Safety
USCA is concerned with safety on the water, and has a committee (see below) whose purpose is to promote safety through education and public relations. These web pages are part of that effort.
USCA's Safety Committee is chaired by Glen Green, whose contact details are:
312 Duff Avenue, Wenonah, NJ 08090
(609) 468-4646
In time, a collection of articles will be posted here for free download and distribution.
The first of these has been posted by request of Charles Amboy of Michigan who wrote:
"The article Lightning and Lightning Safety by Glen Green in Canoe News 43/2, Summer is the best I've seen. On July 15 about 60 of us paddlers in the Grand River Expedition 2010 encountered a terrific lightning storm on the river. Because this is still fresh in mind, I would like to be able to point our participants to this article. Could it be posted in Safety on your site?"
Charles: Thank you for the inspiration. More to come.
Lightning
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Click image or title for article.
Lightning and Lightning Safety
Note: There is a gray "download"
button below the cover image on the
linked page, in case you prefer to
download and read rather than read
on screen. However, to do this you
will have to join ISSUU (it's free).
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Safety Equipment
Special offer to USCA members:
Stearns SOSPENDERS 16 gram U.S. Coast Guard Approved Manual Inflatable Belt Pack Life Jacket
An agreement has been reached between Coleman and the United States Canoe Association to make available to USCA members the newly designed United States Coast Guard approved Stearns 16 gram SOSPENDERS Manual Inflatable Life Jacket (Model No. 3000001184) for $58.50 with free shipping (a 25% discount off the retail price).
Call 1-800-800-0592 to order by credit card. You need to give the operator your six digit USCA membership number to get it at the discount price. (Your membership number is on your membership card).
This is a great life jacket to wear if you are paddling on flatwater or Class I water during hot, humid weather since this life jacket does not trap the heat next to your body; plus being low-profile this PFD doesn'st interfere with your stroke technique when uninflated. Note: This life jacket is not the PFD of choice in certain situations — please see the manufacturer's notes below.
Manufacturer's Notes:
1. This PFD requires the manual pulling of a lanyard tab to inflate (does not automatically inflate when immersed).
2. Once inflated the air bladder must be pulled over your head & the straps connected.
3. Unsuitable for calm, inland water where there is a good chance of fast rescue.
4. Designed for adults weighing over 80 lbs with a chest size of 30 —52'' .
5. Not recommended for non-swimmers or weak swimmers.
6. Users of inflatable PFDs must be at least 16 years of age.
7. Do not use below freezing.
8. Inflatable PFDs do not meet the U.S. Coast Guard PFD carriage requirements unless the inflatable PFD is actually being worn.
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Glen modeling the new
Stearns
Inflatable PFD
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