Safety Boat Risk Assessment

• Slipping on stones
• Falling off walls
• Being hit by boats that are being launched or retrieved;
• Possibly while carrying boat equipment

• Warning notice at top of steps
• Wear suitable clothing and footwear for the activity
• Always report hazards that are evident
• Promote a culture of moving about deliberately/ thoughtfully

**Please note

• First Aid kit in hut and boats
• VHF communications
• Potentially call emergency services (see “YYC Dinghy & Dayboat Crisis Management Plan”)
• RYA First Aid course recommended

• Falling overboard
• Cold water shock
• Hypothermia
• Drowning

• It is a requirement that Safety Boat crews wear Lifejackets or Buoyancy Aids at all times
• Two handed manning of Safety Boats, a requirement of the Club Insurers
• Boats’ equipment to include a boarding ladder and survival bags

** see note above.

• Being struck, squashed or dragged by gear (eg swiped by a boom of a boat that is being assisted, fingers trapped by gunwale)

• Encourage a culture of predicting when tricky situations may arise and act in an appropriate way

** see note above.

• Fire burns

• No smoking onboard the Safety Boat;
• No refuelling to take place while engine is running
• Fire extinguisher carried

** see note above

• Eliminate the risk if possible
• Reduce the risk to the absolute minimum
• Isolate the area from all but the operatives
• Control at all times
• Ensure that the correct PPE is used
• Ensure that risk assessments are adhered to