Alderson, Doug; Pardy, Michael

Sea-Kayaker Magazine's Handbook of Safety and Rescue

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Judgment and SafetyJudgment; Decision Making; Safety and Risk; Leadership2. Health and FitnessFueling a Human-Powered Craft; Power and Endurance; Medical Conditions3. Environment Weather Systems; Personalized Weather Forecast; Local Weather Effects; Waves; Tides and Currents; Local Wave Effects; Forecasting Sea State; Campsites 4. Safety and Rescue GearHow to Choose Gear; Kayak Safety Features; Paddling Gear; Paddling Clothing; Rescue Gear; Communication Gear; Additional Safety and Rescue Aids5. Paddling TechniqueAdequate Reserves; Skills; Forward Stroke; Brace Strokes; Paddling in Wind and Waves; Paddling in Tidal Current; Paddling in Rough Seas6. NavigationTools for Navigation; Publications; Aids to Navigation; Dead Reckoning; Piloting; Navigating through Tidal Currents; Communicating Your Position7. TrippingPaddler's Logbook; Trip Planning; The Trip; Trip Reflection8. Self RescueRolling; The Wet Exit; Solo Reentry; Getting the Water Out9. Assisted RescueBow Rescue; Assisted Reentry; Getting the Water Out; Towing; Keeping Together during a Rescue; Damage to the Kayak10. Guidelines for Effective RescueRescue Decisions; Rescue PrioritiesAppendixMental Shorthand for Decision Making; Environment and Paddling Levels; Float Plan; Lines and Knots; Kits for Kayaking; Beaufort Scale; Glossary; ResourcesIndex