorded on their Home Nation Association membership record.

First Aid Academy delivers ITC First Aid courses and works under HSE Centre Number 1690/96 hence is a recognised provider. 

Which First Aid Award do I require?

BCU produces the following table on their website which state the minimum first aid requirements for coaches at various levels.
The minimum requirements for course length are listed below*

* From 1st January 2010 this will be training contact time, NOT course length (Table correct as of February 2010)

First Aid Academy's OUTDOOR FIRST AID course is delivered as two Units; Unit 1 Emergency Action 8 hours and Unit 2 Incident Management 8 hours (16 in total). To meet your coach requirements for Level 1-4 you can attend Unit 1 (day1) of the outdoor course for Level 5 both Units (2 days) of the course. We would always recommend however that coaches attend the full course to gain the full value of the learning.