We are delighted to announce that our guides have completed the “Combined Motorcycle Guide & First Aid at Work in Remote Areas Course” we are now certified by the Overland Guides Association (OGA) level 2.

A Level 2 Guide can operate in any developed country where medical and rescue services are accessible.

First Aid competencies:

  • Guidance on current best practice and legislation
  • Assessments of situations and casualty
  • Airway, breathing and circulation assessments
  • Emergency resuscitation (including use of AED’s)
  • Safe airway positions
  • Dealing with choking
  • Treatment of severe bleeding and shock
  • Major injuries, including chest, head and pelvic injuries
  • Treatment of fractures
  • Environmental injuries such as hypothermia and hyperthermia
  • Life threatening conditions such as heart attack, asthma, diabetes, strokes, seizures, burns and anaphylactic shock
  • Injury management in an outdoor situation
  • Incident management scenarios
  • Long term care of a casualty in remote areas.
  • Moving and carrying a casualty
  • Decision tools for evacuation

Level 2 Guide Competencies:

  • Pre-Ride planning
  • Able to assess riders needs and abilities
  • Check weather conditions and make judgments on the forecast
  • Plan a ride to suit the needs of the group, single or multiple days
  • Able to use GPS systems/ Maps
  • Able to give a clear and precise Pre-Ride Brief to Standard
  • Confident and positive group management skills
  • Documentations requirements and organisational procedures
  • Duty of Care
  • Customer Care
  • Incident Management
  • Understands Access in the relevant locations of operations.
  • Understands their role and how to manage Level 1 Run Leaders
  • Understands Multi-day advenutres and how to set appropriate distances and expectations for the group.
  • Understands Guided and Self Guided forms of adventure and how to manage them effectively.