Everything has a fresh newness to it. Along with the best equipment money can buy, the school is able to put a great deal of time and resources into developing their staff. The raft guide training program was just one in a series of training seminars including search and rescue drills with the Brunei Air Force, wilderness medicine through the Wilderness Medical Associates, and kayak instruction through the British Canoe Union. The Temborung is within the county of Brunei but requires a taxi boat ride across Malaysian water from the city of Bandar Seri Begewan to the city of Bangar. If the boat sinks it is difficult to get out.
Crashes happen periodically as there is no policing of the water and rules of passage are few.
The safest place to ride is on the roof. The Temborung river is the home of the operations center and the logistic center for the school, two separate structures along the river. There are bunk rooms and a cafeteria along with conference rooms and offices. A twenty minute boat ride gets you to the operations center where much of the actual courses will take place. A class I-II river, the Temborung was an excellent location to introduce fundamental boat handling skills and river rescue activities.