BOOK HERE: Packraft Guide Training – 8 Days

Certified by Rescue 3 Europe & the International Rafting Federation (IRF)

Duration: 8 Days (48+ hours)

Location: Soca River, Kobarid, Slovenia

Max. 8 Participants

Course Overview

Become a certified professional Packraft Guide with this intensive 8-day program combining Rescue 3 WRT-PRO and IRF Whitewater Guide Training & Assessment (Category A Packraft).
This internationally recognized course equips you with the essential rescue skills, guiding techniques, and leadership mindset to guide safely and confidently in whitewater environments.

What You’ll Learn

Rescue 3 WRT-PRO (3 Days, 18+ hrs)
Professional-level whitewater rescue training for guides and safety kayakers. Learn self-rescue, ropework, and team rescue systems.
Already certified? Re-certify at a discounted rate.

A PDF of the Rescue 3 WRT-PRO Training Standards can be found HERE:

IRF Whitewater Guide Training & Assessment (5 Days, 30+ hrs)
Five action-packed days focused on building technical, instructional, and guiding skills. Includes both the IRF Guide Training and Assessment for Category A Packraft (Class II–III).
Successful candidates earn IRF Whitewater Guide Certification (valid 3 years).

Course Essentials

Language: English
Start Time: 08:00 hrs
Meals: Bring your own lunch/snacks (shops and restaurants nearby)
Equipment Required:

• Packraft, paddle, PFD with rescue harness
• Whitewater helmet, wetsuit or drysuit, suitable footwear
• Throwbag and any personal rescue gear

Prerequisites

• Confident swimmer with paddlesport experience
• Experience packrafting preferably with guiding experience. 
• Minimum age: 18
• Current First Aid Certificate required for IRF assessment

Your Instructors

Gasper Goncz & Seon Crockford-Laserer
Certified IRF and Rescue 3 instructors with decades of experience in whitewater guiding and packraft instruction.