STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Transport, repair and adequately care for rafts, canoes, or kayaks on

 II.     short or extended trips.

 III.    Use and become familiar with safety equipment and its application to river rescue.  Evaluate potential hazardous river conditions, obstacles and situations in a safe manner.

 IV.     Properly navigate rafts, canoes, and kayaks in Class I-III water.

 V.      Geology, geography, archaeology, flora and fauna of river environments.

 VI.     Manage all aspects of river camping including site selection, cooking,

 VII.    sanitation and safety procedures.

 VIII.   Group and individual dynamics in backcountry river locations.

 IX.     Local, state and federal river running regulations.

 X       Issues and ideas related to minimum impact approaches to river

 XI.     environments.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Introduction to river running equipment

 II.     Introduction to safety equipment

 III.    Equipment repair and transport

 IV.     Discussion of hazardous river conditions and obstacles

 V.      River rescue/safety

 VI.     On-water skills training:  How to read water and navigate water craft

 VII.    River camping

 VIII.   Ongoing discussion of river natural history, geology and archaeology

 IX.     Discussion of group and individual dynamics

 X       Discussion of local, state and federal river regulations

 XI.     Discussion and practice of leave-no-trace approaches to river

 XII.    environment

 XIII.   Survival techniques for river environments