http://www.americanwhitewater.org/wiki/ 2009-11-18T00:59:48-05:00 http://www.americanwhitewater.org/wiki/ http://www.americanwhitewater.org/wiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2005-07-24T23:13:31-05:00 /content/Wiki/safety:about?rev=1122261211&do=diff Whitewater safety is central to our mission. Accident analysis (AW Accident Database) is the keystone to our success in focusing awareness on the most current whitewater safety issues and to providing ever evolving, safety guidelines (AW Safety Code). The AW Journal and now this web site, share the lessons learned from accidents and have been one of whitewater's primary sources of information on the latest safety equipment and rescue procedures since 1954. We regularly advise legislative bodies … text/html 2005-07-24T23:13:31-05:00 /content/Wiki/safety:bnchintr?rev=1122261211&do=diff Safety Code of American Whitewater 1998 revision, related articles The following is the article that was included in the November-December issue of American Whitewater. This was part 2 of the introduction to changes in the rating scale and introduced the proposed benchmarked rapids. As noted in the article below, a public comment period was provided to allow for one more revision before the final version was later published. text/html 2006-08-19T17:39:28-05:00 /content/Wiki/safety:cards?rev=1156023568&do=diff The American Whitewater Safety Committee has developed and published a set of waterproof flash cards for use in emergency whitewater situations. These compact and waterproof cards are available at many whitewater shops and most of your favorite catalog outlets. Topics covered include: text/html 2006-02-24T06:57:58-05:00 /content/Wiki/safety:class1benchmarkrapids?rev=1140782278&do=diff Safety Code of American Whitewater ---------- This code has been prepared using the best available information and has been reviewed by a broad cross section of whitewater experts. The code, however, is only a collection of guidelines; attempts to minimize risks should be flexible, not constrained by a rigid set of rules. Varying conditions and group goals may combine with unpredictable circumstances to require alternate procedures. This code is not intended to serve as a standard of c… text/html 2005-08-04T13:32:53-05:00 /content/Wiki/safety:class2benchmarkrapids?rev=1123176773&do=diff Safety Code of American Whitewater ---------- This code has been prepared using the best available information and has been reviewed by a broad cross section of whitewater experts. The code, however, is only a collection of guidelines; attempts to minimize risks should be flexible, not constrained by a rigid set of rules. Varying conditions and group goals may combine with unpredictable circumstances to require alternate procedures. This code is not intended to serve as a standard of c… text/html 2005-08-04T13:31:34-05:00 /content/Wiki/safety:class3benchmarkrapids?rev=1123176694&do=diff Safety Code of American Whitewater ---------- This code has been prepared using the best available information and has been reviewed by a broad cross section of whitewater experts. The code, however, is only a collection of guidelines; attempts to minimize risks should be flexible, not constrained by a rigid set of rules. Varying conditions and group goals may combine with unpredictable circumstances to require alternate procedures. This code is not intended to serve as a standard of c… text/html 2006-02-24T07:01:01-05:00 /content/Wiki/safety:class4benchmarkrapids?rev=1140782461&do=diff Safety Code of American Whitewater ---------- This code has been prepared using the best available information and has been reviewed by a broad cross section of whitewater experts. The code, however, is only a collection of guidelines; attempts to minimize risks should be flexible, not constrained by a rigid set of rules. Varying conditions and group goals may combine with unpredictable circumstances to require alternate procedures. This code is not intended to serve as a standard of car… text/html 2006-02-24T07:02:21-05:00 /content/Wiki/safety:class5benchmarkrapids?rev=1140782541&do=diff This code has been prepared using the best available information and has been reviewed by a broad cross section of whitewater experts. The code, however, is only a collection of guidelines; attempts to minimize risks should be flexible, not constrained by a rigid set of rules. Varying conditions and group goals may combine with unpredictable circumstances to require alternate procedures. This code is not intended to serve as a standard of care for commercial outfitters or guides. text/html 2005-07-24T23:13:31-05:00 /content/Wiki/safety:codintro?rev=1122261211&do=diff Safety Code of American Whitewater 1998 revision, related articles The following article was written to introduce the publication of the safety code in the May-June, 1998, issue of American Whitewater. Due to a technical glitch, this article did not appear; however, the revised safety code did. text/html 2008-03-15T10:04:55-05:00 /content/Wiki/safety:internation_scale_of_river_difficulty?rev=1205589895&do=diff This code has been prepared using the best available information and has been reviewed by a broad cross-section of whitewater experts. The code, however, is only a collection of guidelines; attempts to minimize risks should be flexible, not constrained by a rigid set of rules. Varying conditions and group goals may combine with unpredictable circumstances to require alternate procedures. This code is not intended to serve as a standard of care for commercial outfitters or guides. text/html 2005-07-24T23:13:31-05:00 /content/Wiki/safety:introratings?rev=1122261211&do=diff Safety Code of American Whitewater 1998 revision, related articles Upgrading The American Version of The International Scale of River Difficulty By Lee Belknap, Chairman, AWA Safety Committee Two and a half years ago American Whitewater introduced a project to update the international scale of river difficulty. Frankly, we were hoping that someone else would step out from under a waterfall somewhere and take on this task, but nobody threw that rope and the American Whitewater … text/html 2005-07-24T23:13:31-05:00 /content/Wiki/safety:ratingssurvey?rev=1122261211&do=diff Safety Code of American Whitewater 1998 revision, related articles The following survey was used to solicit the rating “votes” that were used to create the list of standard rated rapids. This survey was distributed both, via the AWA Journal, and also by soliciting expert kayakers. Because both methods yielded similar results, respondents to both methods were combined into the one survey. Please note: the form at the bottom is no longer in use because the study was completed years … text/html 2005-12-13T12:40:11-05:00 /content/Wiki/safety:river_safety_task_force?rev=1134495611&do=diff FIXME add river safety task force members here. text/html 2005-08-02T23:17:10-05:00 /content/Wiki/safety:rivershare?rev=1123039030&do=diff Positive, cooperative relationships between river users are important to the future of paddlesports and to the future of rivers themselves. Please follow the guidelines below in an effort to establish or maintain positive relationships with other river users. Unnecessary conflicts may result in unwanted regulations and enforcement actions that may limit opportunities and enjoyment of the river. Rules of the Road text/html 2006-04-18T19:40:28-05:00 /content/Wiki/safety:start?rev=1145403628&do=diff Five decades of service to the paddlers of America. 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