Equipment

Question 1

What does trimming a boat mean?

Answer 1

Putting on all of the equipment and needed materials on the kayak

Make sure it rides evenly in the water

Check with paddler in cockpit

Question 2

10. Essential items for kayaking.

Answer 2

Paddle float, spare paddle, water bottle, chart, compass, repair kit, bilge pump, headlamp, dry bag, and extra clothes, first aid kit, spray skirt, communication device

Question 3

PFD

Answer 3

Personal flotation device

Question 4

What type of PFD is used most when kayaking?

Answer 4

Type 3

Question 5

What are the required personal emergency devices? One must have when kayaking in the day

Answer 5

A sound producing device and a PFD

Question 6

What items are required for an evening or nighttime kayaking trip?

Answer 6

PFD, flares, sound producing device, a white light, reflect Abel life jacket

Question 7

What are the different types of PFD’s and what are they for?

Answer 7

Type one: offshore remote Waters with flotation aids around the head and neck to maintain head above water if unconscious

Type two: nearshore calm, Waters, primarily the orange around the neck with a strap, life jacket

Type three: flotation aid when unconscious will not keep head above water primarily used for recreation

Type four: throw balls for example, the lifesaver with a string or a canoe bench cushion

Type five: special use or hybrid, primarily inflatable