Ralph wrote; (SNIP) >Again, my question: do any of the certification programs have something >like that in their course and practice materials? You could learn a lot >about an individual and their thinking with something like it. And >anyone taking such a course would at least be exposed to the >complexities of dealing with real life paddling situations. Stopping to >think a bit helps lead to good judgment. First aid programs use simulated disasters etc. for training purposes. Sounds like a good idea to me. Cannot remember such a thing in a paddling course but my memory isn't what it used to be. Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 06 1998 - 12:02:56 PDT
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