Equipment

Group Gear - Respect is Key

• Well maintained Group gear is essential to safe activities  

• Role modelling from Leaders (both adult and youth) set an ethos for your section and the group 

• All gear and equipment should be checked by leaders before use – bungs, holes, rips etc.

• Any small gear that is broken or defective should be removed from the storage area. Binned or left in boiler lobby if reparable.

• Any damage on bigger boats should be noted and passed on to the QM

• Most of the canoe deck equipment has been renewed and marked with an expiry date.

Caring for gear - Young people should assist!

• Boats should be lifted not dragged. 

• Leave no Trace

• Prevents damage!

• Team work makes the dream work!

• Group gear should be removed before going into the den 

• Rinse all buoyancy aids, spray decks and helmets (Blue barrel should be filled before the session.)

• Remove seaweed from Canadians, kayaks and picos before storing  (use the hose)

• Hang or put everything back up where it should be even if it wasn’t there when you got there!

• If you don’t know where it should go, ask (now)!

Leaders Gear

• Once again remember you are a role model

• If you expect them to wear a helmet you should year one  that is properly fitted

• You have to be warm enough for the activity and the possibility of an emergency

• Mobile phone in a waterproof pouchBoats should be lifted not dragged. 

• Additionally within the leader team:

  • Radios 

  • First aid kit 

  • Towing equipment and knife 

  • Snacks

  • Drybag for medication

Scouts Personal gear

• Members need to be prepared for an activity. 

• Many parents need a list! Every time!

• Wetsuits 

  • Must be worn Oct – Apr?

  • Minimum mm? 5:3?

• Summer boating requires adequate clothing. Shorts and t-shirts are not sufficient.

• If members have personal BAs, helmets etc they need to be the right size and still need to be checked by leaders

Kit List

• • Hard soled shoes or bootees

  • Correctly fitting wetsuit 

  • Minimum 3mm

  • Wool or thermal layer for underneath wetsuit 

  • No cotton

  • Warm clothes for afterwards @ the den

  • Snacks 

  • Towel

  • Personal medication e.g. inhaler

Scouts Personal gear (provided by 5th port)  

• All scouts helmets and pfds must be checked before embarking

• Personal Floating Devices – legal requirement check Weights and sizes

• Helmets

• Cags 

• Spray decks – only for those that have practised capsize in a controlled environment

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