Canoeing Level 1
1. Swim 50 metres
2. Demonstrate how to fit and wear an approved personal flotation device (PFD)
3. Explain the basic safety rules for canoeing and the buddy system.
4. Name the parts of the canoe.
5. Demonstrate how to safely get into and out of a canoe.
6. Under supervision, demonstrate the basic paddling strokes and show that you can control the canoe.
Canoeing Level 2
1. List or state the rules for safe canoeing and the buddy system
2. Swim 50 metres in shorts, shirt and shoes and then tread water for five minutes.
3. Demonstrate how to fit and wear a PFD. Show the correct way to swim whilst wearing a PFD.
4. Name the parts of the canoe and explain their function.
5. Show how to check and prepare a canoe before canoeing and how to correctly store after you have finished.
6. Explain how to find information relating to expected weather and water conditions in the area where you go canoeing. Describe the effect of adverse weather on canoeing.
7. Demonstrate how to correctly launch and recover a canoe and show how to control a canoe by using the basic paddling strokes.
8. Capsize your canoe. Swim it to shore and recover the canoe.
9. Have regular use of a canoe. Keep a record of the times and conditions that you canoed in.
