ABSTRACT
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This Technical Support Document has been developed to assist education providers, course developers, instructors, students, operator evaluators, and operators in using the skills-based American National Standards (ANSs) for entry- level Power, Sail, and Human-propelled recreational boat operation instruction and assessment.
The information contained in this document enhances understanding and guides the application of ANSs in the design and implementation of instructional programs, courses, and curriculum for entry-level recreational boat operation. The standards have been developed and agreed to by recreational boating experts from around the United States and validated through national surveys and field-testing programs. The objective is to help raise, on a national level, the overall quality and availability of skills-based instruction for entry-level recreational boat operation, with the primary goal being an increase in the level of safety and enjoyment boaters experience on the nation’s waterways.
Disclaimer
The content of this Technical Support Document (TSD) is advisory only. Its use is entirely voluntary. It represents, as of the date of publication, current understanding of best practices associated with educational programming designed to incorporate content of the American National Standards for on-water, skills-based instruction in entry- level recreational boat operation.
The National On-Water Standards (NOWS) Program, its subject matter experts and organizations involved in the development of this TSD assume no responsibility whatsoever for the use of, or failure to use the American National Standards for on-water instruction, this TSD, instructional materials promulgated by them, their adaptation to any instructional program, or any consequences flowing therefrom.
Users of this TSD are responsible for protecting themselves against liability associated with application of its content.
This TSD is a guide to achieving specific instructional approach characteristics or student skills in recreational boat operation identified by the on-water recreational boating skills American National Standards and is not intended to preclude attainment of desired results by other means.
IV This Technical Support Document was produced in part through USCG grant funds to develop National On-Water Skills Standards. ©2022 United States Sailing Association. Facilitated by Think First Serve.
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