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On-Water Standards ProjectDeveloping National On-Water Skills-based Standards

for Recreational Boat Operation

SAIL, POWER & HUMAN

IBWSS 2015IBWSS 2015

Prepared for USCG grant: National On-Water Standards Grant III (SAIL, POWER, HUMAN).

19th Annual International Boating and Water Safety Summit March 29-April 1, 2015 Sandestin, FL

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If you wanted to upgrade your beginner course on recreational boat operation….

….what is the fundamental set of skills you would want your students to walk away with….

… to help ensure they stay safe on the water?

Welcome to the On-Water Standards Project!

(visit us at www.onwaterstandards.org)

Prepared for USCG grant: National On-Water Standards Grant III (SAIL, POWER, HUMAN).

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On-Water Standards Project: In a Nutshell

Safe or not…. how do you know?….Drawing a Line in the Water

•The Line…. Safe beginner recreational boat operation

–Differentiate who is above the line from who is below the line

•Identify fundamental skills that distinguish safe from unsafe boat operation

•Include them in design/delivery of recreational boating instruction for beginners

–Freely available & Voluntarily applied

Prepared for USCG grant: National On-Water Standards Grant III (SAIL, POWER, HUMAN).

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On-Water Standards Project: People Involved

High-powered people in a consensus-based process

•A core team of 44 Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)– from domains of SAIL, POWER and HUMAN-propelled

recreation boat operation

•Supported by over 2,800 experts – from around the country and the community of

recreational boating

Prepared for USCG grant: National On-Water Standards Grant III (SAIL, POWER, HUMAN).

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On-Water Standards Project: Development Process

Version 2Updated through national content validation study

Version 1SME Team

develops initial version

Version 3Field research

protocols/tools tested (BETA test)

Version 4National validation field-test research program (6 sites)

Tested in the field

Developed on paper

Prepared for USCG grant: National On-Water Standards Grant III (SAIL, POWER, HUMAN).

ANSIProcess

Version 5ANSI

submission & approval

Results you can have confidence in!

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On-Water Standards Project: What’s in it for you?

• Skills-based Standards – you can use to differentiate safe from unsafe beginner-level recreational boaters– SAIL, POWER & HUMAN domains– Developed and agreed to by experts– American National Standard (ANS) [pending]

• Performance Rubrics – Research-based approach you can use to assess performance on the standards

• Checklists – Validated Tools instructors can use to calibrate entry-level performance assessment

Prepared for USCG grant: National On-Water Standards Grant III (SAIL, POWER, HUMAN).

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Collaboration Among Grant Projects

• Working together to:– Raise overall Quality of entry-level Recreational

Boating education and operation– Increase Safety and Enjoyment in Recreational

Boating, focused on the Beginner– Finish, Organize, Distribute & Use Standards

• Knowledge-based• Skills-based• Complete menu of Standard elements across

domains: SAIL, POWER, & HUMAN-propelled

Prepared for USCG grant: National On-Water Standards Grant III (SAIL, POWER, HUMAN).