Assessment Overview: This ACA Assessment Course is designed to evaluate a participant’s ability to perform all of the skills listed along with demonstrating an appropriate level of knowledge. This assessment course provides the participant with the opportunity to receive documentation of having achieved a certain level of paddling ability.

The assessment will cover skills commensurate with the ACA Level 2 Essentials of Kayak Touring course.

Note: This skills assessment may be used for both spray skirted kayaks, as well as non-spray skirted kayaks. Skills requiring modification for non-spray skirted kayaks are followed by the footnote notation: 1 . Bulkheads are not required, however, some form of flotation must be present to keep the kayak from sinking.