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Smoky Mountain Outdoors Raft Guide Training Program
This document describes the Smoky Mountain Outdoors (SMO) raft guide training program, often called guide school. It explains that guide school teaches rafting fundamentals and international professional standards, that several schools are held each spring with limited class size, and that trainees pay $300 total for their own gear while the training itself is free for guides who complete the full season.
The text also covers what a typical training day looks like, the skills taught (reading water, paddle strokes, steering and maneuvering rafts, river rescue, equipment care), what trainees must bring, the training dates and the Hartford, Tennessee outpost location. Further sections describe seasonal hiring and work days, the Upper and Lower Pigeon River sections, the staff, SMO standards and personal appearance rules, and housing riverside in Hartford.
Covers: What can you expect from guide school? · Can anyone be a raft guide? · What will be covered in training? · What do you need to bring? · When is training? · Where is training held?
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Smoky Mountain Outdoors Raft Guide Training Program
Other 6 pages · 89 KB · ENSmoky Mountain Outdoors guide school information: course dates, what training covers, gear costs, hiring, housing and company standards.
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How long does guide school last?
Guide schools are five day courses that start at 8 am, with mornings on dry land and afternoons on the river. Training continues the following week while trainees work toward getting checked out.
What is covered in training?
Topics include reading water, paddle strokes, commanding and steering a raft, maneuvering and swimming rapids, righting and unwrapping a raft, equipment care and repair, river rescue techniques, loading and unloading rafts, and river hazards, plus American Red Cross First Aid and CPR certifications.