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EDU-3 7/22


UNITS OF MEASURE Values stated without parentheses are the requirement. Values in parentheses are explanatory or approximate. REFERENCES


The following references form a part of this standard. Unless otherwise noted the latest version of referenced standards shall apply.


ABYC - American Boat & Yacht Council, Inc., 613 Third Street, Suite 10, Annapolis, MD 21403. Phone: (410) 990- 4460. Fax: (410) 990-4466. Website: www.abycinc.org ABYC EDU-4, On-Water Instruction Standard


NASBLA - National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, 1020 Monarch Street, Suite 200, Lexington, KY 40513. Phone: (859) 225-9487. Website: www.nasbla.org


NASBLA 100, Basic Boating Knowledge – Core NASBLA 102, Basic Boating Knowledge – Plus Sailing


US Sailing Association, 1 Roger Williams University Way, Bristol, RI 02809. Phone: 1-800-877-2451. Websites: www.usnows.org/assess-and-update, and www.ussailing.org/


Technical Support Documents: Using American National Standards to Design and Deliver On-Water, Skills-Based Instruction for Safer Boating - Technical Support Document for the Instructional Approach Standard


Using the Sailing Skills American National Standard for On-Water, Skills-based Instruction for Safer Boating - Technical Support Document for the Sailing Skills ANS


DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this standard, the following definitions apply. Beginner - a novice who has begun a course of instruction or is learning the fundamentals.


Entry-Level - the proficiency reached by a person who has successfully completed an appropriate amount of beginner instruction, or has achieved a sufficient level of experience, to be ready to pursue (or ‘enter’ safely into) recreational boating.


On-Water Instruction - a course or program of instruction that is boat-based and on the water for skills development and assessment. Instruction takes place primarily in the natural setting of the boat with experiential/active learning as the primary method of delivery used by instructors.


Proficiency - a description of the behaviors and actions that demonstrate the level of competence, accomplishment, or skill in operating a recreational boat.


Skill - the learned capacity, aptitude, or ability to do something. Underway - when a boat is not at anchor or made fast to the shore, or aground.


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