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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: