Water Safety
Things you can find in your safety kit
Flashlight, throw line, waterproof First Aid Kit, whistle
Things you should always have with you
lifejacket, kill cord, radio, and phone
Our address
5100 Patricia Bay Highway
This is important when approaching athletes who are in the water
Cutting your engine
Safety ratio for coach to athletes on the water
1:12 experienced
1:8 novice
1:4 goal for middle school season
There are 5 of these in total
Safe beaches
Signals all the members of a flipped boat have been rescued
One oar missing from a flipped boat signal
No rowing will occur in the following conditions
- Fog that reduces visibility to less than 1000m in any direction
- thunderstorm
- extreme wind
Where you can find First Aid Kits
By the sign-out board, and in the Porter room
The correct way to approach a flipped boat
From into the wind
Something kids will forget to do
wear enough clothing
AED Locations
The Spracklen Room and between the VCRC and GVYRS bay
The furthest distance between a safety boat and a crew
In visible contact and able to respond to distress within a minute
On water distress signal
Both arms overhead (Mayday)
Where you can find the cervical spine collar and spine board
The back of the VCRC Boat Bay