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Single Pitch Supervisor Award

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The Single Pitch Supervisor Scheme (SPS) provides training and assessment for those who supervise single pitch rock climbing. It is suitable for individuals working in a professional, semi-professional or voluntary capacity.


Scope:
The scheme has been designed for those who are in a position of responsibility. It is primarily concerned with good practice leading to the safe enjoyment of the activity.

The scheme does not cover:
The skills needed to approach and retreat from mountain crags
Multi-pitch rock climbing and it’s supervision
Access to any location where escape is not easily possible from the top and the bottom of a climb.

Completion of a training course alone, without taking and assessment course, is not a qualification in itself, although it may be of considerable benefit to the trainee. 

The Scheme comprises of:
    Registration and issue of a logbook
    A two day training course
    Further experience gained during a consolidation period
    A two day assessment course
    Continuing experience entered in a logbook

Key Benefits:
    Entry level course 
    Suits those who only supervise Top Rope climbing 
    Is the first step to higher qualifications

Minimum Age:
    
18

Download SPS Documents

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SPS_prospectus.pdf
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SPS_syllabus.pdf
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