The Level 2 skills course focus is on the practical skills for overnight and expeditions trips. Well-developed and personal mastery of skills such as a strong forward stroke, effective bracing, manoevring in waves and current, advanced rescues including rolling and towing are taught and perfected. Activities that show control and confidence can include: paddling through narrow rocky channels with small waves or current or traversing open water crossings in moderate winds and currents. At this level the participant must also engage in judgement, planning and navigation tasks relevant to overnight trippin.

In this course you will learn:

Stroke perfection and endurance
Advanced unassisted and problematic rescues
Rolling + Towing
Launching and Landing in challenging conditions
Advanced edging and bracing
Navigation and route selection
Theory of weather, winds, waves, tides, currents
Communications, safety and risk management
Overnight camping trip
Night navigation and rescue scenarios