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Title: | River Kayaking |
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Course Description: | Provides basic kayak and water reading skills. The student will learn boating safety, hazard evaluation, terminology, whitewater river reading skills, paddling strokes, bracing techniques including wet exists, Eskimo rescues and introduction to the Eskimo roll. Safe, efficient river travel, leadership and judgment will be emphasized. |
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Min Credit: | 1 |
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Origin Notes: | CMC |
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Course Notes: | New course entered 3/5/13 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Evaluate river hazards and safe paths through Whitewater.
2. Evaluate river equipment and use boating terminology.
3. Employ safe kayaking and river safety skills.
4. Demonstrate techniques such as back stroke, forward stroke, bracing, skulling, eddy turns, peel outs, and sweep strokes.
5. Demonstrate recovery techniques including Eskimo roll, wet exits, and Eskimo rescue.
6. Demonstrate safe handling of kayak in moving water.
7. Employ kayak rescue techniques.
8. Practice safety awareness regarding group instruction.
9. Demonstrate good judgment relating to river kayaking.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Introduction to kayaking
a. types of boating
b. equipment
c. paddling strokes
d. rolls
e. boat entry and exit
f. river maneuvers
II. River classification and assessment
a. etiquette
III. The ten commandments of kayaking
IV. How to swim with a boat
V. How to be rescued
VI. Planning overnight river trips
a. logistics
b. equipment
VII. Fundamentals of outdoor leadership and group handling skills
VIII. Using experiences gained through river kayaking to develop judgment
relating to outdoor leadership
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