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APPENDIX 2Appendix 2<strong>Safety</strong> Audit SheetSuitable for rowing clubs, colleges and schoolsYesIf not, when?6.3 Is there an accident log available for inspection at all times? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.4 Is a log of boats in and out and planned outing times available? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.5 In case of accident involving damage or injury, is a report sent tothe Regional Council and copied to the <strong>ARA</strong>? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.0 Equipment7.1 Is there a person designated, or a system clearly identified, toensure that all rowing equipment is kept in good order. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.2 Is there a “quarantine” system by which unsuitable equipment isisolated to avoid its use? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.3 Is there a damage repair log? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.0 Health & <strong>Safety</strong>8.1 Are swimming tests carried out? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.2 If not, is any statement of swimming competency demanded ofmembers or guardians? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.3 Does the Club request a statement from new members to confirmthe absence of any medical or physical condition precludingheavy exercise. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.0 Supervision9.1 Are your coaches registered members of the <strong>ARA</strong> and inpossession of a recognised coaching qualification? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.2 Are your coaches fully aware of their responsibilities to their chargesand that they in turn are fully conversant with safety practices? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.3 Are capsize drills carried out? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.4 Are coaching and safety launches fully equipped with safety aids? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.5 Do coaches wear lifejackets/buoyancy aids at all times whenaccompanying crews in launches? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.6 Do coxswains wear lifejackets/buoyancy aids at all times? (If frontloaders are used, have coxswains been properly briefed about escape?) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.0 Local Conditions10.1 Do any particular hazards exist peculiar to the organisation orlocation and does a procedure exist to counteract them. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -This check-list can be used for “self audit” by Club, college or school safety advisers and will beused by Regional <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> advisers as a means of measuring a member organisation’scompliance with the <strong>ARA</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>Code</strong> and Guidance Notes.Page 32