Canoeing and kayaking have their own language, much of it from boating in gene general, some of it quite specific..
AC |
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ACI |
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Action Learning |
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Active Learning |
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Advanced Sea Instructor and Guide (level 3) |
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Advanced Whitewater Instructor and Guide (Level 3)
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Aft |
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ANTA |
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Apprenticeship |
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AQF |
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AQTF |
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Beam |
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Bent-Shaft Paddle |
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Bilge |
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Blade |
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Bow |
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Broach |
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BAT |
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Biomechanics |
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Bulkhead |
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Buoyancy |
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C1 |
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C2 |
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C4 |
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Canadian Canoe |
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Canoe |
L-R: Touring Canoe Flatwater C1 Marathon TC1. |
Canoe Polo |
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Capsize |
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Cavitation (of a paddle) |
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Chine |
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Chute |
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Cloud Cover |
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Coaming |
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Cockpit |
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Collision |
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Compartment |
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Competency |
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Competency-based assessment |
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Cotton |
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Current Designs |
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Cyalume |
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Cyclone |
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Deck |
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Displacement |
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Downstream Gate |
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Draw |
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Dagger |
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Dragonboat |
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Duct Tape |
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Eddy |
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Edging |
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End Loop |
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EPIRB |
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Eskimo |
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Eskimo Roll |
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Fast And Clean |
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Five |
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Fifty |
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Flatwater |
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Flatwater Racing |
Above: Flatwater K1, K2, K4, C1 and C2 that compete at the Olympic Games |
Flare |
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Flatwater (Inland) Guide or Instructor |
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Float Plan |
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Freestyle |
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Freeboard |
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Front(s) |
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Gate |
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GPS |
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Grip |
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Guide |
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Gust |
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Hull |
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Hatch |
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Helmet |
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Hypothermia |
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ICF |
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Inland (Flatwater) Guide or Instructor |
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Instructor |
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Inuit |
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J Lean |
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J Stroke |
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Kayak |
L-R: Polo BAT Whitewater Kayak Touring Kayak Sea Kayak Flatwater K1 |
K1 |
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K2 |
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K4 |
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Kevlar |
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Keel |
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Keel Line |
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Knot |
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Lateral resistance |
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Leader |
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Leeway |
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Line |
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Marathon |
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Max Kayaks |
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Neap tide |
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NTP |
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Oar |
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Outrigger |
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Painter |
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Paddle |
Above: Kayak Paddle (double bladed) and Canoe Paddle (single blade) |
Participant |
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Pawlata |
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Peer Activity |
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Petit-Final |
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Perception |
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PFD |
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Pitch pole |
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Port |
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Portage |
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Prevailing winds |
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Prusik |
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QK (Quality Kayaks) |
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Rain |
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Rapids |
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RCC |
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Repechage |
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Re-registration |
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Retractable Fin |
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Rigging |
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Risk Management |
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River Left |
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River Right |
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RPL |
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Rudder |
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RTO |
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Sea (1) |
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Sea (2) |
An area should be classified as sea conditions (for the purposes of required qualifications) if any of the following apply:
The transition from sea to inland water will often occur in the area of the following features
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Sea Instructor & Guide (level 2) |
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Shaft |
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Sheer |
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Showers |
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Slack water |
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Slalom |
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Sounding |
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Spring tide(s) |
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Squall |
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Starboard |
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Start |
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Stern |
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Sweep |
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Swell |
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SOT – Sit On Top |
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Spray deck |
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Squirt |
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Stability |
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Stopper |
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Strainer |
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Technically correct (strokes) |
The term ‘technically correct’ has caused much confusion amongst Instructors and Assessors since it first appeared in the unit of competency SRO CAN 002A. Firstly, paddle is a developing sport (not a mathematical science). Sprint racing has been the area of greatest development in the last few years and if you look at a forward racing stroke from 10 years ago and compare it with today, it has evolved. In the same way slalom, and recreational (flatwater and sea) paddle strokes have also evolved (and will continue to do so). When training or assessing people, keep the following 3 marker points in mind #1 Is it healthy, does it protect the back (straight back with a slight lean forward and bent knees), does it protect the arm joints (not straight or hyper extended) is the blade fully submersed (except the obvious exceptions – bracing) and is it efficient. If a stroke fits #1 and ‘closely’ resembles the strokes in various resources or contemporary text books then it is ‘correct’ at the level of a skills award. #2 Is it clean enough that it can be seen and copied and is it the person”s normal stroke (the one they do after 2 hours, not the one they do specifically for the assessment) and does the person understand some of the risks from bad technique? If a stroke fits #1 and #2 and ‘closely’ resembles the strokes in various resources or contemporary text books then it is ‘correct’ at the level of a guides award. #3 Does the person demonstrating the stroke understand its variations for sea and or whitewater, do they understand the background to the stroke and the risks from bad technique. Can they correct bad technique. Can they break the stroke down to 3 or 4 simple moves that can be clearly demonstrated and replicated? If a stroke fits #1, #2 and #3 and ‘closely’ resembles the strokes in various resources or contemporary text books (which they have read) then it is ‘correct’ at the level of an instructors award. |
Throat |
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Thwart |
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TC1 |
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TK1 |
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Toggle |
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Torso |
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Tracking |
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Traineeship |
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Trangia Stove |
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Upstream Gate |
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Vocational Education |
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VET |
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Waterline |
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Weapon Kayaks |
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Weathercocking |
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Weir |
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Whitewater |
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Whitewater Instructor and Guide (level 2) |
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Wind terms Beaufort Scale |
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Yoke |
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