The ACA Instructor's Manual provides the necessary broad based approach to support all ACA Instructors and Instructor Candidates in all paddlesports disciplines. It represents the collective knowledge gained by experts in the paddling community. It also contains the relevant policies and procedures from the ACA's Safety Education & Instruction Council.

PLEASE NOTE:  You will receive an email from: aca@americancanoe.org containing a link to download the manual shortly after you complete your order transaction. If you do not receive the email, please check your junk or spam mail folder.

All Instructor Candidates must have the Manual in PDF (downloadable version), paper (spiral bound book format) or the CD format.

*Manual last updated November 2022.