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3 Points: Can confidently run lead in continuous Class III; has knowledge to predict and handle the effects of reversals, side currents, and turning drops.

12. Judgment.

0 Points: Often in error.

1 Point: Has average ability to analyze difficulty of rapids.

2 Points: Has good ability to analyze difficulty of rapids and make independent judgments as to which should not be run.

3 Points: Has the ability to assist fellow paddlers in evaluating the difficulty of rapids; can explain subtleties to paddlers with less experience.

13. Bracing.

0 Points: Has difficulty bracing in Class II water

1 Point: Can correctly execute bracing strokes in Class II water.

2 Points: Can correctly brace in intermittent whitewater with medium waves and vertical drops of 3 feet or less.

3 Points: Can brace effectively in continuous whitewater with large waves and large vertical drops (4 feet and up).

14. Rescue Ability.

0 Points: Self-rescue in flatwater.

1 Point: Self-rescue in mild whitewater.

2 Points: Self-rescue in Class III: can assist others in mild whitewater.