This course is designed for those students who wish to gain additional knowledge and skill in the sports of canoeing and kayaking. The course will cover the history, equipment design, regulations, skills and techniques involved in safe paddling in flat, open and swift water. For admittance into the course, the student must have swimming ability sufficient to enable him/her to maintain himself/herself in the water for ten minutes comfortably and calmly, with relaxation and gentle movements, while clothed in shirts, trousers and tennis shoes or the equivalent. An MCC HPER physical release is required before the start of any activity.