High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A Raft guide is a name given to a White Water Rafting guide. He or she is a trained professional that is capable of guiding on commercial white water rafting trips. Most raft guides are employed by rafting companies who do either multi or single day trips. Typically first year raft guides are required to undergo 2-3 week training programs often run by the company before beginning to guide commercial trips. Guide schools utilize classroom and on-river experience to train students in rigging and maneuvering vessels; river flow and hazards; scouting and running rapids; and river rescue and emergency procedures. Trainees are required to have a minimum of Basic First Aid and CPR certifications. Additional advanced certifications such as Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Responder, Swift Water Rescue, White Water Rescue or Emergency Medical Technition are strongly encouraged.