What are the three main categories of sea kayaks?

What are the main characteristics of dayboats?

What are the main characteristics of expedition boats?

What advantages do dayboats possess?

What disadvantages do dayboats possess?

What advantages do expedition boats possess?

What disadvantages do expedition boats possess?

What advantages do medium sea kayaks possess?

What disadvantages do medium boats possess?

Name two types of dayboats.

Name two types of medium sea kayaks.

Name two British kayak manufacturers.

Name two types of expedition sea kayaks.

Name two sea kayak manufacturers.

What are the two main materials used in the construction of modern sea kayaks?

What are the main advantages of roto-moulded polyethylene kayaks?

What is a GRP kayak made of?

What are the main advantages of GRP kayaks?

What are the main disadvantages of roto-moulded polyethylene kayaks?

What are the main disadvantages of GRP kayaks?

Why are roto-moulded polyethylene kayaks sometimes called "Tupperware" boxes?

Why is a neoprene spraydeck useful?

Why are nylon spraydecks useful?

What are the main disadvantages of nylon spraydecks?

What are the main disadvantages of neoprene spraydecks?

What are the main advantages of wearing a wetsuit?

What is a wetsuit made of and designed for?

What is a drytop made of and designed for?

What are the main advantages of wearing a drytop?

What are the main disadvantages of wearing a drytop?

Who should be aware of each sea journeying trip?

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

How can paddlers assist HM Coastguard?

What is the role of a shore contact?

Will HM Coastguard automatically start a search for an overdue group?

Once underway, when should the group contact the Coastguard?

What does the BCU recommend to be the minimum number of flares carried by a group?

How can an orange exposure bag be used to attract attention?

What is the purpose of red flares?

What is the purpose of white flares?

What is the purpose of parachute flares?

When should handheld flares be used?

What is the purpose of miniflares?

When should mini flares be used?

Describe two paddler-friendly international distress signals.

How many spare paddles should a group carry?

What should every paddler carry?

Why should every paddler carry a whistle?

On which side of a river or canal should you paddle?

How should you treat shipping lanes?

How should a shipping lane be crossed?

What is the name of the Highway Code for vessels?

Are paddlers bound by the "Rules of the Road"?

What is the general advice when faced with larger craft?

Why is it useful to know the sound signals for ships altering course to starboard, port or about to operate stern propulsion?

What can increase awareness when paddling in a harbour?

What is hypothermia?

What is normal body temperature?

What should you always dress for?

What are the signs that someone is becoming hypothermic?

What are the three main types of Hypothermia?

How can you assess if someone is Hypothermic?

What is the treatment for hypothermia?

What factors influence susceptibility to hypothermia?

Why should you dress for the water, not the weather?

Access

Can you paddle wherever you wish?

Who is the current SCA Access officer?

What is the BCU's policy regarding Access?

Why is it important to check the Access status and act on the advice given?

When and where do Common seals in Shetland give birth?

When and where do most Grey seals in Shetland give birth?

Why should seal colonies be avoided in September?

Where (in Shetland) is there a major haul out for Common seals?

Why should the south pools of Mousa be avoided?

Who (in Shetland) should sightings of dead seals be reported to?

How can you avoid disturbing nesting birds?

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

Why should you be careful as you approach caves?

What is the name given to the guidelines to sensible canoeing?

What is the purpose of the Canoeists Code of Conduct?

What speed can be reasonably attained by a sea kayak?

What affects a kayak's speed?

What questions should trip leaders be asked about day trips?

What are the two main paddling styles?

What is the difference between paddling styles?

What is the Beaufort scale?

What does 'westerly, force 4' mean?

What is a weather shore?

What is a lee shore?

If you are launching on a beach on the west side of Shetland, and the wind is a westerly, are you on a weather shore or a lee shore?

If you are launching on a beach on the east side of Shetland, and the wind is a westerly, are you on a weather shore or a lee shore?

What is 'fetch'?

Is the fetch greater for an offshore wind or an onshore wind?

What affects wave heights?

Why are weather shores dangerous?

What sea area covers Shetland?

What is the BCU?

What is the main aim of the BCU?

What is the new generic name for canoeing?

What is the ICF?

Who was Rob Roy Macgregor?

What was the name of John (Rob Roy) MacGregor's first boat?

How far did Rob Roy MacGregor cover in his journeys of continental waterways in his first boat?

What is the current name of the club founded by John (Rob Roy) MacGregor?

Who founded the world's first canoe club?

Where is the base of the world's first Canoe Club?

Who wrote: -

"A Thousand miles in the RobRoy Canoe " (1867)

"The RobRoy on the Jordan" (1869)

What does three whistle blasts during a Shetland Canoe Club trip mean?

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

What speed should you aim to travel at?

What is the "buddy" system?

What is a "tail end Charlie"?

Why is the "buddy" system useful?

Will the trip leader always maintain position at the front of the group?

What is the role of the lead paddler?

Whose responsibility is it to gauge the distance between group members?

Why is it sometimes necessary to maintain a close formation?

Why is it unsafe to slink of to explore without notifying the leader?

What is a "Duty of Care"?

What is the outcome of the "Duty of Care"?

What is an AP?

Why are Ap's useful?

Do paddlers drift in the direction of the wind or tide?

Map & Compass

What is a compass useful for?

How can a compass help you decide if a ship is on a collision path with you?

What is the main difference between a chart and a map?