Requirement
6. Bindings: on shore, then in deep water, then after a fall
Required Often forgotten
The same adjustment done in three conditions, and the deep-water one is the reason this cannot be finished on the bank.
Notes and warnings
Note. The bindings are adjusted twice, once on shore, where it is easy, and once in deep water, where it is not. That second adjustment is why this requirement cannot be finished on the bank.
Where this step comes from
- Water Sports Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 6 · Requires the bindings to be adjusted on shore and then again in deep water, and a ski or board lost in a fall to be recovered and put back on.