The same team of
recreational boating experts that produced the American National Standard (ANS)
for On-Water, skills-based human-propelled craft instruction has developed a HUMAN
Technical Support Document (TSD). The free 125-page document contains the
most complete set of information and tools available to assist education
providers, including:
- Information
about the ANS for on-water HUMAN-propelled craft instruction, why it was
developed, and why education providers should use it in their instruction
programs
- Tips and
recommendations from recreational boating experts across the country for how to
use the ANS to design, develop and implement courses, curricula, syllabi, and
lesson plans that deliver high-quality On-Water, skills-based HUMAN-propelled
craft instruction, and
- Guidelines for
using performance assessment / measurement rubrics to design specific behaviors
into programs that result in skilled entry-level HUMAN-propelled craft
operation.
This guide has been designed
to help education providers ensure that their skills-based instructional
courses are not only of the highest quality, but also meet the ANS for
entry-level HUMAN-propelled craft instruction.
All recreational boating
safety education providers, large and small, national or local, are encouraged
to use the materials contained within the HUMAN TSD to develop or enhance their
On-Water instruction. All recreational boaters are encouraged to share this
news with family members, friends, and colleagues. By taking an active
role in raising the overall quality and availability of skills-based training
and instruction for entry-level recreational HUMAN-propelled craft operation,
all can help create a culture of safety in recreational boating that reduces
accidents and saves lives on our nation’s waterways.
The HUMAN TSD is freely
available for download as a PDF on the NOWS Program website (www.onwaterstandards.org) and the ABYC (The American Boat & Yacht Council)
on-line store (www.abycinc.org). As you
may have noticed from our previous press release, A TSD for Powerboat
instruction is also available on both websites.
An ANS and TSD for On-water instruction in entry-level Sailboat
operation are also under development and will be freely available once
completed.
Thank you one again for
your involvement in the project and helping to make our waterways safer for our
nation’s boaters. |
