In a message dated 7/31/00 12:22:34 PM !!!First Boot!!!, JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com writes: << Any commercial outfitter that knowingly puts first-timers in decked boats on open water without some comprehensive wet exit and group and individual rescue training does not, in my opinion, deserve to be in business. It's an accident waiting to happen, and the company is displaying unconscionable behavior. >> Are you getting back to the licensing/certification thread? IMHO people need several hours of instruction and several sessions of paddling prior to embarking on a "commercial" trip. <<comprehensive wet exit and group and individual rescue training >> This sounds like a subjective statement. What is "comprehensive" ? I would not consider a two hour lesson as "comprehensive." In two hours, you can introduce concepts and have limited practice (if the group is small enough). Further, a participant may be able to demonstrate skills and still not have the stamina to paddle for thirty minutes uninterrupted. Bruce McC WEO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jul 31 2000 - 05:47:47 PDT
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