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Deben Yacht Club Training Centre

Standard Operating Procedures

Dinghy Sailing March 2020

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DYC Training Centre SOP

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Contents

Introduction ..................................................................................... 3

Training........................................................................................... 3

Aims and objectives .......................................................................... 3

Centre-specific information ................................................................ 4

Operating areas ............................................................................. 5

Course information ......................................................................... 5

Spring Sail Training ..................................................................... 5

Power boat training ..................................................................... 7

Safety concerns .......................................................................... 8

Students .................................................................................... 8

Disabled Students ....................................................................... 8

Responsibilities of staff ...................................................................... 8

General ........................................................................................ 8

Individuals: ................................................................................... 8

Use of safety boats ......................................................................... 10

Health and safety policy and arrangements ........................................ 11

Emergency planning & procedures .................................................... 13

Complaints and feedback ................................................................. 13

Appendix 1 - Operating Area and Hazards ......................................... 14

Limits to Training Centre Operating Area......................................... 14

Appendix 2 – Record of operating area extension ............................... 19

Appendix 3 - Briefing notes for dinghy training – downriver sailing ....... 20

Appendix 4 - An example of Downriver Day advice for trainees ............ 21

Appendix 5 - Improvers and Beginners sailing courses 2020 ................ 22

Appendix 6 - Application Form .......................................................... 33

Appendix 7 - Junior: Parental and Medical Consent ............................. 35

Appendix 8 - Adult: Health Declaration Form ..................................... 36

Weil’s Disease or Leptospirosis – Notice for Club Members ................... 37

Appendix 9 - Comments or complaints form ....................................... 38

Appendix 10 – Power Boat 1 typical lesson plan ................................. 40

Appendix 11 – Power Boat 2 typical lesson plan ................................. 41

Appendix 12 - Safety Boat typical lesson plan .................................... 43



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Introduction The Deben Yacht Club (DYC) lies near the head of the navigable section of the River Deben, just below the Woodbridge Tide Mill. This is a tidal sailing area. At lower water levels there are several areas that are very shallow and care has to be taken to avoid going aground. Most of these areas are very familiar to DYC sailors from their own sailing at the club. Course sailing sessions usually take place further downriver in slightly deeper areas to reduce the risks of boat masts sticking in the riverbed during full inversion capsize. There is a flow of river traffic including yachts & cruisers to and from Woodbridge Marina but there is very little commercial traffic. There are some other water activities including rowing. In the summer a few swimmers (and seals) can be spotted. For more detailed information see Centre-specific information, below.

Training The DYC is an RYA accredited training centre. The training centre offers sailing courses for young persons and adults. The DYC also participates in the RYA’s OnBoard scheme and offers training and experiences for those aged between 8 and 18 years of age. The DYC has been a RYA Powerboat Training Centre since 2006 and a RYA Dinghy Training Centre since 2014. Powerboat training is limited to members and is aimed at producing the competent helmsmen necessary for manning safety boats monitoring club activities. Successful sailing trainees have to date achieved RYA certification for Junior Stages 1, 2 & 3, and Adult Levels 1 & 2. Members have also received RYA certification for Power Boat 2 and Safety Boat. These members have gone on to provide helms for the club’s safety boats. The club held its first RYA Assistant Instructor course in April 2016.

Aims and objectives The DYC Training Team has put in place a programme that enables club members to begin to learn to sail or to improve their sailing in a safe and carefully supervised environment. Trainees are encouraged to develop their skills and increase their participation in training and in other club events, enjoying the facilities and the equipment that the club has to offer. Many club members have become regularly involved in the instruction side of training and have gained a range of qualifications including RYA Assistant Instructor, Dinghy Instructor and Senior Instructor. The aim is to encourage a continuous flow of club members through the process of becoming good instructors so that quality provision can be maintained.



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Centre-specific information Sailing window Activity afloat can usually be undertaken some 4 hours before

high water up to about 2 hours after HW although 3 hours before and up to 1 hour HW after is more realistic. Once the tide has turned care must be taken to ensure that craft do not drift down river especially when winds are light.

Other water users Craft travelling in convoy can cause difficulties for trainees. Stay alert and warn others of the risks. Swimmers can occasionally be seen in the warmer months; there is an active canoe contingent that practises regularly. Some canoeists launch and recover their boats from the DYC ramp.

Buoys & marks The channel is marked with standard port and starboard buoys. Additional racing marks (A-H and Club 14) are placed by the DYC. The club produces a course chart that indicates the position of both channel and course marks.

Hazards Photos, charts and information/advice - see Appendix 1

Support boats & communications

Twister (DYC RIB 1), Sea Breeze (RIB 2) and Nimbus (displacement boat) are the craft normally used to provide support for training sessions. On occasions craft have been borrowed from nearby sailing clubs or training centres and Woodbridge School. Club radios are used for communication, Channel 37 (M1) is the default channel. Lead instructors carry a hand-held radio for use when they are working in boats with other instructors and trainees. Call signs are agreed beforehand. Agreed hand signals such as ‘I need help’, ‘Come to me’ & ‘Come alongside’ are taught and used.

Boats & equipment The following boats are available for use on our training courses:

Sailing craft Support craft

Argo x 3 Twister RIB

Wayfarer x 5 Sea Breeze RIB

RS Quba x 3 Nimbus (displacement boat)

Topper x 13

RS Feva x 5

Laser x 1

All the above sailing dinghies are rigged centre-main. Argo’s are equipped with rain cover, rudder, tiller, self-furling jib, single-line reefing on main, sail-head buoyancy, asymmetric spinnaker. The boats are stored in the dinghy park on launching trolleys. Wayfarers are equipped with rain cover, rudder, tiller, paddle, bucket, anchor, hand bilge-pump, seats all round, self-furling jib. During the training period the boats are



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moored on the Deben some 200 metres downriver of DYC. The Wayfarers are equipped with smaller training sails and these are used for most sessions unless the wind forecast is very light. Then full sails are used – decision made on the day. Sails are stored in the boats during the training, and at other times in the training boat shed in the dinghy park. Other craft are stored in the dinghy park on launching trolleys. Topper booms & foils are left in the boats and covered; Topper rigs (masts + furled sails) are stored on racks near the boats; newer Topper, Quba, Feva & Laser sails are stored in the club boat shed. All boats are checked by instructing staff before use afloat. Any faults or other necessary maintenance items are communicated to the Bosun using the Maintenance Report at the end of each training session. All club boats are maintained by the Working Party.

Operating areas Primary area – from vicinity of DYC (club buoy A near the Tide Mill) downriver to Kyson Point near buoy C. On ‘downriver days’ (when tides allow) the training fleet moves to a further destination – The Tips opposite Waldringfield. The maximum distance that training fleets may sail is to The Rocks, the limit is effectively approximately ½ mile south of Buoy 2. Special permission for this sailing area extension was gained from RYA in 2019. Charts indicating the operating areas may be found in Appendix 1. General instructions for dinghy sailing may be found in Appendix 2. An advice sheet provided to dinghy trainees prior to ‘downriver days’ may be found in Appendix 3.

Course information

DYC has provided a range of training courses over many years, including Beginners, Improvers and Racing. The courses are usually held in spring, immediately after Easter. Tuition is offered to club members, which means they are covered under the club’s insurance policy. Courses are normally scheduled to take place from early April to early June. Information on the courses offered may be found in Appendix 4. The Training Team held a RYA Assistant Instructor course (April 2016). August 2015 saw the first summer sail training course at the club (provided by staff from Neptune Sailing School, Woolverstone) and this has become an annual fixture.

Spring Sail Training

Application and consent forms Courses are formulated in November-December and advertised to members by the end of January. Application forms and consent forms/health declarations may be found in Appendices 5, 6 and 7. They are sent out to members by email.



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Introductory evening All trainees on the Beginners course are invited to attend an Introductory Evening some 2-3 weeks before their course starts. General course arrangements are covered, as are the health & safety policy, health declarations, session outlines, clothing & personal buoyancy advice, contact details, use of RYA Handbooks & Logbooks, and certification. Email notes are sent out to all trainees to summarize information and advice. Trainees have contact email addresses and mobile phone numbers for Training Team staff and DYC officials. Conduct of the session For a training session a RYA Chief/Senior Instructor is responsible for supervising the activities.

Ratios are set in accordance with RYA guidance, viz:

Training craft Safety boats

Up to 6 dinghies 1 safety boat

7 to 15 dinghies 2 safety boats

More than 15 dinghies

Note: our courses do not normally exceed 12 dinghies

3 or more safety boats

Training craft Trainees:Instructors

Crewed dinghies 3:1 for beginners with instructor onboard Maximum 9:1 but not more than 6 boats per instructor (e.g. 3 Argo’s with 3 students in each, or 4 Picos with 2 students in each)

Single-handed dinghies 6:1 (applies only whilst the boats are used as single-handers)

Signing in/out For each session all trainees have to sign in to show their attendance and sign out when they leave. We normally expect youngsters to be collected by an adult. Contact details for responsible adults are kept on file and are accessible by supervising staff on site. No-sail / activity ashore Some demonstrations/simulations of sailing maneuvers are provided before going afloat, usually in boats in the dinghy park or tethered on the ramp/pontoon. Every effort is made to benefit from on-water time but in the event of a no-sail being declared then on-shore activities will take place, either in the clubhouse or in the dinghy park. Trainees are involved in a number of briefings and/or tasks that aim to provide practical experience or awareness-raising of elements of the RYA course specifications. A decision is made regarding early contact with parents/ carers in the event of curtailing a session. A cancellation policy is included on the application form.



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Standard session Sessions begin with separate briefings for staff & trainees in the clubhouse/on the veranda in good weather. Trainees are usually given short talks on various aspects of the RYA syllabus. Boats, sails, marks and other equipment are collected and people are transferred to moorings or the sailing area using support craft. The most common sailing area is between buoy 16 and club mark C. When using the Wayfarers instructors accompany trainees to help with rigging, leaving the mooring and making safe passage to the sailing area where manoeuvres and tasks are completed. Single-handers are usually towed to the sailing area and rigged either at Kyson Point or afloat. Sessions usually finish shortly after high water time and boats put away before debriefing in the clubhouse. End of session At the end of sessions trainees are debriefed by their instructors and log-cards are completed for Improvers with advice for future sessions. General advice is given to the group for the following session. Instructors are consulted to obtain verbal feedback on the session and to enable reporting of any issues, e.g. important information on trainees, boat maintenance requirements, safeguarding. If there has been a near-miss or an accident this is recorded and discussed/ investigated. Staffing Staffing and staff-student ratios are in accordance with the RYA’s minimum standards for dinghy sailing (see table above). All instructors involved in the session must be briefed and understand their responsibilities. For a full list of personnel involved in instructing - see Principal.

Power boat training

The DYC is able to offer RYA Power Boat 1, Power Boat 2 and Safety Boat courses. The Power Boat 1 is taken over one day and the Power Boat 2 and Safety boat courses are taken over two days, instructor ratios are in accordance with RYA requirements.

Course Instructor ratio Minimum age

Power Boat 1 1:3 8

Power Boat 2 1:3 12

Safety Boat 1:6 16

The information contained in this document is supplemented by the ‘Safety Boat Handbook’. Typical lesson plans for the three courses may be found in Appendices 10, 11 and 12.



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Safety concerns

Any instructor can decline to go afloat if they feel they have insufficient experience or competence to discharge their responsibilities in the conditions on the day or if they are dissatisfied with the condition of the craft they are to use. They must immediately raise their concern with the Chief Instructor or Principal.

Students

Application forms record information including health issues and other personal matters that staff should be aware of for training sessions. Health declarations are completed by adults. Parental Consent & Health Declarations are completed for juniors (see Appendices 6 and 7). Trainees are not allowed on the water before receipt of the above documentation.

Disabled Students

The location of the clubhouse makes full compliance with disabled requirements unreasonably costly. Recent improvements to the club’s facilities have resulted in reasonable access to the clubhouse. A personal risk assessment would be carried out prior to accepting a disabled person on a course. A long, straight ramp gives access to the pontoons but the slope varies with the state of the tide. Pontoon space enables access to boats moored to the pontoons.

Responsibilities of staff

General

The management of Deben Yacht Club’s dinghy training consists of the Principal, the Chief Instructor and Training Team members, and the Flag Officers. The Principal reports directly to the Commodore, Vice-Commodore and Rear-Commodore. Training Centre updates are a regular agenda item for the General Committee. All staff and volunteers have a responsibility for the safety of those they supervise in adventure activities, and also for their own safety and that of their colleagues. These common responsibilities include:

• Always have regard to your own and others’ safety while at work

• Be familiar with, and abide by, the safe operating procedures for the activities you lead or instruct

• Abide by all safety instructions from your line manager

• Report all safety concerns (including formal incident/near miss/defect reporting).

Individuals:

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Principal

• Safety of students

• Quality of tuition

• Monitoring of standards

• Maintain adequate insurance cover

• Management of records

• Instructor records available

• References for key instructors working with children, safeguarding policy in place

• Manage RYA account

Chief/Senior Instructor

• Report to principal

• Ensure instructors are teaching to RYA standards

• Responsible for groups afloat

• Ensure compliance with student-teacher & support boat ratios

• Advise principal on suitability of instructors

• Prepare course plans

Instructor

• Safety of students under their control

• Teaching in compliance with RYA standards

• Work to direction of Chief/Senior Instructor

Club members showing an interest in dinghy sail training at the club are encouraged to become part of the Training Team by induction into training sessions and helping out informally, then more formal involvement including the completion of a RYA Assistant Instructor course. AI’s are encouraged to take their qualifications further and DYC has a tradition of subsidizing course costs where a commitment is made by the successful participant to contribute to club training sessions.

Instructors are prepared for working at DYC in the following ways:

• Copies of the SOPs are posted on the club’s website. Instructors are expected to read the SOPs before instructing at the club.

• Instructors not familiar with DYC’s normal operating areas are briefed about, and shown, the sailing areas, facilities and hazards.

• A briefing session is held before the start of courses. This covers the SOPs, summaries of practical elements of the RYA Method and centre-specific information.

• A session is organized to allow instructors the opportunity to sail craft to be used on the courses.

• Each training session starts with a briefing and ends with a debriefing. There are regular consultations with instructors to pass on and receive information, allowing individuals the chance to raise queries and concerns, and to share information and good practice.

Support staff

When youngsters apply for courses their parents or other adult relatives, already members of DYC, are encouraged to offer to act as on-shore helpers, e.g. admin assistant/shore contact, beachmaster. We seek someone who is familiar with boating, club facilities and radio use. We are then assured of help with launching and recovering craft and trainees as well as having a responsible adult in the club who



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can be called on in the event of an incident, e.g. transferring a trainee to the club for some attention during the sailing session. The shore-based contact has access to a hand-held radio for contact with the training staff afloat.

Boatswain and Working Party

The Bosun is responsible for the upkeep of the safety boats and any faults should be reported to him. The club has an arrangement with a local chandler for the regular maintenance of the safety boats and their engines.

The club has a Working Party headed by a member of the Committee. The head of the WP draws up a detailed schedule for the DYC including club boat maintenance. Members of a group appointed from the WP are tasked with the preparation, testing, maintenance and storage of sailing craft and associated gear. Any faults or other necessary maintenance items are communicated to the Bosun using the Maintenance Report and email at the end of each training session.

Equipment Dinghies must be visually checked before the session to ensure that:

− they are suitable and appropriately rigged and equipped for the intended activity and weather conditions

− they are in adequate condition

− they have adequate and secure buoyancy

− they are appropriate for the size of the participant(s). The course leaders determine the numbers and type of safety craft required for the safe operation of the session. Powered safety craft must be operated in accordance with the Safety Boat Operating procedures. Participants’ buoyancy aids must be checked to ensure that they are the appropriate size, in good condition, correctly adjusted and properly fastened. Participants must have appropriate clothing and footwear for the intended activity and weather conditions. Participants must be reminded that any open cuts should be covered with a waterproof plaster, and to speak to the instructor if further advice is required.

Use of safety boats The group instructor in charge of the activity session is responsible for ensuring that the procedures below are followed in respect of any safety boats assisting with the session.

The use and handling of the safety boat must be in accordance with the DYC Safety Boat Handbook



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Health and safety policy and arrangements

The Training Centre SOP forms part of the DYC Safety Policy and arrangements. The arrangements include procedures for the preparation of risk assessments, an Emergency action plan and accident investigation and Safeguarding arrangements Risk assessments are included in the relevant section. Information for Instructors The safety of participants is of the highest priority in all activities offered at Deben Yacht Club. The club has a Safety Policy and arrangements document which outlines the way in which general health and safety are dealt with. As a RYA qualified instructor you are expected to act in accordance with the principles of safe practice taught during your training. Before working at DYC for sail training sessions you will have access to an online copy of the SOPs and you must sign to confirm that you have read and understand the procedures for the activities you will instruct on. You will also receive the emergency procedures for the centre. If you have any concerns regarding your own safety of the safety of participants, you have a duty to report these concerns to the Chief Instructor or Principal of the DYC centre. The centre’s operating procedures are regularly reviewed to maximise safety and outcomes so any suggestions from instructors for amendments to the procedures are welcomed. Before going afloat, instructors must obtain a weather forecast for the duration of the session and check any other safety information posted at the centre. A complete register must be taken at the start and end of the session, including all instructors and participants. This must be left at the Centre together with the emergency contact information for all participants including staff. Regular head counts must be made during the activity. A safety briefing must be given before going onto the water, and during the session as required, covering:

− care on slippery surfaces

− importance of staying together and within the defined sailing area

− importance of responsible behaviour and listening to instructions

− the communication methods in an emergency including whistles, calls and hand signals as appropriate.

The programme of activity must be appropriate to the needs and abilities of the group and modified in response to changing weather conditions or deteriorating morale. The instructor must maintain control of the group so that he/she can quickly reach any group member in difficulty. If participants have declared medical special needs or medical conditions that place them at additional risk the instructor must ensure that appropriate supervision is provided. The instructor must either remove an individual from an activity, or suspend the activity, if the behaviour of an individual or group is such as to create a danger to themselves or others.



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Instructors remain responsible for the supervision of all participants until they are handed back to a responsible adult at the end of the session. A final head count must take place at this point. Hazards and Operating Procedures - Dinghy Sailing All dinghy sailing is supervised by instructors who hold RYA Instructor qualifications. Dinghy sailing is conducted in accordance with the control measures listed below.

Hazard Control Measure

Drowning, following capsize or entrapment

Participants wear a correctly fitted buoyancy aid at all times. The club’s buoyancy aids are subject to an annual inspection and a visual check prior to every use. Dinghies are subject to an annual maintenance schedule, and are visually checked prior to each use. Dinghies are of an appropriate type for the activity and the participants. Participants are briefed on capsize recovery procedure. Sessions are managed as per the procedures below. Appropriate supervision is provided for participants with declared special needs or medical conditions that place them at additional risk. In case of entrapment follow entrapment policy.

Physical injuries resulting from equipment misuse, craft collisions, manual handling, slips trips or falls

Participants are briefed as per procedures below. Instructors ensure that all participants wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Sessions are managed in ways that reduce these risks. Sessions always include staff who have suitable First Aid training.

Hyperthermia, hypothermia, sunburn.

Instructors ensure that participants are appropriately dressed for the weather conditions, and adapt the activity as conditions dictate.

Water related diseases.

Instructors remind participants that open cuts, grazes or wounds should be suitably covered. Participants are given an information sheet with their application form.

Capsize recovery drill Trainees are shown capsize recovery on the RYA DVD Basic Sailing and land drills are carried out in the dinghy park. Afloat, single-handers experience capsize recovery practice in free-flowing, deep water attended by a support boat. Recovery of a fully-inverted boat is covered in on-shore briefings. If an inversion occurs on the water trainees are guided through the recovery process from a suitable support boat. For 2-hander practice a 2-person boat with masthead buoyancy is tethered on a mooring buoy just in front of the club shortly before high water. Trainees are transferred to the craft to practise helm & crew actions then immediately brought



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ashore. A designated instructor is always ready to go into the water during the capsize practice for additional or emergency support.

Entrapment It is imperative that support boat crews attend capsize situations immediately and do a head count. 1. Stay calm. 2. Right the boat as quickly as possible. 3. Many entrapments result from crew being caught in ropes, control lines etc. so be prepared to cut the crew free. 4. Remove any casualties from the dinghy and provide treatment as required. 5. If necessary follow the emergency plan

Emergency planning & procedures The club has a major incident procedure in place. Copies of this document are kept in the Crow’s Nest and an extract placed in each safety boat. Reporting All incidents, accidents, near misses and hazards must be reported using the appropriate form. The Accident Book is located in the Galley in the clubhouse. Defects and damages must be reported using the fault book. Any safety concerns arising from the session must be reviewed. Any concerns relevant to the safe operation of the centre must be communicated to the Chief Instructor and then to the Principal.

Complaints and feedback Every effort will be made by the Principal/Chief Instructor to resolve any complaints as quickly as possible. Complainants should usually submit their complaint in writing (either by email or letter). Receipt of the Complaint will be acknowledgment by return or, if this is not possible, at the earliest possible time. The complainant will be informed that an investigation has been instigated and when they should expect to receive a response. The target for completing an investigation is 14 days. A sample comments or complaints form may be found in Appendix 8. The investigation may involve canvassing other persons present at the event. The investigation will be instigated quickly and will respond objectively to the complainant, offering any appropriate compensation if deemed necessary. If the complainant chooses to contact the RYA they will notify the club and ask for comments on the points raised. The procedure set out in the paragraphs above will be followed but with the acknowledgement and report being sent to the RYA. Feedback will be sought from course participants and will be used to improve training provision.



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Appendix 1 - Operating Area and Hazards

Limits to Training Centre Operating Area

The RYA Recognition Guidance Notes section RGN 5.1 sets the operating area that may be used for training. The limit is relaxed for certain advanced courses as described in the extract below.

With the exception of recognition for the Yachtmaster Scheme and Powerboat

Advanced, Intermediate and Tender Operator courses delivered by Advanced

Powerboat Instructors, the operating area is deemed as a maximum of three miles

from the centre's launching/departure point. Courses offered by the DYC are not listed in the above extract thus the operating area is normally limited to three miles from the club house. However, the club has been granted an extension of its operating area as far as the Rocks. The limit is effectively ½ mile south of Buoy 2, at the southern end of the Rocks. No training may be carried out beyond this point.

Limit of operating area



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General Hazards of sailing on the River Deben There is a general risk of grounding depending on the tidal height but most areas are muddy banks so will not damage a dinghy. Areas to be aware of are listed below with a photo of the hazard at low tide. The river is generally busy around high tide with yachts using the channel and these areas are best avoided when laying courses for training. Upper Deben

Old Ferry

Hard

Kyson Point

hidden Stakes

Club House

Knoll



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Old Ferry Hard

Club House Knoll Note where the deeper water is, particularly a hazard at lower tides when using the power boats. Lots of flints and chains cross the knoll.



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Kyson Point Hidden Stakes This is a beach that is often used for single-handers and landing for breaks and briefings. Stakes are up-river of the hut. Beware risk of falls and grounding on ramp when it is under water.



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Lower Deben

Waldringfield is a popular destination for downriver sailing. The Tips is a sandy bay to port opposite Waldringfield by club buoy G and can be used for landing, picnicking and launching. Various activities can be carried out from here as the river is wide. Boats can also be landed across the river at Waldringfield. The most popular site seems to be the beach about 10 metres downriver from the Maybush pub. Boats can be landed further downriver near WSC or BTSC. Sailing activities can be carried out from here as far as the Rocks just to the south of Waldringfield. It is possible to sail round the island but check state of tide/get local advice before attempting this.

The Tips

Waldringfield



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Appendix 2 – Record of operating area extension

A full copy of this document is stored in the DYC document management system.



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Appendix 3 - Briefing notes for dinghy training –

downriver sailing

• Teaching ratios are strictly adhered to.

• The policy for major incident is revisited by supervising staff before

the day. • All staff and trainees assemble receive group briefing with the

emphasis on a clearly-defined sailing area, passage details, avoidance of hazards: e.g.

- head directly to area by club marker 14 to avoid shallows - wait for signal from main support boat

- no-one to pass lead support boat - be aware of risks of passing moored craft

- follow channel markers though Waldringfield - reinforce use of approved signals for attracting attention, calling

for help. • Supervising staff are in contact with each other and with support

boats for the duration. • Regular briefings and debriefings occur to keep staff well-informed.

• Supervising staff assess progress and weather conditions throughout the session in case plans need to be changed.



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Appendix 4 - An example of Downriver Day

advice for trainees Hello trainees

Some of you may not have been involved in a downriver day with the club

before. Here are a few things to bear in mind:

• Look up the weather/wind/tide forecast some time on the day before we go and make sure you bring suitable clothing for the day. Don’t get

cold! • We need to leave DYC promptly before the water runs out – the tide

will be ebbing when we start our session. Make sure you’re already changed and ready to go by 0830. The briefing will be very short.

• You should take with you enough food and drink to keep you going until we return at approximately 1530. It’s important to have plenty to

drink. • Remember such items such as a hat/cap, warm layers, and maybe

even sun-cream and sunglasses (let’s be optimistic!) • We are not expecting to get wet but if you want to take some extra

clothes down river with you then put them in a sturdy plastic bag with your name on and you can store them in Nimbus (the large support

boat)

Here’s the plan

• we will rig the Wayfarers and sail downriver in them. You will have an instructor with you to start but if you’re feeling confident then have the

instructor taken away – do you know how to call the support boat? Have a look at a chart of the river and look out for how the river flows

past Waldringfield (which way would you go? are there any obstacles or hazards?). We will aim to make camp at Waldringfield.

• Once at our destination we will have a chat and get organised. You will hopefully alternate between sailing with another trainee in a Wayfarer

and on your own in a Topper. • We will have a picnic lunch on the beach. Toilets – Waldringfield should

be OK (sailing club or The Maybush). • We aim to be back at DYC moorings about 1530. (Why is this time

significant?)

If you have any questions please get in touch. Otherwise we’ll see you at

the club on Sunday morning. Let’s hope for warm, sunny, dry weather with a nice force 3-4. The Training Team


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Appendix 5 - Improvers and Beginners sailing courses

2020

IMPROVERS – 4 SESSIONS Session THEORY

ASHORE AFLOAT PRACTICALITIES

IMPROVERS

1 Sun 19 Apr

Start 0900

Launch 0930 Return 1215

Finish 1300

HW 1120

People: __ trainees

__ staff

Boats: __ Argo’s

__ Wayfarers RIB STAFF:

WEATHER:

(split

between

clubhouse

and mid-

session break

- points of

sailing

- efficient

tacking

- sailing

downwind

- picking up

mooring

evaluation / figure of

8 & ▲’s

stage 2 / LEVEL 1

(RYA session)4:

tacking afloat beam

reach starting &

stopping

5 turning towards &

away from wind

6 going to windward

(+ away from wind?)

EXTN: triangles

(Extra: leave & return

to mooring / come

alongside, under

supervision)

All trainees in 2-handers with

instructors. Leave

ramp/moorings and sail to

sailing area (tbc).

PB crew to lay figure of 8

course just before island,

keeping clear of channel and

Cut. One buoy moved

gradually to windward to

encourage windward sailing &

sailing away from wind. Only

gybe with more-able sailors.

Trainees to alternate time as

helm/crew. Instructors to

evaluate, demo, instruct.

Cover incidental items of

theory.

Midway – raft up for debrief &

briefing.

Practise manoeuvres in open

water then around course.

Less reliance on instructor

input as trainees become

familiar with boat and more

confident.


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Session THEORY

ASHORE

AFLOAT PRACTICALITIES

IMPROVERS 2

Sat 25 April

Start 1100


Finish 1600 HW 1445

People:

__ trainees __ staff

Boats:

__ Argo’s __ Wayfarers

RIB STAFF:

WEATHER:

- gybing

(tacking &

gybing land

drills),

- rules of

road

stage 3 / LEVEL 2

6 going to windward /

away from wind

7 gybing practice

8 rules of road

triangular course

EXTN: MOB, lee shore

landings, moorings

As session 1 plus: set

triangular course. Gybing

practice in open water then

around course if judged

appropriate. Instructors

remain in boats until

conditions allow exit and

instruction from PB. Midpoint

break for debrief/briefing.

Extn: land at Kyson; MOB in

open water

Extn: touch & go on ramp /

moorings



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Session THEORY

ASHORE


IMPROVERS

3 Sat 2 May AM

DOWNRIVER

Start 0900


Finish 1700 HW

0751/2036

People: __ trainees

__ staff

Boats: __ Argo’s

__ Wayfarers

__ single handers

RIB STAFF:

WEATHER:

- points of

sailing

- 5 essentials

- coming

alongside -

MOB

stage 3 / LEVEL 2

7 gybing practice

8 rules of road

triangular course

Extn: close

manoeuvres, MOB

(racing)

As session 2 plus: trainees

alternate course sailing and

close manoeuvres – come

alongside moored PB; pick up

MOB.

If time, short race to finish,

instructors on board.

Extn: touch & go on ramp /

moorings



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Session THEORY

ASHORE


IMPROVERS

4 Sat 2 May PM

DOWNRIVER

Start

Launch Return SEE

Finish ABOVE

HW

People: __ trainees

__ staff

Boats: __ Argo’s

__ Wayfarers

1 Feva (capsize)

Access to Toppers /

Qubas RIB STAFF:

WEATHER:

- close

manoeuvres

- racing theory

stage 3 / LEVEL 2

8 triangular course

close manoeuvres,

racing / sail backwards

/ sail in close company

race. Touch & go on

ramp to finish.

CAPSIZE refresher

(time)

As session 3 plus: revision of

all manoeuvres so far,

instructors out of boats if

possible;

practise landing on ramp at

end of session.

Follow my leader, sail

backwards in open water.

Short race to finish round

triangular course, signals

from PB.

Practise landing on ramp.

Capsize: tether Feva in front

of clubhouse out of channel.

Masthead buoyancy.

Helm/crew take turns to

right boat then transferred

to clubhouse.

Instruction from RIB,

instructor ready to go into

water for extra support or to

help in emergency.

Extn: rotate crews for some

time in single-handers if

conditions allow.



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BEGINNERS – 4 SESSIONS

Session THEORY

ASHORE AFLOAT PRACTICALITIES

BEGINNERS 1

Sat 9 May

Start 1100 Launch 1130

Return 1500

Finish 1600 HW 1434

People:


Boats:

__ Argo’s __

Wayfarers RIB STAFF:

WEATHER:

- clothing,

personal

buoyancy &

equipment,

- starting &

stopping

- going about

(reach to

reach)

stage 1 / LEVEL 1

(RYA session)1

clothing footwear

buoyancy aids gear

2 rigging (reefing)

launching & landing

3 tacking land drill /

out of irons

4 tacking afloat

beam reach starting

& stopping (lying-to)

CAPSIZE (time)

Trainees & instructors to

boats. Rig boats: instructor

explains/demos but trainees

complete as much as possible.

Leave ramp/moorings, sail to

sailing area (tbc).

Familiarisation – reference

points, landmarks, marks,

channel. Sail figure of 8 course

in open water. Controls –

steering, sail-setting, tacking

from reach to reach; slowing

down & stopping. Ensure time

& jobs split equally between

trainees. Lookout.

Complete capsize practice if

conditions allow: tether Feva

in front of clubhouse out of

channel. Masthead buoyancy.

Helm/crew take turns to right

boat then transferred to

clubhouse.

Instruction from RIB,

instructor ready to go into

water for extra support or to

help in emergency.



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Session THEORY

ASHORE


BEGINNERS

2 Sat 16 May

AM

DOWNRIVER

Start 0900 Launch 0930

Return 1630 Finish 1700

HW 0825/2046

People:


Boats:

__ Argo’s

__ Wayfarers RIB STAFF:

WEATHER:

- going to

windward

- close-haul

tacking

- downwind

sailing

(gybing),

- launching &

landing

(Extn: come

alongside)

4 tacking beam

reach starting &

stopping

5 turning towards &

away from wind

launching & landing

6 going to windward

Extra: coming

alongside

Trainees and instructors to

boats. Crews rig and launch

with help, and sail to sailing

area between 16 & island. RIB

sets figure of 8 course on a

beam reach. Sail round

course, coaching from

instructor. Gradually move

buoy to windward. Sail to

windward then downwind,

avoid gybing at this stage.

Coach to come alongside

anchored PB.

If time & conditions allow, land

and launch at Kyson.

Otherwise raft up for break,

debrief & brief.

All trainees to complete

capsize recovery by end of

this session.



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Session THEORY

ASHORE


BEGINNERS

3 Sat 16 May

PM

Start

Launch SEE Return ABOVE

Finish HW

People:


Boats:


__ trainees

RIB STAFF:

WEATHER:

- gybing inc.

land drill

- triangular

course

- rules of

road

6 going to windward

coming alongside

7 gybing practice

(8 rules of road

triangular course)

Trainees should be rigging

boats with little help. Helm

away from ramp/mooring if

conditions allow.

Short time for warm-up

sailing, figures of 8, sailing to

windward and away from

wind.

Demo/practise gybing in open

water – training run NOT dead

run.

More able – try triangular

course.

Reinforce rules of road –

confident calling.

(Extn: rotate crews for some

time in single- handers if

conditions allow.)



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Session THEORY ASHORE


BEGINNERS 4

Sat 23 May

Start 1000


Finish 1500 HW 1346

People:


Boats:


Access to

Toppers /Qubas

RIB STAFF:

WEATHER:

- triangular

course

- come

alongside

- being

towed

revise sessions 4 5 6

7

triangular course

launching & landing

GAMES / RACES

Extn: stage 3 /

LEVEL 2

7 gybing

8 triangular course

coming alongside

being towed

Single-handers for

more able, if

conditions allow

Revisit & reinforce learning

from previous sessions.

All trainees to be towed using

tow rope from PB wrapped

round mast and hand-held.

Centre board up, sit astern.

As many as possible to

attempt triangular course,

gybe or wear round.

More able have some time in

single-handers

Short race to finish with

instructors aboard

Extn: rotate crews for some

time in single-handers if

conditions allow.


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THEORY – IMPROVERS

RYA Start Sailing Stage 3 (Junior) RYA START SAILING LEVEL 2 (ADULT)

Rigging, launching & recovery: rig/launch/recover without help (onshore wind); reef dinghy ashore; store a dinghy ashore

Rigging: rigging according to weather; reefing ashore Launching & recovery: storage of dinghy; launching & recovery; paddle / row course; come alongside & make fast

Ropework: tie a bowline, clove hitch, rolling hitch

Ropework: tie a bowline, clove hitch, rolling hitch

Racing: understand course & starting procedure

Racing: understands course & starting procedure

Sailing theory & background: how to recover MOB; points of sailing; how sail works; terms - windward, leeward, luff up, bear away; importance of clear communication afloat; lee shore dangers; sailing in close company; advice for coastal sailing; personal safety / telling someone ashore; dangers of hypothermia / importance of 1st aid training

Sailing theory & background: points of sailing; no-go zone; how sail works; sea sailing (basic advice); tides; inland sailing (basic); hypothermia, importance of 1st aid training & CPR

Rules of the road: port/starboard, overtaking, windward boat

Meteorology: how to obtain weather forecast; Beaufort wind scale; when to reef

Meteorology: weather / shipping forecasts; when to reef; Beaufort Wind Scale

Clothing & equipment: personal safety equipment; boat buoyancy; basic safety equipment e.g. anchor/ paddle/ bailer

Clothing & equipment: personal safety, clothing, buoyancy; boat buoyancy; basic boat equipment, distress flares, 1st aid kit; attracting attention, helping those in distress

Capsize recovery: practical of 1 method, knowledge 1 other (dry capsize)


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THEORY – BEGINNERS

RYA Start Sailing Stage 1

(Junior)

RYA Start Sailing Stage 2

(Junior)

RYA START SAILING

LEVEL 1 (ADULT) Rigging: assist with rigging a dinghy

Rigging: put boat head to wind for rigging; rig a dinghy

Rigging: wind awareness; spars, rigging, foils; parts of sail, sail controls

Launching & recovery: launch dinghy/get under way with assistance; secure boat to trolley; assist with recovery/stowage of dinghy & gear

Launching & recovery: manoeuvre trolley clear of boats/overhead hazards; launch / recover dinghy (offshore wind)

Launching & recovery: securing boat on trolley; wheeling trolley clear of boats/ obstacles; launching & leaving shore; coming ashore, recovering boat; wind awareness ashore

Ropework: tie a figure of 8 knot; cleat a halyard

Ropework: tie a round turn & 2 half hitches; tie a reef knot

Ropework: tie figure of 8, round turn & 2 half hitches; secure rope to cleat

Clothing & equipment: personal safety / what to wear; put on personal buoyancy correctly; confident in water with personal buoyancy

Clothing & equipment: choose & adjust personal buoyancy

Capsize recovery: understand importance of staying with boat

Capsize recovery: be scooped in during capsize recovery OR right 1 type of dinghy

Capsize recovery: basic theory / staying with boat

Sailing theory & background: basic parts of a boat; action to help those in distress; local hazards; how to prepare for a tow

Sailing theory & background. No Go Zone; terms windward, leeward, gybe; spars & rigging; parts of the sail, sail controls; offshore & onshore winds; telling someone ashore; dangers of man-made hazards Rules of the road: knowledge of port / starboard rule

Sailing theory & background : awareness of other water users; rules of road (power v sail, port / starboard, overtaking boat, windward boat)

Meteorology: aware of wind direction

Meteorology: several ways of finding wind direction

Meteorology: onshore / offshore wind; sources of weather info



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TEACHING IN SINGLE-HANDERS 2-HANDERS

stages 1&2 / LEVEL 1

(usually done in 2 full days)

1 clothing footwear buoyancy aids gear

2 rigging (reefing) launching

3 tacking land drill / out of irons

4 tacking afloat beam reach starting &

stopping

5 turning towards & away from wind

6 going to windward

7 gybing practice

8 rules of road triangular course

capsize

stages 1&2 / LEVEL 1

(usually done in 2 full days)

1 clothing buoyancy aids gear

2 rig launch

3 familiarisation joyride

4 orientation/basic controls/control speed/

stopping

5 land drill – going about

6 going about afloat being towed

7 going to windward figure of 8

8 5 essentials ashore & afloat

9 going downwind + gybing L1

stage 3 /LEVEL 2

(usually done in 2 full days):

coming alongside

lee shore landings

moorings

jetties

racing

more theory

stage 3 / LEVEL 2

10 land drill – gybe (training run)

11 gybing afloat

12 triangular course rules of road - 1st solo

further sessions: land/launch, MOB, come

alongside, moorings, close company, sail

backwards, racing,

capsize


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Appendix 6 - Application Form

DYC Sail Training

Spring 2020

We are offering 2 separate courses this year just after Easter:

IMPROVERS (RYA JUNIOR STAGES 2-3 / ADULT LEVEL 2)

BEGINNERS (RYA JUNIOR STAGES 1-2 / ADULT LEVEL 1)

• The introductory evening will give beginners practical advice before the course.

• 10 places are available on each course. Youngsters should be at least 10 years old.

• Boats: we will mostly be using our new Argo’s & some Wayfarers. You may get the chance to

spend some time in a single-hander such as a Topper or Quba.

• In the event of a no-sail we will work ashore on theory and practical tasks. If sessions have to

be shortened youngsters’ families will be contacted.

• The training fleet will be supervised by an RYA Senior Instructor.

• Cost is £95 per person.

Course programme * WRITE THE DATES STRAIGHT INTO YOUR DIARY!! *

Date Session ( italics = optional) Start Finish High Water

Fri 24 Apr 80:20 Second-hand Sailing Clothing Sale

Beginners Introductory Evening

19:00

19:30

19:30

20:30

Sun 19 Apr IMPROVERS 1 09:00 13:30 11:20

Sat 25 Apr IMPROVERS 2 11:00 16:00 14:45

Sat 2 May IMPROVERS 3 & 4 DOWNRIVER DAY 09:00 17:00 07:51/20:36

Sat 9 May BEGINNERS 1 11:00 16:00 14:34

Sat 16 May BEGINNERS 2 & 3 DOWNRIVER DAY 09:00 17:00 08:25/20:46

Sat 23 May BEGINNERS 4 10:00 15:00 13:46

Equipment checklist (you might find something useful at the Clothing Sale, 24 Apr)

o Warm clothes that are OK to get wet; hat & gloves/mittens

o Several thin layers or wet suit & layers

o Water- & wind-proof jacket and trousers (or spraysuit)

o Buoyancy aid (we advise you to buy your own but you can borrow one from us)

o Wetsuit boots or other suitable footwear like old trainers (not garden wellies)

o Towel and change of clothes

o Your RYA LOGBOOK if you have done a previous course

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Tick the course you wish to apply for: IMPROVERS BEGINNERS

Name:

Email:

Address &

postcode

Tel. / mobile

Sailing experience /

qualifications:

Were you a member of DYC during the 2019 sailing season? YES / NO

Age at beginning of course or ‘ADULT ’: N.B. Minimum age is normally 10

Tick the books you would like: (they are included in the price of the course)

Juniors: RYA Youth Logbook G11

Adults: RYA Adult Logbook G4

RYA Go Sailing book G32

RYA Handbook G3

Cancellation policy

• In the event of a ‘no sail’ being declared for an individual session we will cover elements of theory

and undertake practical activities on land so trainees will still gain valuable experience and

practice. In the event of DYC having to cancel any sailing sessions before the date of the

sessions we will refund an appropriate fraction of the course fee. In the event of DYC having to

cancel the course your course fee will be refunded in full.

• If applicants have to miss individual sessions unfortunately we will not be able to arrange a

refund. In the event of an applicant having to cancel their application for the course we will

endeavour to find a new applicant. If successful, a refund will be arranged.

We will always try to be flexible if people’s circumstances change so individual cases will be looked at on their merits.

Action - complete this application form and the Health form (ADULTS) OR Consent form

(JUNIORS) - email the forms to Steve Scholey: [email protected] OR

- post the forms to: Steve Scholey 5 Badgers Bank Ipswich IP2 9EN

Payment: £95 per person - pay online: sort code 20-98-07 account no. 00328189. Add label ‘Spring Sail Training’

OR post a cheque with your forms to the above address. Cheques payable to ‘Deben Yacht Club’.

In the event of over-subscription your payment will be returned/refunded.

The Training Team: Steve Scholey 07929 751003 Tim Game 01394 383997 Jo Masters 07957 806066



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Appendix 7 - Junior: Parental and Medical Consent COURSE DETAILS: ________________________________________________________

Name of Young Person: _____________________________________________________

I have received and read details of the programme of water sports activities at the above Centre in which my son/daughter has the opportunity to participate.

My son/daughter is in good health and I consent to his/her taking part in these activities. I acknowledge that the Centre staff will be liable in the event of any accident only if they have

failed to take reasonable care of my son/daughter during the activity.

I also give permission to the Instructors participating in the above sail training course to administer any relevant treatment or medication to the named participant, when/if necessary. I

shall inform Deben Yacht Club Training Team of any known conditions and medication requirements.

In addition, if the case arises, I authorise the members of staff to take my son/daughter to hospital and give full permission for any treatment required to be carried out in accordance with

the hospital’s diagnosis. I understand that I shall be notified, as soon as possible, of the hospital visit and any treatment given by the hospital.

My child's NHS Card No is ___________ _____ and Doctor's name and address are :

__________________________________________________________________________

It is important that the DYC staff should know whether your son/daughter suffers from any

illness or medical conditions.

Please state in confidence any health or other related matter concerning your son/daughter of which the Centre staff should be aware:

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

PHOTOGRAPH CONSENT

As part of our work with young people DYC occasionally takes photographs or videos of various activities. These may then be displayed to promote or celebrate the work.

Please X the box if you do NOT want your photographs displayed.

Signed: _______________________________Parent/Guardian Date:_______________

Address: __________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________ Postcode: ___________

Telephone Number:______________________________________



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Appendix 8 - Adult: Health Declaration Form Name ........................................................... Date of Birth ............................

I have received and read details of the programme. I acknowledge that staff will be liable in the event of any accident only if they have failed to take reasonable care of me during the

programme.

My NHS Card No is .................................. and Doctor’s name and address is:

......................................................................................................................

……………………………………………………………………………………..

I have read the information issued by the centre concerning waterborne diseases (see below)

and I will ensure that the information is kept safely.

1. Please provide details for two people who can be contacted in an emergency:

Contact 1

Name .......................................

Relationship to applicant ..........................

Phone no. ..................................

Contact 2

Name .......................................

Relationship to applicant ..........................

Phone no. ..................................

2. It is important that the organising staff should know whether you suffer from any illness

or medical condition. Please use this space to state, in confidence, any health or other

matter which accompanying staff should be aware of. Please indicate here also if you

are receiving medication, with details and dosage and/or any specific dietary

requirements.

..........................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................

3. PHOTOGRAPH CONSENT

As part of our work with young people DYC occasionally takes photographs or videos of

various activities. These may then be displayed to promote or celebrate the work. Please

X the box if you do NOT want your photographs displayed.

Signed......................................... Date .......................



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Weil’s Disease or Leptospirosis – Notice for Club Members This notice provides some information on the disease and how to recognise it. The RYA advise that the risk of contracting the disease in tidal waters is low.

What is leptospirosis? Two types of leptospirosis infection can affect workers in the UK. Weil’s disease - This is a serious and sometimes fatal infection that is transmitted to humans by contact with urine from infected rats. The Hardjo form of leptospirosis - This is transmitted from cattle to humans.

What are the symptoms? Both diseases start with a flu-like illness with a persistent and severe headache, which can lead to vomiting and muscle pains and ultimately to jaundice, meningitis and kidney failure. In rare cases the diseases can be fatal.

Who is at risk? Anyone who is exposed to rats, rat or cattle urine or to fetal fluids from cattle is at risk. Farmers are now the main group at risk for both Weil’s disease and cattle leptospirosis: the cattle form is a special risk for dairy farmers.

• Other people who have contracted leptospirosis in recent years include vets, meat inspectors, butchers, abattoir and sewer workers.

• Workers in contact with canal and river water are also at risk.

How might I catch it? The bacteria can get into your body through cuts and scratches and through the lining of the mouth, throat and eyes after contact with infected urine or contaminated water, such as in sewers, ditches, ponds and slow-flowing rivers. People working in dairy parlours are often in contact with cattle urine. Rat urine may also contaminate animal feed stuffs on farms.

How can I prevent it?

• Get rid of rats. Don’t touch them with unprotected hands.

• Wash cuts and grazes immediately with soap and running water and cover all cuts and broken skin with waterproof plasters before and during work.

• Wear protective clothing.

• Wash your hands after handling any animal, or any contaminated clothing or other materials and always before eating, drinking or smoking.

What else should I do? Report any illness to your doctor. Tell the doctor about your work and show this card. Leptospirosis is much less severe if it is treated promptly. If your doctor decides you have leptospirosis that you think may have been contracted during club activities please inform the Secretary or Assistant Secretary.

To the doctor The patient’s leisure activity may expose him/her to the danger of leptospirosis (either L. icterohaemorrhagiae or L. hardjo). Early diagnosis and treatment are vital in Weil’s disease as jaundice is often absent in the early stages. The illness in L. hardjo may also be greatly shortened by appropriate antibiotic treatment. (Your local Public Health Laboratory Service or hospital consultant microbiologist should be able to offer advice and serological testing.)



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Appendix 9 - Comments or complaints form



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Appendix 10 – Power Boat 1 typical lesson plan

Typical DYC Powerboat Level 1 course programme

Thursday 16 May 2019 – High Water 11.23 Session Activity Timing Instructor/notes

0830 – 0930

Class room

Tea/coffee

• Introduction, paperwork, books

• Weather forecast • Dress for getting afloat

10 10

10

0930 – 10.00

• Preparation of the boat • Prestart checks and

controls • Kill cord

• communication

5 5

5 5

10

10.00 –

14.00

• Practice use of controls &

familiarisation

• Start and stop engine • Low speed handling –

ahead & astern in planing and

displacement boats • Fasten to cleat

• Stow anchor • Approach and leave

pontoon • Secure using painters,

lines, fenders • Mooring & securing put

boat away

14.00 – 14.30

• Lunch

14.30 – 16.30

• Launch boat (video) • Man overboard – raise

alarm, stop boat, prevention

• IRPCS 5 & 6

• Lookout, other users • Boat hull types

(planing/displacement) • Engine layout & drives

10 20

20

20

10 10

16.30 -

17.00

• Debrief & questions



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Appendix 11 – Power Boat 2 typical lesson plan

DYC Powerboat Level 2 course programme

Thursday 16 May 2019 – High Water 11.23 Session Activity Timing Instructor/notes

0830 – 0930

Class room

Tea/coffee

• Introduction, paperwork,

books

• Weather forecast

• Dress for getting afloat

10

10

10

0930 – 10.00 • Preparation of the boat

• Routine maintenance

• Prestart checks and

controls

• Kill cord

• Leaving a mooring –

spring/options

5

5

5

5

10

10.00 – 14.00 • Practice use of controls &

familiarisation

• Forwards & reverse, use

of controls, forward

figure of 8

• Pivot point position

(forwards - astern)

• Effects of wind & current

• Holding station

(forwards, astern)

• Picking up a buoy and

securing

• Figure of 8 (astern)

• MOB

• anchoring

• Turn in own length

• Mooring & securing put

boat away

14.00 – 14.30 • Lunch (knots)

14.30 –

16.30

• tides & effects (ppt)

• chartwork lat/long,

position, compass, GPS.

• Chart types, symbols

• Passage planning

• Boat hull types

(planing/displacement)

• Engine layout & drives

10

20

20

20

10

10

16.30 -

17.00


• Task – students to

produce weather

forecasts for Friday



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DYC Powerboat Level 2 course programme

Friday 17 May 2019 – High Water 12.12

Session Activity Timing Instructor/notes

0830 – 0930

Class room

Tea/coffee

• briefing

• Students produce Weather forecast

• Hooking (ppt)

10

20

20

0930 –

10.00

• Preparation of the boat

• Prestart checks and controls

• Displacement & RIB

5

5

20

10.00 –

14.00

• Planing speed helmimg

Recap & practice

• Forwards & reverse, use of controls,

forward figure of 8

• (Helm displacement boat various

exercises)

• Effects of wind & current

• Holding station (forwards, astern)

• Picking up a buoy and securing

• Figure of 8 (astern)

• MOB

• anchoring

• Turn in own length

• Towing (if time permits

• Mooring & securing put boat away

14.00 –

14.30

• Lunch (knots

14.30 –

16.30

• use of radio, distress signals,

Mayday

• IRPCS, SOLAS

• Towing theory

• Launch & recovery (video)

• Byelaws, local regs, registration

• Course review

• Recap & questions

20

20

10

20

15

10

15

16.30 -

17.00

• Debriefing

• depart



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Appendix 12 - Safety Boat typical lesson plan

DYC Safety Boat course programme Day 1 Day, Date – High Water ?? (contents varied to suit high water times)

Session Activity Timing Instructor/notes 0830 – 0930 Class room Tea/coffee

• Introduction, paperwork, books

• Weather forecast

• Dress for getting afloat

• Safety, responsibilities

5

5 10

10

0930 – 10.00

• Intro to Dinghy rescue techniques

30

10.00 – 14.00

• Preparation of the boat, Prestart checks and controls

• Boat Handling, Positioning,

standing off

• Mark laying,

• Man over board

• Dinghy Rescue/recovery: Single & double hander recovery, semi & fully inverted

14.00 – 14.30

• Lunch

14.30 – 16.30

• Recovering personnel,

heavy casualties • entrapments

• righting a multihull • Lee shore

• Race management

10

10

5 20

10

16.30 - 17.00


•



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DYC Safety Boat course programme Day 2 Day, Date – High Water ?? (contents varied to suit high water times)

Session Activity Timing Instructor/notes

0830 –

0900 Class room Tea/coffee

• briefing

• questions

15

15

0900 –

09.30

• Intro to Dinghy rescue techniques &

towing • Recovery of boards

20

10

10.00 – 14.00

• Recap dinghy rescue techniques

• Towing, alongside and astern • Multiple tows

• Lee shore recovery

14.00 – 14.30

• Lunch (knots

14.30 – 16.30

• use of radio, distress signals, Mayday

• hull & drive types

• rescue of swimmers, sculling boats, PWC

• canoe. Kayak rescue • refuelling hazards

• local rules, local knowledge • questions

20 20 10 20 15 10 15

16.30 -17.00

• Debriefing

• depart


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