3 Star Quiz :- Number 2

Equipment

What are the three main categories of sea kayaks?

Dayboats, medium boats, expedition boats.

What are the main disadvantages of nylon spraydecks?

They tend to pop off easily and sometimes leak.

Safety

What information should you give HM Coastguard prior to each trip?

Name of club/craft, No. People and craft on water, area to be paddled, launch site with ETD, destination with ETA, type and number of flares carried.

What is the purpose of white flares?

To alert vessels to the possibility of collision.

Hypothermia / First Aid

What should you always dress for?

The water.

What is the ABC sequence of resuscitation?

Open the Airway by tilting back the head and lifting chin.

Check Breathing - if absent give two inflations

check Circulation by taking pulse - if absent start chest compressions.

Repeat at rate two inflations then 15 compressions until help arrives, the casualty recovers or you become exhausted

Access

Why should seal colonies be avoided in September?

Seal pups are liable to die of hypothermia if driven into the sea by panicking adults.

Which birds are most likely to panic when you approach a cave?

Shags or cormorants.

What is the Beaufort scale?

A measure of the strength of wind and associated sea states.

What is a weather shore?

One experiencing an OFFSHORE breeze.

Group Awareness

How would you raise the alarm if you were paddling at the back of a group and the person ahead of you capsized?

During a Shetland Canoe Club trip, blow your whistle three times.

What is a "tail end Charlie"?

The person nominated to take up the rear on a trip. Nobody should drop behind this person.

Map & Compass

What is a compass useful for?

Finding your way in fog and deciding if a ship is headed towards you.