Guide School - Communication This form is used to gauge the student's basic understanding of basic communication, paddle/hand/whistle signals for commercial rafting trips. Name* First Last Email* 1) You need to get your Trip Leader's attention on the river. It's not an emergency and s/he is too far away to hear your voice, and s/he is not looking in your direction. How many whistle blasts would you give them?*Think "Heads-Up!"oneTwoThreeChaotic repeated blastsKeep blasting until they look your way2) Using your paddle only, how would you tell the crew behind you to "STOP!"*3) Your Trip Leader asks the question "Are you OK?" using only hand signals. Describe how they would ask this question, and how you would answer back "I'm OK!" using only your hands.*4) How do you communicate "Eddy out!" using only your paddle?*5) How do you communicate "Emergency!" using three different methods: your paddle, your hands, and your whistle.*Do you have any questions on basic river communication that the instructor(s) can address tomorrow?*EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
