PADDLERsmart! USA Knowledge Base

Safe Boat Operation

    1. THE PADDLER'S ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITIES
    2. PADDLER SKILL LEVEL
    3. DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
    4. THE NAVIGATION RULES: DISCLAIMER
    5. THE PADDLER'S NAVIGATION RULES
    6. HOMELAND SECURITY MEASURES
    7. AIDS TO NAVIGATION
    8. THE LATERAL SYSTEM
    9. THE FOUR MAIN TYPES OF LATERAL BUOYS:
    10. ‘RED RIGHT RETURNING’
    11. THE NON-LATERAL MARKING SYSTEM
    12. BOARDING, EXITING AND SECURING YOUR PADDLE CRAFT
    13. HOW TO ENTER AND EXIT YOUR KAYAK
    14. HOW TO ENTER AND EXIT YOUR CANOE
    15. HOW TO BOARD AND EXIT A SUP BOARD
    16. EXITING YOUR SUP BOARD
    17. HOW TO STAND UP ON YOUR SUP BOARD
    18. HOW TO RE-BOARD YOUR SUP BOARD FROM DEEP WATER
    19. SECURING A PADDLE CRAFT
    20. PADDLING TECHNIQUES
    21. SUP PADDLING TECHNIQUES
    22. THE THREE PHASES OF PADDLING OR ‘CPR’
    23. PADDLE STROKE TECHNIQUES
    24. OTHER WATER ACTIVITIES: DIVING AND SNORKELING
    25. HUNTERS AND ANGLERS AS PADDLERS
    26. UNIQUE ACCIDENT RISKS FOR HUNTERS AND ANGLERS
    27. PADDLE SAFETY TIPS FOR HUNTERS AND ANGLERS:
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