• Aquatics Supervision

• CDC MAHC

• Water Safety USA

Revised 2013

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Aquatics Supervision: Paddle Craft Safety

Moving Water Options

AS: PCS Moving Water Options

WHY ?

• Leader skills required by Safety Afloat

• Many units already paddle rivers

• ACA or other training inadequate (?)

AS: PCS Moving Water Requirements:

• Current Safety Afloat & basic PCS

• Review ACA / BSA moving water

video• Instructor lead river trip of at least 3 miles with class I and II features, during which

• Unload, launch, land, load

• Basic strokes in moving water

• River signals

• Controlled swamp in a current

AS: PCS Moving Water Requirements:

• Swim in current with throw bag

rescue• Deploy throw bag

• Canoe: cross draw, Kayak: low brace

• Ferry, eddy turn, and peel out

• Scout a rapid from shore and run

• Scout a hazard from shore and

portage

• Write unit float plan for same river

AS: PCS Instructor Qualifications:

• Take the course

• Assist current instructor with course• Teach course assisted by instructor

• 1:6 instructor – participant ratio

Offer instructor course at Summit during 2016 workshop?

Concept video

Questions & Comments?

• Aquatics Supervision

• CDC MAHC

What, Why, So What?

http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/pools/mahc/

Questions and Comments?

• Aquatics Supervision

• CDC MAHC

• Water Safety USA

Prior to February 2014 there was no national multi-agency effort in the United States dedicated to addressing water safety and drowning prevention. To fill this gap a consortium of leading national governmental and nongovernmental organizations with a strong record of providing drowning prevention, water safety programs and public education, established Water Safety USA. Its mission is to empower people with resources, information, and tools to safely enjoy and benefit from our nation's aquatic environments. The overarching approach of Water Safety USA is to engage in ongoing dialog aimed at improving our aggregate delivery of water safety information, tools and resources such that they are as effective as possible.

Water Safety USAAmerican Academy of PediatricsAmerican Red CrossBoy Scouts of AmericaCenters for Disease ControlConsumer Product Safety CommissionNational Park ServiceNational Safe Boating CouncilNational Swimming Pool FoundationSafe Kids WorldwideU. S. Coast GuardUnited States Lifesaving AssociationUSA Swimming FoundationYMCA of the USA

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• Common messaging

• Best practices

• Trends & data

• Sharing resources

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