Auckland Volunteer Marine Training
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Auckland Volunteer Marine Training

By Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust - EMR & WBC

Intro to volunteering with our marine programme through in-water snorkel guide training at AUT Millennium National Aquatic Centre.

Date and time

Location

AUT Millennium

17 Antares Place Auckland, Auckland 0632 New Zealand

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Highlights

  • 5 hours
  • In person

About this event

This event is designed to help train volunteers for the upcoming season. Whether you are new this season or you feel like you need some additional training, all are welcome. Our focus will be on basic snorkel and in-water skills - no experience required. Senior guides from last season are appreciated to help with the pool training.

Minimum age is 10 years old and volunteers under the age of 16 years old need to be accompanied by an adult guardian.

If you haven't registered as a Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust volunteer yet please follow this link.

Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust could not carry out our programmes without the help of our snorkel guides; volunteers like you allow us to connect communities with te taiao. Thank you so much for signing up - we look forward to seeing you get ready for this summer!

Schedule:

11:00am - Arrive at Offices in Rosedale (address provided upon registration)

11:00am to 11.15am - Opening karakia and whakawhanaungatanga

11:15am to 12.30pm - Introduction to Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust and our marine programme: Experiencing Marine Reserves.

12.30pm to 12.45pm - Morning Tea

12.45pm to 1.00pm - Travel to AUT Millenium

1.00pm - 3.30pm - Pool-based snorkel guide training session

3:30pm - 4.00pm - Debrief, Evaluations and Closing Karakia

We will cover the following in the Pool Session and the introduction to Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust session:

  • Theory session which covers our Health and Safety, volunteer roles, and how to give a briefing/karakia
  • Basic snorkel skills
  • How to properly use snorkel equipment and kit up participants
  • Leading a group
  • Rescue scenarios

After the training you will be given your starting role for the upcoming season. Please note that we will give you feedback and help you further your skills throughout the season. Whatever role you have initially is just a starting point!

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Established in 2002 in Northland, Mountains to Sea sees education as a vital part of society and central to all environmental restoration. Our marine and freshwater programmes involve young people, their parents and the wider community. The Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR) and Whitebait Connection (WBC) programmes reinforce simple concepts such as the uniqueness of our freshwater and marine biodiversity and provide an active focus on conservation of these environments through education and action.

Free
Sep 28 · 11:00 AM GMT+13