Proposal GT&E Award Scheme 3.0

[intraftfed]

Here is the new proposed Award Scheme in Adobe format
http://www.intraftfed.com/GTE_Award_Scheme_ver_3.0.pdf

Please feel free to post any questions, comments or suggestions - to make the scheme work well for everyone we need to hear from you!

[Steve Nomchong]

The following comes from Cesar Diaz, an IRF certified Instructor from Colombia. For those that don't read Spanish, 1) he supports the inclusion of a Class 2 certification to incentivise the training of guides, within the IRF Award Scheme, many of whom raft on class 2 rivers without adequate training; 2) that the minumum practical experience for certification at this level should be 15 descents; 3) he is lobbying the government in Colombia to base training and certification of guides on the IRF Award Scheme.

La introducción de un nuevo nivel de certificacion
para guias en entrenamiento en nivel 2 , es necesaria
porque existen muchos rios clase 2 que se
operan comercialmente con guias que no han
tenido una formación. Con este nivel de
certificación permite formar Y entregar al guía un
certificado IRF básico en formacion o proceso de
práctica. (Trainee Guide ). también se incentiva a
la formación de guías bajo el sistema IRF.

Pienso que el tiempo mínimo de experiencia para ser
certificado como guía clase 2 debe ser de 15
viajes.


"En colombia con el govierno (el ministerio de
desarrollo económico) se ha elaborado la
reglamentación del rafting y otras actividades.
He estado en este proceso y luchando para incluir
la IRF como la entidad formadora y certificadora de
guías".

[Steve Nomchong]

This comment comes from Bill Dvorak of Dvorak Expeditions in Colorado, USA:

One initial comment is that very little training competency verification in this part of the world is done with hours on the river. After the initial 50 hours of beginner guide training everything else is done on river miles i.e.:

50 hours plus CPR and First aid to be trained class 2-3 guide

500 commercial river miles to be a trip leader or run a single boat trip on class 2-3

750 miles and 2 orientation runs plus one certification run with a guide trainer to run easier class 4 like the Royal Gorge on the Arkansas

1,000 miles and 2 orientation runs plus one certification run with a guide trainer to run more technical class 4 like the Numbers on the Arkansas

1,500 miles and 2 orientation runs plus one certification run with a guide trainer to run class 5 like Pine Creek on the Ark or Gore Canyon on the Colo. And be a guide trainer

So I would suggest you calculate some way to equivocate hours to miles or accept both. One of the reasons we use miles here is because of longer multi-day trips where you might be gone for 6-7 days and only do 80-90 miles on the river.

Bill

[intraftfed]

The updated Award Scheme can be found at: http://www.intraftfed.com/certification.html