1.  Earn the American Red Cross Canoeing Certificate.

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 2.  If you choose not to complete item 1, complete the following:

     a.  Swim 100 yards demonstrating these three strokes: breast stroke, side stroke,
         back stroke.

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     b.  In water 6 feet or more deep, remove your trousers, tie a knot in each leg,
         inflate the trousers, and float motionless for 1 minute.

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     c.  Discuss the contents of a good emergency repair kit, and explain how to use it
         to repair a 1-inch hole in a canoe.

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     d.  With your commander or instructor in the stern, do the following:

     1)  Paddle in a straight line for 100 yards.

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     2)  Demonstrate proper turns.

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     3)  Pivot and backwater in a strait line for 50 yards.

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     e.  Properly demonstrate the following: boarding, launching, landing, and tying
         a canoe to the dock or shore.

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     f.  Demonstrate how to turn a swamped canoe right side up, then get in and paddle
         it for 10 yards with your hands.

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     g.  Using a canoe, demonstrate the proper rescue or a swimmer.

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     h.  Demonstrate the following canoeing strokes in good form: bow, sweep, reverse
         sweep, J, draw, pushover.

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     i.  List the safety rules for canoeing.

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    j.  Participate in a canoe trip of at least 10 hours in length.

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