Simon Le Comte
Director Technical Operations
K38 Water Safety Australia
Sunshine Coast, Australia
Ph: + 61 418 288 887
Sunday, May 22, 2011
K38 Australia Courses
K38 EVENT SAFETY
A Course Marshal provides a measure of security on the race track for officiating and recovery work. This position requires a strong level of multi-tasking skills and clear objectives. A willingness to work on a team under pressure and to provide additional support services if required by the promoter.
K38 takes this to another level with have experienced operators who are also K38 Rescue instructors/operators, first Aid trained and often have other qualifications such as Surf Life Saving Bronze Medallion. Shawn Alladio (founder of K38 US) has taken event safety to the next level espcially while working as a official for the IJSBA (International Jet Sport Boat Association) to ensure PWC’s or RWC (Rescue Water craft) play a pivotel part of safety and rescue for Aquatic events.
Here at K38 Water Safety Australia we follow the same professional direction offering our services in the support of Aquatic events. If you are holding a approved event such as PWC/Jet Ski Racing, Ocean Paddling, Surf Life Saving or need to be on the water filming a event please contact us to discuss your requirements. We would need to discuss in details your event with items like the below to be covered
K38 takes this to another level with have experienced operators who are also K38 Rescue instructors/operators, first Aid trained and often have other qualifications such as Surf Life Saving Bronze Medallion. Shawn Alladio (founder of K38 US) has taken event safety to the next level espcially while working as a official for the IJSBA (International Jet Sport Boat Association) to ensure PWC’s or RWC (Rescue Water craft) play a pivotel part of safety and rescue for Aquatic events.
Here at K38 Water Safety Australia we follow the same professional direction offering our services in the support of Aquatic events. If you are holding a approved event such as PWC/Jet Ski Racing, Ocean Paddling, Surf Life Saving or need to be on the water filming a event please contact us to discuss your requirements. We would need to discuss in details your event with items like the below to be covered
- Risk Assessments
- Conditions fore-casted for the day
- Conditions on the day
- First responder plans
- Additional Emergency Services planned
- Insurances
- Safety Briefings
- Command and control at the event
- Event rules and regulations
Welcome to K38 Australia
Originally founded by Shawn Alladio who has developed K38 from the beginning training civilians, tow surfing operators, US Law Enforcement agencies and Military specialist teams, as passionate PWC riders in Australia we aim to promote the positive aspects that PWC’s can have in society. K38 Water Safety Australia was founded in 2011 by David, Sally and Simon , we are based on the Sunshine Coast of Australia and are “officially” licensed as K38 affiliates of K38 United States for Australia/New Zealand.
2011 is a huge building year for K38 Water Safety Australia with a focus on building strong working relationships with PWC clubs, Maritime agencies, Aquatic event organisers (such as paddling events) to promote event safety/rescue skills. K38 strongly promote we all play in the sun with a dedicated incident team for such sanctioned events. Dave and Simon will also attending two weeks of advanced RWC (Rescue Water Craft – PWC used for a rescue operation) training in the United States to be able to share this skills with like minded people and organisations in Australia/New Zealand. We are also attending the World Wide K38 Summit in California in October 2011 as we all strive towards global safety standards and responsibilities with PWC’s.
We are currently working on bringing a number of PWC advanced courses to Australia/New Zealand which will be over and above any other boat/PWC license you may have, once we announce these courses if you don’t already hold a Recreational Marine Boat license and PWC license you cannot enroll in these courses. These courses will include subjects (and lots of practical exercises) like;
K38 Water Safety Australia team
2011 is a huge building year for K38 Water Safety Australia with a focus on building strong working relationships with PWC clubs, Maritime agencies, Aquatic event organisers (such as paddling events) to promote event safety/rescue skills. K38 strongly promote we all play in the sun with a dedicated incident team for such sanctioned events. Dave and Simon will also attending two weeks of advanced RWC (Rescue Water Craft – PWC used for a rescue operation) training in the United States to be able to share this skills with like minded people and organisations in Australia/New Zealand. We are also attending the World Wide K38 Summit in California in October 2011 as we all strive towards global safety standards and responsibilities with PWC’s.
We are currently working on bringing a number of PWC advanced courses to Australia/New Zealand which will be over and above any other boat/PWC license you may have, once we announce these courses if you don’t already hold a Recreational Marine Boat license and PWC license you cannot enroll in these courses. These courses will include subjects (and lots of practical exercises) like;
- Surf Zone skills – negotiating waves, tow in surfing code of conduct.
- Rescue Skills with and without a approved rescue board
- Capsizing and reboard both single/double/triple operator
- PWC general maintenance and troubleshooting
- Intake cleaning drills
- Small vessal towing
- Emergency Procedures
- Event Safety/planning and risk mitigation
- Communications, verbally, hand and Radio (must have a Marine Radio License)
- Understanding the environment, planning for conditions
K38 Water Safety Australia team
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