PLANNING OFF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

Equipment
Teachers and leaders must ensure students have appropriate clothing, footwear and equipment
required for the excursion, taking into account the duration of the excursion and the nature of the
place or places visited.
Adequate water and sun protection should be provided each day.
A comprehensive First Aid Kit must be carried at all times.
An appropriate means of communication must be carried at all times as a point of contact to the
school and as an emergency contact point.
Venues
A visit to the venue is required to determine potential hazards, vehicular access, environmental
issues, risk features and communication issues.
Land Managers and Agency Managers should be contacted as is appropriate for the particular
venue(s).
Access to emergency services should be established for each place to be visited.
Ratios
The ratio of adults to students will vary according to the venue, age of students, program and other
conditions such as the weather, duration of the excursion and the nature of the activities involved.
In most situations there should be a minimum of one adult to every fifteen students.
Wherever possible the ratio of teachers to adult volunteers should be two to one.
In some environments and for lengthy excursions the ratio of adults to students will need to be lower
than fifteen students to one adult.
Regulations
No specific requirements beyond the Planning Requirements For All Off Campus Activities described
at the beginning of these procedures, and those determined by the school’s or college’s risk
management plan for the off campus activity.
4. Specific requirements – recreation activities
Particular off campus education activities may have specific requirements determined by the nature of the
activity. These requirements, set out in summary form, follow. For many of these activities further
information is available on the DoE’s intranet.
Boating and sailing
Cycle touring
Fishing
Four wheel driving
Horse riding
Please refer to the online copy of this document (TASED-4-1765), located on the Tasmanian Department
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