The_Rule_Book - Brooklyn Scouts, Wellington

2010 Edition
43. WATER ACTIVITY RULES
WATER ACTIVITIES
Part 1 - Preliminary and Commencement
Title
These Procedures shall be cited as The Scout Association of New Zealand Water
Activity Rules. The applicable version shall be the latest published on the authority of
the National Water Activities Adviser.
1.1 Application of these Clauses
(a) These Clauses apply to all Scout water activities, irrespective of the branch
of Scouting. This includes any members of SCOUTS New Zealand
participating as a team in any events not organised by SCOUTS New
Zealand.
(b) For the avoidance of doubt these apply equally to:
(1) all branches of Scouting under the authority of New Zealand,
including activities by foreign groups and activities with any on-water
component.
(2) Water activities by SCOUTS New Zealand as a contingent abroad
(3) any activity which a parent might assume was covered by Scout
Rules and Clauses such as where a warranted leader takes one or
more youth members from outside their immediate family afloat for
any reason. Any warranted leader contemplating such an activity
must take steps to remove any doubt as to this.
(c) These Clauses do not replace, supersede or modify SCOUTS New Zealand
Rules, local byelaws, or national law. Where these Clauses repeat any part
of such an external rule they explicitly reference the external rule and this
reference shall be read as meaning the current equivalent rule to that
referred to.
1.2 Definition of terms
(a) In these Clauses, unless the context otherwise requires:
“adult helper” means approved programme assistants as defined in POR Rule 42.
“boat surveyor”
means any surveyor of boats, appointed by any Water Activities Adviser, who
surveys boats for the purpose of Clause 3.9.
“canoe”
means any open boat paddled by one or more crewmembers where the
paddles do not pivot in crutches or rowlocks. It includes single and multi hull
vessels such as outrigger canoes.
“Water Activities Charge means any examiner appointed by any Water Activities Adviser with the task of
certificate examiner” examining the boat handling competence of any adult or youth member in one
or more Sections of water activities charge certificate as defined in Clause 5.3.
“water activities charge means such person having been issued with a water activities charge
certificate holder” certificate in accordance with Part 5 of these Clauses.
“water activities charge
certificate”
“competent”
“commercial vessel”
“commercial operator”
“crown cutter”
“Cub”
means the qualification issued by any Water Activities Adviser that meets the
requirements of Part 5 and qualifies the holder to take charge of any Scout
boating activity.
The Group Leader may designate adults and Venturers as competent to meet
the supervision needs of particular activities under the direction of the Water
Activity Leader.
means any vessel hired or chartered.
means operator of a commercial vessel or activity.
means any caravel 5.2 metre dinghy designed to the standard Royal New
Zealand Navy crown cutter design.
means any invested youth member who is a member of a Cub Pack as defined
in SCOUTS New Zealand rules.
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