A PFD for your boating program.For some time, camps have had difficulties finding staff who are certified See certification. in water safety skills, both lifeguarding and small craft. The dilemma was compounded when the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. (ARC) discontinued dis·con·tin·ue v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues v.tr. 1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon: certification in Emergency Water Safety in 1995. Since then, camps have made do with persons holding ARC Lifeguarding, Small Craft Instructor certification, and other training to provide safe boating supervision. Now a collaboratively produced special training program, Small Craft Safety, is available. Working closely with the American Camping Association (ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture ), Girl Scouts Girl Scouts, recreational and service organization founded (1912) in Savannah, Ga., by Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low (1860–1927). It was originally modeled after the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, organizations created in Great Britain by Sir Robert Baden-Powell during of the U.S.A., and a host of top professionals nationwide, the American Red Cross has developed a course specifically for those who supervise, instruct in·struct v. in·struct·ed, in·struct·ing, in·structs v.tr. 1. To provide with knowledge, especially in a methodical way. See Synonyms at teach. 2. To give orders to; direct. v. , or lead small craft activity including canoes, kayaks, sailboats, and rowboats. The training is accepted by ACA standards for supervision of boating activities when participants are wearing life jackets. By integrating text, video, lecture, and skills practice, the ARC Small Craft Safety course provides individuals, such as camp personnel and trip leaders, with information and skills necessary to prevent, recognize, and respond to small craft emergencies. This course will also prepare individuals for small craft and other water emergencies by teaching them how to protect themselves while assisting others. Smart instructors will provide campers and trip participants with this training as well to make excursions more enjoyable for everyone. Course Specifics Major elements of Small Craft Safety include basic rescue skills, such as reaching and throwing assists, wading assists, and assisting someone out of the water. Skills related directly to craft, such as self-rescue in a canoe canoe (kən  `), long, narrow watercraft with sharp ends originally used by most peoples. , re-entering a capsized canoe, entering a swamped "Swamped" is the seventeenth episode of The Batman's second season. It originally aired in North America on June 11, 2005. Plot SynopsisKiller Croc, a half-man, half reptile plans to submerge all of Gotham in water in order to facilitate his plundering of the city. canoe, canoe-over-canoe rescue, what to do when you suddenly find yourself upside Upside The potential dollar amount by which the market or a stock could rise. Notes: This is basically an educated guess on how high a stock could go in the near future. See also: Bull, Downside down in a kayak kayak (kī`ăk), Eskimo canoe, originally made of sealskin stretched over a framework of whalebone or driftwood. It is completely covered except for the opening in which the paddler sits. and you can't roll (better known as wet exit), kayak-over-kayak rescue, righting a capsized sailboat and overboard o·ver·board adv. Over or as if over the side of a boat or ship. Idiom: go overboard To go to extremes, especially as a result of enthusiasm. recovery, and what to do with a swamped rowboat, are also included. Camp staff can choose which component of the course to take, depending on their needs. Testing must be in a non-pool environment. To take the training, the participant must be able to do at least the following: * Float or tread tread injury to the coronet of the horse's hoof by treading on it by the opposite hoof, or by another horse when they are being worked in a team. If the coronary matrix is injured there may be a subsequent crack or deformity. water for one minute without a life jacket. * Swim any stroke for 25 yards without a life jacket. * Swim any stroke for 25 yards while wearing a life jacket. * Demonstrate small craft competency COMPETENCY, evidence. The legal fitness or ability of a witness to be heard on the trial of a cause. This term is also applied to written or other evidence which may be legally given on such trial, as, depositions, letters, account-books, and the like. 2. in the chosen training option(s) by paddling pad·dling n. 1. The act of moving a boat by means of a paddle. 2. A spanking or beating with a paddle. Paddling of ducks: a company of ducks on water—Lipton, 1970. , rowing, and/or sailing a set course. Instructor Training Just as participants can choose the craft in which they wish to train, instructors can choose which component they wish to teach. You can customize training to accommodate your current camp environment regarding the type of small craft available. For instance, if you wish to become a Small Craft Safety Instructor/Canoeing, then you would complete just the canoeing canoeing, sport of propelling a canoe through water. John MacGregor, an English barrister and founder of the Royal Canoe Club (est. 1865), is generally credited with being the initiator of modern sport canoeing. component. If the following year you wish to also teach sailing, then you would complete the sailing component. The first step to becoming a Small Craft Safety instructor is to be a currently authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: Red Cross instructor in any speciality area. If you're not a Red Cross instructor, then the easiest entry point is to become a Basic Water Rescue instructor (approximately an eleven-hour process). Then take the desired Small Craft Safety Instructor bridge - an easy option for those who paddle An input device that moves the screen cursor in a back-and-forth motion. It has a dial and one or more buttons and is typically used in games to hit balls and steer objects. See joy stick. Paddle - A language for transformations leading from specification to program. , row, or sail. Instructor Level Bridging Bridging allows a Red Cross instructor in one program to become an instructor in another program with the same or related content without participating in a full instructor's course. Instructors who are currently authorized by the American Red Cross Health and Safety Services to teach aquatic and small craft programs may become Small Craft Safety instructors through the bridging process. Some instructors will need to upgrade their knowledge and skills to match the content of the program to which they are bridging before participating in the bridging process. Small craft safety instructor bridge The bridge process to Small Craft Safety instructor is competency based. It includes a demonstration and evaluation of small craft specific operational skills, a pre-course session of the Small Craft Safety basic level skills and knowledge, and a self-study of the materials. People completing the training will be authorized as Small Craft Safety instructors with the appropriate small craft activity notated. Current Red Cross instructors People who are current American Red Cross Water Safety, Lifeguarding, Sailing, Basic Water Rescue, Canoeing, and/or Kayaking Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking is differentiated from canoeing by the fact that a kayak has a closed cockpit and a canoe has an open cockpit. They also use a two bladed paddle. Another major difference is in the way the paddler sits in the boat. instructors are required to: * Demonstrate small craft handling skills in appropriate craft. ARC Canoeing and/or Kayaking instructors may grandfather in as this is a competency-based training. * Participate in a precourse session (review challenge) of basic level skills and knowledge (type of craft used depends on training option chosen). Complete a self-study or group orientation of the materials. External organization instructors People who are external organization instructors in canoeing, kayaking, or sailing must meet the following criteria: * Complete the Educator Track of Instructor Candidate training or its national Health and Safety Services replacement training. * Complete the Basic Water Rescue Instructor's course or Instructor Cross-Over course. * Complete the competency-based bridge for their desired small craft component. The general public People who hold no relevant instructor rating must: * Complete the Educator Track of Instructor Candidate training or its national Health and Safety Services replacement training. * Complete the Basic Water Rescue Instructor course or Instructor Cross-Over course, or complete the Water Safety Instructor's course, Lifeguarding Instructor's course, Sailing Instructor's course, Canoeing Instructor's course, or Kayaking Instructor's course. * Complete the competency-based bridge for their desired small craft component. Moving Water Component Small Craft Safety Instructors/Canoeing or Kayaking can opt to teach the Moving Water component. To conduct and award Red Cross certificates in the Moving Water component, an individual must be a current Red Cross Small Craft Safety Instructor/Canoeing or Kayaking and have moving water experience. Experience will be determined by documentation or skills screening. Documentation Small Craft Safety instructors may provide documentation showing currently recognized basic level course completion. Documentation should be within the past three years. Candidates lacking documentation should participate in skills training. Documentation should be from the following courses or national organizations: * ARC Fundamentals of Basic River Canoeing * ARC Fundamentals of Basic River Kayaking * American Canoe Association The American Canoe Association (ACA) is the nation's largest paddle sports organization, promoting canoeing, kayaking, and rafting. The ACA sponsors more than seven hundred events each year, along with safety education, instructor certification, waterway conservation and public documentation from other white-water institutes will also be honored for the Moving Water Instructor component, including: * Canyonlands Field Canyonlands Field (IATA: CNY, ICAO: KCNY) is a public airport located 18 miles (29 km) northwest of the central business district (CBD) of Moab, a city in Grand County, Utah, USA. The airport covers 985 acres and has one runway. Institute * Nantahala Outdoor Center The Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) is a commercial outdoor guide service and retail store. It opened in 1972 when Payson and Aurelia Kennedy and Horace Holden Sr. took over the old Tote 'N Tarry Motel. * Ohio Department of Natural Resources Many sub-national governments have a Department of Natural Resources or similarly-named organization:
Skills screening Small Craft Safety instructors who have experience in moving water but do not have documentation from one of the organizations mentioned above may qualify to teach the Moving Water module by successfully completing a skills screening. The screening includes successful demonstration of the following skills as a solo paddler: * Read up to Class II water. * Set or ferry on Class II water. * Eddy turns on Class II water. * Navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web. (2) To move through the menu structure in a software application. a stretch of Class II water. Instructor Level Progression Small Craft Safety instructors who are currently certified to teach one craft may upgrade their certification to include another type of craft by: * Demonstrating boat-handling skills for the additional craft for which the candidate seeks authorization. * Successfully completing the instructor pre-course session of basic level knowledge and skills for the additional craft. Candidates must score a minimum of 80 percent on the written exam(s) and demonstrate skills in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[] As well as a standalone program, it is the base software packaged by Zondervan in their Bible Study suites for Macintosh. with the established skill standards. * Completing the self-study or group orientation to the specific craft instructor materials and submit the appropriate verification form to the local Health & Safety Administrator. Roll out The roll out is getting under way. Check with your ACA section, Girl Scout or Boy Scout Council, or local Red Cross unit for details. If you are currently a Red Cross-authorized instructor or instructor trainer in Water Safety, Lifeguarding, Sailing, or the past Canoeing and/or Kayaking programs, and would like to help your local Red Cross in the roll out, contact your local Red Cross agency, your ACA section, or the Girl Scout Council in your area. They may still need local assistance. Small Craft Safety Instructor Bridge Performance Standards Prerequisites * Possess a current American Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor, Water Safety Instructor, Basic Sailing Instructor, Canoeing Instructor, Kayaking Instructor, or Basic Water Rescue Instructor certification. * Successfully complete the precourse session for the Small Craft Instructor training. The precourse session will utilize the craft appropriate to the Small Craft training option(s) the instructor wishes to teach. Candidates must score a minimum of 80 percent on the written exam(s) and demonstrate skills in accordance with the established skill standards. * Demonstrate skills in the Small Craft training option(s) by paddling, rowing, and/or sailing either an oval pattern comprising the instructor's craft and a floating buoy, or a circular pattern around the instructor's craft. See specific small craft handling skills below. * Complete either a self-study or a group orientation (candidate's choice) of the Small Craft Safety course materials and submit the appropriate verification form to the Red Cross Health and Safety Services administrator. Note: The objective is for candidates to demonstrate safe control of the craft. Specific Small Craft Handling Skills Sailing: * Rig, launch, board, and sail out to and maneuver maneuver /ma·neu·ver/ (mah-noo´ver) a skillful or dextrous method or procedure. Bracht's maneuver a method of extraction of the aftercoming head in breech presentation. a 50-yard course. * Demonstrate the following skills: sailing all points of sail Points of sail is the term used to describe a sailing boat's course in relation to the wind direction. First, there is a distinction between the port tack and the starboard tack. If the wind is coming from anywhere on the port side, the boat is on port tack. , coming about, controlled gybing, coming into irons (stopping the craft), getting out of irons, and returning to shore or dock. Canoeing: * Launch from shore or dock, board, and paddle out to and maneuver a 25-yard course. * Demonstrate the following skills: paddling forward, stopping and holding position, paddling backward, turning, and returning to shore or dock. * Straight line paddling is required. Kayaking: * Launch from shore or dock, board, and paddle out to and maneuver a 25-yard course. * Demonstrate the following skills: paddling forward, stopping and holding position, paddling backward, turning, and returning to shore or dock. * Straight line paddling is required. Rowing: * Launch from shore or dock, board, row out to and maneuver a 25-yard course. * Demonstrate the following skills: rowing forward, stopping and holding position, pivoting pivoting said of the exercise demanded of a horse when testing a limb for weakness or lameness; the horse is forced to turn very tightly so that it actually pivots on the limb being examined. , rowing backward, turning, and returning to shore or dock. * Straight line rowing is required. Moving Water: Successfully demonstrate the following skills as a solo paddler: * Read up to Class II water * Set or ferry on Class II water * Eddy turns on Class II water * Navigate a stretch of Class II water |
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