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2025 PRE-SEASON TRAINING

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AGENDA

  • Introductions
    • Session Registration, School Registration, Volunteer Declaration
  • Club Layout
  • Dinghies
  • Safety Boats
  • Clothing & Buoyancy Aids
  • Sessions
  • Procedures and Responsibilities
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Boat Rigging, Powerboat Refreshers and Introduction to Sailing

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Steps

Kitchen

Main room

Entrance

Kit Store

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CLUB LAYOUT

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TRAINING ROOM LAYOUT

Ramp

Training Cabinet

Training Locker

Ceiling mounted projector

Dehumidifier

Door to be kept closed

Sailfree Locker

Buoyancy aid and helmet racks

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DINGHIES

PICO

BOATS USED WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SAFETY TEAM / DAY LEADER

ACCESS

COMET TRIO

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Youtube clip – How to rig an access 303 9.21m

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  • Mainsail Reefing

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How to rig an access 303

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Type of Safety boat: Pioner Multi

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SAFETY BOAT

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  • 2 longitudinal keels ensure the Pioner has superb sea keeping abilities and handling.
  • Highly buoyant.
  • Has a unique bow door system which can be lowered with a winch, and can be locked at any height for loading. 
  • Door can be open while afloat at slow speeds only when approaching victim in water.
  • The door is wide enough to accommodate most wheel chairs.

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  • THERE CAN CURRENTLY BE NO PASSENGERS OR WHEELCHAIRS IN THE SAFETY BOATS

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PIONER FEATURES

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Type of Safety boat: RIB

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SAFETY BOAT

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  • Fast
  • Very Manoeuvrable
  • Aluminium hull is extremely strong
  • Cushioned “Sponsons” reduce risk of damage when coming alongside other boats
  • THERE CAN CURRENTLY BE NO PASSENGERS WHEELCHAIRS IN THE SAFETY BOATS

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RIB FEATURES

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  • Life jackets or buoyancy aids MUST be worn at all times when on the water side and on the water including ALL water craft e.g. Safety boat / sailing boat / Canoe etc – NO EXCEPTIONS
  • Life jackets and buoyancy aids available – see the shore based team.
  • Buoyancy aids should be of the appropriate size and and correctly fitted

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BUOYANCY AID RULES

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Who should be equipped with a radio?

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  • Day Leader / SI
  • Safety boats
  • DIs
  • Shore based support team
  • Beach master
  • Carer’s supporting high risk occupants
  • Not to be shared between

  • 12 available
  • Radio checked prior to use
  • Must be set to channel 37
  • Do not carry by the antenna!

Hand held radios

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Tuesday, Thursday

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The Day - 10am until 3pm

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First Dinghy sailing session - 10am until 12pm

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Second Dinghy sailing session - 1pm until 2pm

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Times adjustable when agreed between Groups

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SAILFREE REGATTAS 8th & 10th JULY 2025 PIRATES & PARENTS

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SESSION TIMES

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  • Limited Galley Service – PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN FOOD
  • Lots of fast food outlets available in Otley eg Fish & chips
  • It’s Busy. Cooperation between Schools & Club

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LUNCH AT OSC

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  1. Upon arrival all visitors will meet in the Club House
  2. Everyone MUST Register & Sign in on the day. (Schools, Volunteers, Visitors)
  3. Task allocation by Officer of the Day / SI
  4. Prepare crafts / buoyancy equipment
  5. Sail
  6. Stow boats & equipment
  7. Tidy up
  8. Clean toilet
  9. Depart

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PROCEDURES FOR THE DAY

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  • A RYA Senior instructor will be responsible for the overall running & safety of the session.�
  • Sailability Co-ordinator:- Schools liaison & Registration
  • Volunteers with help from School staff will be responsible for the shore side support.
  • Only someone who has attended pre-season training (or separate instruction) can assist with preparation & sailing the dinghies.
  • ONLY volunteers with a minimum of PB2 and annual update can operate the safety boat.
  • If you have NOT received PRE-SEASON training you MUST be supervised by a volunteer who is trained.
  • Check the fit of buoyancy aids

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OSC VOLUNTEERS: WHAT ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR?

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ROLES AND SKILLS

Key OSC Roles

  • Senior Instructor
  • Day Coordinator
  • Log Book Coordinator
  • Registration
  • Galley
  • Safety Boats
  • Beach Master�

General Skills (Volunteers, Staff & Pupils)

        • Buoyancy Aid Fitting
        • Rig & Launch Boats
        • Winch Centre Board
        • Jetty:- Embark, Check, Launch, Retrieve & Disembark
        • Retrieve and De-Rig Boats
        • Radios

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  • School staff are responsible for their pupils at all times
  • Suitable clothing for weather conditions / sun cream
  • Aware of risk assessments and behaviour management for all pupils and communicate these to the SI
  • Pupils personal belongings (e.g. securing glasses)
  • Log Books
  • Medication
  • Lunch
  • Personal Care
  • Liaise with Officer of Day and School Coordinator

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SCHOOL STAFF:WHAT ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR?

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Procedures & Risk Assessments

(OSC Website)�

  • Safety Manual
  • Sailability Manual
  • Safeguarding Procedure
  • Volunteer Handbook
  • Risk assessments:
    • Dinghy
    • Sailfree
    • Safety boat
    • General

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DOCUMENTATION etc

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Documents & Registers�

  • Volunteer Membership
  • DBS Form Safeguarding
  • Volunteer Disclaimer Form
  • Volunteer Availability Sheet
  • Volunteer Day Registration
  • Pupil Registration Form
  • Pupil Attendance Register

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Dinghy signals for assistance

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Safety boat proceeds to the dinghy and begins to tow the dinghy in to the jetty

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Shore base (1) goes to dial for emergency services in the club house and immediately organises someone to go down with a radio to unlock the gate and remain there until the ambulance arrives – leaves gate open for ambulance to exit. If you do need to call the emergency services there is a record of the grid reference etc of the club house on a notice near the telephone. It would be a good idea if everyone were aware where the notice is. If an air ambulance is required, our what3words location is: bring.playback.mining�

Safety boat tows dinghy in to the concrete jetty

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EMERGENCY PROCEDURE

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Safety boat driver moors safety boat and goes to help with the disembarkation of the service users and staff from the dinghy using hoist. An alternative in an emergency would be to lift the centre board and roll the dinghy onto one side in shallow water on the slipway.

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Shore base (2) and safety boat driver disembark service user and staff member

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Staff member takes service user to waiting ambulance

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Safety boat driver informs gate that ambulance is on way out

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EMERGENCY PROCEDURE - cont

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OSC Sailability Social Media & Other Links:-

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WhatsApp FOR VOLUNTEERS

WhatsApp FOR SCHOOLS

OSC Sailability Facebook

Sailability Volunteer Handbook

Volunteer & Staff Registration

Schools Pupil & Staff Registration

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Any Questions

Practice

On the water

Led by Otley Sailing club

Qualified

instructors

Enjoy !!

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