ARA Water Safety Code - British Rowing

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THE WATER SAFETY CODE1 The Water Safety Code1.1 Every affiliated Club, School, College, Regatta and Head Race (hereafter referencewill only be made to Club) shall have at all times a Safety Adviser whose duty it willbe to understand and interpret the Guidance Notes and requirements of the Code,and ensure at all times its prominent display, observation and implementation.1.1.1 The Safety Adviser shall be appointed by the Club. And safety shall be amatter to be reviewed by the Club regularly.1.1.2 Breaches of the Code are to be identified and advised in writing to offendersgiving a period for correction. Clubs shall maintain their own disciplinaryprocedures for repeated infringements of the Code.1.2 There shall be prominently displayed in every Club and Boathouse and RegattaSecretary’s office, a list of vital telephone numbers relating to safety in general andappropriate to the locale. (Clear directions to nearest alternative telephone pointsshall also be displayed).EMERGENCY SERVICES - 999 - Fire, Police, Ambulance,together with a schedule of information needed by the emergency service, viz -✪ service required✪ precise location✪ access details✪ contact nameTelephone numbers for:-✪ Doctors, Local HospitalCasualty Dept.✪ Offshore or river rescueservices✪ Local river or harbourpolice✪ Relevant Navigationauthority✪ RNLI and Coastguard (for coastal and tidal waters)✪ Lifeguards.Page 2
THE WATER SAFETY CODE1.3 Safety and First Aid equipment shall be readily available in every Club and boathouseto include: A First Aid Box (for contents see separate schedule), thermal exposureblankets, life-rings, rescue lines/throw bags and lifejackets/buoyancy aids.1.4 Insurance - all Clubs shall carry and maintain adequate Public Liability insurance tocover claims against the Club, its officers and its members for damage or injury to theperson or property of a third party. This should include member to member andmember to non-member insurance. The Club Safety Adviser must be a member of theARA to receive the benefit of the ARA’s insurance.1.5 Visual Aids on safe practice, life saving and resuscitation techniques as may beprovided by the ARA or by other organisations with the approval of the ARA, shouldbe displayed prominently.1.6 Every Club providing rowing orsculling facilities shall draw upand display a plan 1 of the localwaterway, drawing attention tothe applicable navigation rulesand any local interpretationrequired to accommodateparticular hazards.Instructions shall be displayed tocover any variation in normalprocedures necessary tocombat tidal currents, stream,wind or other climatic conditionsparticular to the area.BridgeStreamStreamBoathouseIsland1.7 Every Club shall maintain an accident and damage log that shall be available forinspection on demand. It shall record time, place and nature of accident, theinjuries/damage sustained and names and addresses of persons involved and ofwitnesses. All cases of accident involving injury and/or damage to person orequipment, shall be notified in writing to the Regional Rowing Council Safety Adviserand copied to ARA Headquarters using the standard forms available (see Appendix4). In the event of a claim copies of these reports should also be forwarded to theAssociation’s insurers.1.8 Coxswains shall wear a lifejacket or buoyancy aid of approved design at all timeswhen on the water. Launch drivers and their passengers whether involved incoaching, umpiring or rescue duties, shall wear lifejackets or buoyancy aids ofapproved design.Page 3
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