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Course Curriculum

Paddlesport Safety Facilitator (PSF) – Canoe Module ( Course Outline )
Flatwater Canoe Safety & Rescue ( Skills Course )
Level 1: Introduction to Canoeing ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 2: Essentials of River Canoeing ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 3: River Canoeing ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 4: Whitewater Canoeing ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 5: Advanced Whitewater Canoeing ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 2: Essentials of Canoe Touring ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 3: Freestyle Canoeing ( Skills Course Instructor Criteria )
Levels 2-5: River Canoe Day Trip Leading ( Skills Assessment )
Levels 2-5: Canoe Camping ( Skills Course )
Levels 4-5: Canoe Rolling ( Skills Course )
Instructor Update ( Sample Outline )

Paddlesport Safety Facilitator (PSF) – Kayak Module ( Course Outline )
Flatwater Kayak Safety & Rescue ( Skills Course )
Level 1: Introduction to Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Course - Espanol Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 2: Essentials of River Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 3: River Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 4: Whitewater Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 5: Advanced Whitewater Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Levels 2-5: Kayak Rolling ( Skills Course )
Levels 2-5: River Kayak Day Trip Leading ( Skills Course Skills Assessment )
Levels 2-5: River Kayak Camping ( Skills Course )
Levels 2-5: River Kayak – Hand Paddling ( Skills Course Instructor Endorsement )
Levels 2-5: River Kayak Fishing (Under Development)
River Kayak Instructor Update ( River Kayak InstUpdate )

Paddlesport Safety Facilitator (PSF) – Kayak Module ( Course Outline )
Flatwater Kayak Safety & Rescue ( Skills Course )
Level 1: Introduction to Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Course - Espanol Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 2: Essentials of Kayak Touring ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 2: Essentials of Kayak Touring Trip Leader ( Skills Course Skills Assessment )
Level 3: Coastal Kayaking ( Basic Strokes and Rescues Skills Course Strokes and Maneuvers Refinement Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 3: Coastal Kayak Trip Leader ( Skills Course Skills Assessment )
Level 4: Open Water Coastal Kayaking ( Open Water Skills Course Tidal Currents Skills Course Surf Zone Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 4: Open Water Coastal Kayak Trip Leader ( Skills Course Skills Assessment )
Level 5: Advanced Open Water Coastal Kayaking ( Advanced Surf Zone Skills Course Rough Water Maneuvering and Towing Skills Course Instructor Criteria )
Levels 2-5: Coastal Kayak Camping ( Skills Course )
Levels 2-5: Coastal Kayak Navigation ( Skills Course )
Levels 3-5: Coastal Kayak Traditional Skills ( Skills Course Instructor Endorsement )
Levels 3-5: Coastal Kayak Rock Garden & Sea Caves ( Skills Course )
Levels 2-5: Kayak Rolling ( Skills Course )
Levels 2-5: Coastal Kayak Fishing (Under Development)
Instructor Update ( Sample Outline )

Level 2: Essentials of Sit-On-Top Kayak Touring ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 2: Essentials of Sit-On-Top River Kayaking ( Instructor Criteria )
Level 2: Essentials of Sit-On-Top Kayak Touring Trip Leader ( Skills Course Skills Assessment )
Level 2: Sit-On-Top Surf Kayaking ( Skills Course Instructor Criteria )
Level 3: Sit-On-Top Coastal Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Instructor Update ( Sample Outline )

Paddlesport Safety Facilitator (PSF) – SUP Module ( Course Outline )
Level 1: Introduction to Stand Up Paddleboarding ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 2: Essentials of Stand Up Paddleboarding ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 3: River Stand Up Paddleboarding ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 4: Whitewater Stand Up Paddleboarding ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 5: Advanced Whitewater Stand Up Paddleboarding ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 3: Surf Stand Up Paddleboarding ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 3: Coastal Stand Up Paddleboarding ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Stand Up Paddleboard Day Trip Leading ( Skills Assessment )
SUP Yoga ( Skills Course Instructor Endorsement )
Instructor Update ( Sample Outline )

Level 2: Essentials of Surfski ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 3: Fundamentals of Open Water Surfski ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 4: Downwind Surfski ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Level 5: Advanced Open Water and Downwind Surfski (Under Development)
Instructor Update ( Sample Outline )

Canoeing