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Take a certified course that represents the area of expertise. Then practice and develop your skillsets. A RWC course alone does not prepare a student for real world pressures and realities, it is merely the first step in a long process. You must be prepared, proper PPE, physical and mental conditioning equipment. You must stay current in the standards and best practices. This video/pic in no way represents training aids. There may be actions in this video that are corrected during training that are not covered by the viewer and misinterpreted. View at your own discretion but do not use and place yourself and others at risk for mediocre training standards, this is not a training aid. You must abide by all boating laws, rules and regulations that are applicable. K38 is not responsible for the viewers interpretation, lack of knowledge or personal use of any video or photos/content material

02/14/2026

Its not only training we invest our attention into. It is everything. This is why its called a 'program'.
The deception adopted in mindset is being the action guy or performance guy is limiting functionality of securing a program. This is misleading.
You want to aim to be the 'project or program guy'. That is what winners are. Losers are bit rate pretenders and your gear demands your complete performance.
Maritime law owns you when you operate. It is your governor. Your task books and asssociations will not save you from maritime negligence but your mindset properly oriented will.
Most have zero connection to our boating community. Reach far beyond standards. Know your laws.
Ask me how I know?
Aye.
K38 international program director
-Shawn




02/13/2026

Ahoy. We shall tell the truth to find our way forward.
Dont support mishaps, you become a spoiler.
Support our collective good which rises in greatness and rebukes mediocrity.
Do not reward stupid.
Ignorance holds their audience progress hostage and those who weild it desire to bring down all that has been earned from tragedy and stop forward capability. Tell them to shut up.
We already learned lessons in tragedy. There is no measure called for to continue that, right?
Be free of hubris and its fear.
Evolve.
Use your free will, dont be dependent upon others.
Be great.
You started out that way.
Get back to it.
Aye.

K38 international program director
-Shawn

Excerpt from our Project Labyrinth.




In the beginning K38 acquired the Jet Ski Fever. The 1979s were filled with beautiful people, building faster rides and ...
02/13/2026

In the beginning K38 acquired the Jet Ski Fever. The 1979s were filled with beautiful people, building faster rides and changing power boating forever.
We at K38 are the first generation of Jet Skiers, racers and innovating the development of RWC training the world patterns today.

This is where the worlds international Rescue Water Craft culture comes from. We benefit from these long standing actions, together we have saved the lives of those who would have perished, brought loved ones home, qualified elite coxswains, trained more hours than can ever be imagined and nobody will ever match it.

Its not just the years its the recorded hours, a collective of facts and success.
We failed long ago so you dont have to.
We never do anything alone.
Get onboard with K38.
Aye.

K38 International program designer
-Shawn




The year 1979 was a turning point for Kawasaki Motors Kawasaki USA with the JS400 standup the world soon got the Jet Ski...
02/13/2026

The year 1979 was a turning point for Kawasaki Motors Kawasaki USA with the JS400 standup the world soon got the Jet Ski Fever. K38 was there and here we are today saving lives with you our partners around the world!

The big 1979 push after the original marketing push to get a JS440 in all the beautiful people's gargages and deliver the Jet Ski Fever. Cover of the marketing brochure. The 1980s were truly the year of the Jet Ski.

Hiroaki is one of stalwart instructors who manages training in Japan. Those is Japan receive the worlds greatest RWC ins...
02/13/2026

Hiroaki is one of stalwart instructors who manages training in Japan. Those is Japan receive the worlds greatest RWC instructional standards. We are fortunate to work with you all.

02/13/2026

Our succes is our RWC program management behaviors. Operating the RWC is not as special as knowing it. Why? Anyone can drive a PWC, its not special, but being qualified is the measure of continual results, performance poor or operationally great. The simple aspects are the surest signals of this architecture. PROPERLY Securing the independent seats can be overlooked if rushing or not paying attention. Ask me how I know? The rear or front seat itself can rest over its independent locking post. If it is not properly aligned the locking pin in the latch assembly can be broken under the seat, it is plasic construction. This is especially important when trailering on the roads with your watercraft. Latch handles can be broken depending upon falling on the ground or against an object. Leaning them with gravity feed to drain water, if the latch is touching the ground, falling off a trailer to the ground. There can be a stress fracture you dont see in the latch tab and it breaks in half. The plastic material will be rendered sharp and can prevent opening the tab latch and removing the seat. These are costly mishaps, each replacement part costs the taxpayer: alters a department budget forecast, it costs time and can remove an asset from service. The independent seats provide a measure of engine compartment security. Water will gain access to the engine compartment but the bilge is sufficient. The latches are sufficient to hold fast and secure this. The problem is operators. If you are attaching straps to secure your seats I would question your modus compared to your area of operations. These signals tell who you are in our community and your level of expertise. It also reveals the results of your operations. Safe or unsafe. This is wisdom. Let the smart man understand

Contact us for a Rescue Water Craft program audit or to acquire professional powerboat training for your team. We have the answers you are in need of.
Aye.

RWC international program director -Shawn





In a few minutes at 7:00pm we will be going live with Project Labyrinth titled 'blueprints'.  What is learning and how d...
02/12/2026

In a few minutes at 7:00pm we will be going live with Project Labyrinth titled 'blueprints'. What is learning and how do we sabotage it or embrace it?

02/11/2026

Maintenance is safety. Corrossion is not specfic to saltwater.. Freshwater can leave terrific corrossion issues with hard water as we call it. Spend more time knowing your rescue water craft. Bring up skill. Put your hand upon it. Put in hours. Hours are where its at. When somebody says 'years' I dont buy into it. Know the difference and why. Do not focus on riding the boat.its everything, not one thing that succeeds a program. Get professional training. Aye




Goodbye Sir John John W Youings
02/11/2026

Goodbye Sir John John W Youings

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Midway Atoll sees 7 ft waves. The fetch is heading yo Hawai'i. 20 mins from now. Aye
07/30/2025

Midway Atoll sees 7 ft waves. The fetch is heading yo Hawai'i. 20 mins from now. Aye





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K38 is the Worlds foremost authority on Rescue Water Craft: Instruction, program development, media services, water event safety, consultation, offering a host of select platforms to protect client reputation. We have been training professionally since 1989. We are the sole qualifying authority and creator of RWC certification and night qualification in the USA . Our qualified students have performed daring, heroic and safe rescues and have provided their public safety agencies with professional boat operations.

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K38 enjoys support from Kawasaki Motors Corporation USA and uses Kawaskai Jet Ski® Ultra LX for our select training courses and field work.

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