Specialty Track · Guides & Adventure Operations
Skip the hospital floor shifts. Whitewater, ski patrol, avalanche, heli-ski, polar, sea kayak, RIB and sailing skippers, zipline, canyoning, skydive, wingsuit and paragliding instructors, packers, outfitters, trail crews, film safety riggers, hostile-environment advisors, wilderness therapy guides and NOLS-style field instructors — a guide track of its own, separate from escorts and lifeguards. Statutory escort credentials verified against the park, federation or licensing register before a seat is offered.
Verified against
26 positions
A crew call names the position; only operators the desk has verified against that position's credential gate are paged. Hold more than one and you are paged for all of them.
IRF guide / trip leader (Class III–V) with ACA Swiftwater Rescue; USCG OUPV / Master for motorized vessels.
Credentials: IRF Raft Guide (Class III–V) or IRF Trip Leader or USCG OUPV (Six-Pack) Captain's License or USCG Master Captain's License (25 / 50 / 100 GT), plus ACA Swiftwater Rescue (SWR)
NSP or APP patroller with OEC: avalanche mitigation, toboggan transport, lift evacuation, on-slope triage.
Credentials: NSP Certified Patroller or APP Professional Patroller or Alpine Patroller or Nordic / Backcountry Patroller, plus OEC — Outdoor Emergency Care
A3 Pro 1 / Pro 2; state blaster licence named on the seat for explosive mitigation.
Credentials: Avalanche Pro 2 (A3 / AAA / NSP) or Avalanche Pro 1 (A3 / AAA / NSP)
AMGA Ski, CSGA or HeliCAT Lead Guide with Avalanche Pro 1; glacier travel and helicopter loading.
Credentials: AMGA Certified Ski Guide or CSGA Ski Guide or HeliCAT Canada Lead Guide or IFMGA / UIAGM Mountain Guide, plus Avalanche Pro 1 (A3 / AAA / NSP)
Commercial over-snow equipment certification; blizzard patient evacuation, remote infrastructure access.
Credentials: Commercial Over-Snow Equipment Certification
PTGA Polar / Senior Polar Guide with IAATO field-staff accreditation; sea ice, Zodiac landings, hypothermia management.
Credentials: PTGA Senior Polar Guide (SPG) or PTGA Polar Guide (PG), plus IAATO Field Staff Accreditation
Polar logistics operations, GPR crevasse profiling, drill-camp setup, blue-ice runway grooming.
Credentials: Polar Logistics Operations Training or GPR Ice Profiling Specialist
ACA Level 4/5 coastal kayak or British Canoeing Sea Kayak Leader.
Credentials: ACA Level 4/5 Whitewater Instructor / River Guide or British Canoeing Sea Kayak Leader
RYA Powerboat 2 / Advanced, IYT Master of Craft or USCG OUPV / MCP.
Credentials: RYA Powerboat Level 2 or RYA Advanced Powerboat or IYT Master of Craft or USCG OUPV (Six-Pack) Captain's License or USCG Marine PA / Medical Care Provider (STCW VI/4)
USCG Master, RYA Yachtmaster Offshore / Ocean, IYT Master, ASA / US Sailing instructor.
Credentials: USCG Master Captain's License (25 / 50 / 100 GT) or RYA Yachtmaster Offshore / Ocean or IYT Master of Craft or ASA / US Sailing Instructor
ACCT Level 1 / 2 practitioner or course inspector.
Credentials: ACCT Level 1 Practitioner or ACCT Level 2 Practitioner or ACCT Course Inspector
ACA Canyon Guide (Pro) or ICOpro Level 3.
Credentials: ACA Canyon Guide (Pro) or ICOpro Canyoning Level 3
USPA Tandem Instructor rating with a current FAA Class 3 medical.
Credentials: USPA Tandem Instructor, plus FAA Class 3 Medical
USHPA T3 / T4 tandem rating.
Credentials: USHPA T3 Tandem Pilot or USHPA T4 Tandem Pilot
Professional packer certification with the USFS crosscut saw card.
Credentials: Professional Horse / Mule Packer Certification, plus USFS Crosscut Saw Certification
State guide & outfitter board licence with WFR.
Credentials: State Guide & Outfitter Board Licence, plus WFR — Wilderness First Responder
USFS / BLM chainsaw B or C faller with crosscut certification.
Credentials: USFS Chainsaw Operator — Class B Faller or USFS Chainsaw Operator — Class C Faller, plus USFS Crosscut Saw Certification
SPRAT / IRATA 2–3 or AMGA guide standing; IATSE safety pass declared.
Credentials: SPRAT Level II — Lead Technician or SPRAT Level III — Supervisor or IRATA Level 2 — Rope Access Technician or IRATA Level 3 — Rope Access Supervisor or AMGA Certified Rock Guide or AMGA Certified Alpine Guide or IFMGA / UIAGM Mountain Guide
Rescue 3 or ACA swiftwater, USCG Master or USLA; SAG-AFTRA roster declared.
Credentials: Rescue 3 Swiftwater Rescue Technician or ACA Swiftwater Rescue (SWR) or USCG Master Captain's License (25 / 50 / 100 GT) or USLA Open Water Lifeguard
HEAT instructor or HEAT with Wilderness EMT / Paramedic clinical level.
Credentials: HEAT Instructor or HEAT — Hostile Environment Awareness Training
OBH Council standards with WFR and CPI; scope-limited, not a clinical seat.
Credentials: OBH Council Standards Training, plus WFR — Wilderness First Responder and Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)
NOLS field faculty or LNT Master Educator with WFR.
Credentials: NOLS Field Faculty or Leave No Trace Master Educator, plus WFR — Wilderness First Responder
USPA wingsuit coach / instructor rating with a current FAA Class 3 medical.
Credentials: USPA Wingsuit Coach / Instructor, plus FAA Class 3 Medical
DPNG Naturalist Guide I–III; marine dive guide for the Marine Reserve.
Credentials: DPNG Naturalist Guide I (Galápagos) or DPNG Naturalist Guide II (Galápagos) or DPNG Naturalist Guide III (Galápagos)
IFMGA/UIAGM, AMGA Rock / Alpine / Ski or UIMLA IML; DIRCETUR carnet for Inca Trail / Machu Picchu.
Credentials: IFMGA / UIAGM Mountain Guide or AMGA Certified Alpine Guide or AMGA Certified Rock Guide or AMGA Certified Ski Guide or UIMLA International Mountain Leader (IML) or Official Trekking Guide — Peru (DIRCETUR / MINCETUR)
BLS/CPR baseline plus WFA / WAFA / WFR, Mental Health First Aid and OSAC travel-safety briefing.
Credentials: WFA — Wilderness First Aid or WAFA — Wilderness Advanced First Aid or WFR — Wilderness First Responder or WEMT — Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician, plus MHFA — Mental Health First Aid
What we verify
Three items clear you for Crisis & Behavioral Health seats. The desk verifies each against the issuing body or state board; your compliance packet (licence verification, liability cover, disaster mental health certificates) is bundled automatically for the incident administrator when you accept a seat.
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Credential-First Sign-Up
Three steps, under a minute. No password to invent — we email (and text) you a one-time sign-in link. Your credentials are verified after you register, before any employer sees your profile.
First 2,000 operators: first year free. 2,000 of 2,000 places left. Sign up to hold one — your free year of the Credential Vault starts the day you're verified, plus a permanent Founding · 2026 mark. Verify within 60 days to keep the place.
Invited by a teammate — code is applied; you'll both earn Vault credit when you're verified.
Profile Created
Your one-time sign-in link is on its way. Open it to reach your dashboard, then upload proof of your core license and specialty certifications in the Credential Locker.
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Verification & Trust Safeguards
Your licence and each certification are read by a real person on the 3-W desk after registration and before your profile or documents are forwarded to any employer, contractor, or agency. Unverified profiles are never visible to employers.
Licensure and certification uploads are encrypted in transit (TLS), stored in a directory blocked from direct web access, served only to you, the reviewer, and — after you accept a deployment or an interview invitation — that specific contractor, with every admin access recorded in an audit log. We store credentials, not patient records: nothing you upload is protected health information, and we never ask for it.
Search visibility, contact release, crew-call texts, and the shareable credential manifest are each switched on by you, per feature, from your account — and each can be switched off just as easily. Delete your account and your documents go with it.
Credentials on this track
Each one has its own page with matching deployments. Don't see yours? The full glossary covers all 430.
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