This two-day course completes the requirements by the ACA to be re-certified to teach every 4 years.

Reserve your spot below. We will follow up via email for any additional details required to complete your registration.

All registrants should be previous ACA L3 or L4 Kayak instructors who have recently expired and have asked for an extension or are about to expire.  See the instructor expectations listed here:

• Level 3: River Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
• Level 4: Whitewater Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )

The course will be based out of Cinco de Mayo Campground – Riverside RV Park in Farmington and the St Francis River, Millstream Gardens.

Cost: $175. Minimum registrants 5 (for course to happen); Maximum 10.

Taught by Tom Burroughs, SwiftwaterRescue@gmail.com, 479-595-1655

ACA Safety and Rescue Committee Chair

ACA L-5 Advanced Swiftwater Rescue Instructor Trainer Educator

ACA L-4 Whitewater Kayak Instructor Trainer Educator
ACA L-4 Whitewater Rafting Instructor Trainer

2015 ACA “Excellence in Instruction” National Award Recipient

ITRA Level 3V Swiftwater Rescue Instructor

NREMT/EMT-W/MPIC – Wilderness Medicine Instructor

Team Leader- Washington CO AR Search and Rescue team
Director, Ozark Safety and Rescue Educators / Clear Creek Paddlesports

Member- Wilderness Medical Society