ALOHA 2025 OCEANSIDE, CA OCEAN RISK TECHNICIAN SUMMIT STUDENTS!
WELCOME TO YOUR SUMMIT PAGE
This page is your resource hub for the summit and beyond. It contains important event details, as well as continuing education links, equipment recommendations, photos from the event and more.
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IMPORTANT: In order to participate in the course, all students must sign THIS RELEASE OF LIABILITY WAIVER.* Please complete this task prior to arriving at the summit.
*This step must be completed by a parent or legal guardian for students under 18.
WHAT TO BRING
DAY 1
Full-Day Classroom Based
Please bring a notepad/pen, NON-UNIFORM clothes you can move around in for the for CPR/hands on modules, water bottle, snacks, packed lunch (if you do not wish to purchase food off-site) and an open mind. Please bring a yoga mat and/or towel to lay on for the Apnea Training module.
DAY 2
Full-Day Beach
You will be in/around the water for most of the day. Please bring fins, a wetsuit, towel, and sun protection. You may arrive in clothes, but be water-ready. Please also bring clothes for the Pohaku Ceremony at the end of the day.
SUMMIT SCHEDULE
DAY 1
Tuesday, September 16
| 7:30 a.m. | Check-in |
| 8:00 – 8:15 a.m. | Welcome & Introductions |
| 8:15 – 10:50 a.m. | American Heart Assoc. BLS CPR |
| 10:50 – 11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. | Hands on Pertinent Vital Signs |
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch Break (Self-Directed) |
| 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Lifeguard Alex Shaner Spinal Talk |
| 1:30 – 3:20 p.m. | Hands on Medical Interventions |
| 3:20 – 3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Apnea Training |
DAY 2
Wednesday, September 17
| 7:30 a.m. | Check-in |
| 8:00 – 12:00 a.m. | Medical Scenarios | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch Break (Self-Directed) |
| 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Water Rescue Scenarios |
| 5:15 – 5:30 p.m. | Pohaku Ceremony |
INSTRUCTOR BIOS
BWRAG SURF RESPONDER ONLINE COURSE
If you are looking to purchase the Patagonia PSI vest, you must also complete the Surf Responder curriculum, either in person at a summit or via the Online Course. Since you participated in the Oceanside ORT, BWRAG is offering you a one-time 80% discount on lifetime access to the BWRAG Surf Responder Online Course. This is a great way to expand upon what you have already learned, and fulfill the requirement to qualify for the PSI vest. This discount is available only to summit attendees (we do confirm this). You must sign-up using the same name/email address used for your summit registration. Use code: OSIDE25 at checkout. (Code expires 10/16/2025.)
Sign-up for the course here: https://bwragsurfresponder.teachable.com/p/bwrag-surf-responder-online-sales
EVENT PHOTOS
A huge mahalo to Kailoa Powers and Todd Glaser for providing photos from the summit!
