[White-water] Fwd: Help set minimum standards for paddlecraft survey

[Jim Flynn]

*Subject:* *Media Advisory***Media Advisory***Media Advisory***
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*USCG Empanelled Standards/Rubrics Experts Team Launches National 
Validation Survey*
*Portsmouth, RI (February 10, 2014)* — A team of experts assembled with 
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) grant funding seeks national content validation 
of HUMAN (manually propelled) boat operation standards/ rubrics that 
will be freely available to the boating public. This is your opportunity 
to impact the development of free recreational paddling and rowing 
(canoes, kayaks, rowboats, paddleboards, etc.) standards/rubrics that 
can be voluntarily used by educators when developing boating courses. 
You may participate by completing this on-line survey.
*WHAT: *The National On-Water Standards Team, funded by USCG grants, is 
seeking input from recreational paddling and rowing educators across the 
nation on set of rubrics used to describe Human-propelled boating skills 
at the entry level. Following the survey, the rubrics will be updated to 
reflect input from paddling and rowing nationwide and eventually be 
validated and updated though a national field-testing program.
*WHERE: *https://www.research.net/s/HUMAN-Rubrics
*WHEN: *The survey will be conducted *February 11 – March 11, 2014*.
*WHO: *Recreational paddling and rowing educators and especially those 
with experience in On-Water teaching or training are urged to 
participate in an on-line survey designed to collect feedback on the 
content of these voluntary entry-level, skill-based standards/rubrics 
for manually propelled boating.
*WHY: *By completing this survey you will have a voice in the design of 
a national set of HUMAN boating standards for recreational paddlers and 
rowers to be made freely available for voluntary application in beginner 
boating courses. This effort is part of the US Coast GuardÂ’s (USCG) 
vision of a National System of Standards for Recreational Boat 
Operation – that will organize both classroom and on-water standards 
within a comprehensive system of recreational boating education. The 
system will address standards for three domains of recreational boating: 
*SAIL, POWER *and *HUMAN* propulsion.
US Sailing has been awarded grant funding from the U.S. Coast Guard to 
facilitate a consensus-based process by which a team of diverse SMEs 
from across the recreational boating community develop entry level, 
skill-based performance standards for recreational boat operation. An 
objective grant facilitator is designing and managing the collaborative 
development of SAIL, POWER and HUMAN propelled standards that will be 
made freely available and recognized (not mandated) by the U.S. Coast 
Guard for voluntary incorporation in beginner level recreational boating 
training programs.
*CONTACT: *For more information, please contact K. Brian Dorval, 
On-Water Standards Facilitator at 716-994-2842 or 
*brian at thinkfirstserve.com* <mailto:brian at thinkfirstserve.com>**

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