This document provides information and instructions for a whitewater kayaking assessment. It includes explaining communication signals, describing features that make up a grade 2 rapid and harder whitewater, how to scout and paddle through a grade 2 rapid, and how throw bag rescues work. Students will need to identify river features, draw safe kayak lines, and explain the effects of features and potential health issues associated with kayaking.

1. L2 OP Whitewater Kayaking

2. Kayaking assessment and you You will need to know: Explain communication signals when shown. Describe features which make up a grade 2 rapid and what white water is harder. How to swim through a rapid. How to scout and paddle a grade 2 rapid. How throw bag rescues work.

3. In pairs or threes read through your assigned A3 sheet. Come up with 5-7 questions, write them around the outside of the information sheet. Groups to move around each A3 sheet and try to answer the questions in their own books. Review of answers. Kayak round robin Q’s & A’s

4. Throw bag rescue ?

5. Assessment and you For part of your kayaking assessment you will need to: Explain certain features and their effect on a swimmer and boat Explain what communication signals are used and what they mean. Describe methods to avoid health issues.

6. Features and Hazards 1: Mix & Match: Read each river features description card and match it to its correct river feature illustration .

7. Features and Hazards 2: On the river pictures identify and and mark the river features. 3: On the river pictures try and draw a line that you could kayak safely, try and include eddies where you could scout the river.

8. Kayak lines around the features 1

9. Kayak lines around the features 2

10. Kayak lines around the features 3

11. Kayak lines around the features 4

12. Features and Hazards 3: What are the following and what effect can they have on a boat and you? ( put this table in your book) Weirs Undercuts Holes Manmade objects Rocks Strainers Hazard effect on your boat and you Feature

13. Kayak communication and signals Fill in the sequences for each signal: Stop Go (one person) All Go What it means What it looks/sounds like Signal

14. Kayak communication and signals 2 Fill in the sequences for each signal: Eddy Out HELP! Go that way

15. Kayaking health issues 3. Cramp 2.Cold Water immersion (accidental immersion) 1.Hypothermia What you would normally do to prevent this problem occurring when going on a kayak trip. Normal treatment when on a half day kayak trip away from school. Signs and symptoms of the health problem (what you see or the victim feels). Potential health problems associated with kayaking.

16. Kayaking heath issues cont. What you would normally do to prevent this problem occurring when going on a kayak trip. Normal treatment when on a half day kayak trip away from school. Signs and symptoms of the health problem (what you see or the victim feels). Potential health problems associated with kayaking. 4. Sunburn 5. Blisters (hands or feet) 6. Dislocated shoulder 7. Head injuries

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