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Safe Boat Operation

1. THE PADDLER'S ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITIES
2. PADDLER SKILL LEVEL
3. DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
4. CANADA'S BOATING AND ALCOHOL LAWS
5. THE PADDLER'S NAVIGATION RULES
6. THE COLLISION REGULATIONS
7. BOARDING, EXITING AND SECURING YOUR PADDLE CRAFT
8. HOW TO ENTER AND EXIT YOUR KAYAK
9. HOW TO ENTER AND EXIT YOUR CANOE
10. HOW TO BOARD AND EXIT A SUP BOARD
11. EXITING YOUR SUP BOARD
12. HOW TO STAND UP ON YOUR SUP BOARD
13. HOW TO RE-BOARD YOUR SUP BOARD FROM DEEP WATER
14. SECURING A PADDLE CRAFT
15. PADDLING TECHNIQUES
16. SUP PADDLING TECHNIQUES
17. THE THREE PHASES OF PADDLING OR ‘CPR’
18. PADDLE STROKE TECHNIQUES
19. OTHER WATER ACTIVITIES: DIVING AND SNORKELING
20. HUNTERS AND ANGLERS AS PADDLERS
21. UNIQUE ACCIDENT RISKS FOR HUNTERS AND ANGLERS
22. PADDLE SAFETY TIPS FOR HUNTERS AND ANGLERS:
23. WHO ENFORCES CANADA'S BOATING LAWS