General Aims
The Level 1 Skills Award aims to enable participants to:
- Perform fundamental Paddling Skills.
- For paddlers U-18 it is recommended that these paddlers be supervised by a person over the age of 18 who has suitable experience.
Requirements
To obtain the Level 1 Kayak Skills Award, a participant must successfully explain and/or demonstrate the following techniques and skills:
- Forward Paddle
- Reverse Paddle
- Emergency Stop
- An ability to turn while stationary using Forward Sweep Stroke, Reverse Sweep Stroke and a combination of Forward and Reverse Sweep Strokes.
- Entry and exit of the kayak
- Capsize drill.
An understanding of the Basic Safety Rules of canoeing.
Course Documents