VSC Week 3 - Kayaking MB

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1. Do the following: (a) Explain to your counselor the hazards you are most likely to encounter while participating in kayaking activities, including weather and water-related hazards, and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards.
(b) Review prevention, symptoms, and first-aid treatment for the followinginjuries or illnesses that can occur while kayaking: blisters, cold-water shockand hypothermia, heat-related illnesses, dehydration, sunburn, sprains,and strains.
(c) Review the BSA Safety Afloat policy. Explain to your counselor how thisapplies to kayaking.
2. Before doing requirements 3 through 8, successfully complete the BSA swimmer
test:
- Jump feetfirst into water over the head in depth. Level off and swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes: sidestroke, breaststroke, trudgen, or crawl; then swim 25 yards using an easy, resting backstroke.
- The 100 yards must be completed in one swim without stops and must include at least one sharp turn. After completing the swim, rest by floating.
DATE OF BSA SWIMMER TEST

3. Do the following:(a) Review the characteristics of life jackets most appropriate for kayaking andunderstand why one must always be worn while paddling. Then explainhow to select and fit a life jacket for kayaking.
(b) Review the importance of safety equipment such as a signal device, extrapaddle, sponge, bilge pump, flotation bags, and throw bag.
4. Do the following:

(a) Name and point out the major parts of a kayak

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(b) Review the differences in the design between recreational, whitewater, andsea or touring kayaks. Include how length, width, stability, and rocker areinvolved in the design of each type.
(c) Explain the care, maintenance, and storage of a kayak.

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KAYAKING MB