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RBBC ROWING GUIDELINES

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​Initial questions to ask:

  • What is the flow rate?

  • What is the tide doing?

  • What boat are we in?

  • What are the crew like?

  • What is my ability to cox in the current river conditions?

  • Is it advisable to carry a passenger?

  • Are there any other safety considerations e.g. lifejackets/buoyancy aids, clothing?

 

Rowing Guidelines

The following guidelines are to help with the decision process whether to row or not, and if possible, help make early decisions.​

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  • The coxes can cancel a row at any time if they do not feel comfortable.

  • The coxes can discuss topics on the cox’s group on Wix, or with Graham Green (Safety Officer)

  • It may not be possible to predict ahead of the day if it is not possible to row, so members should follow updates on Facebook

  • Rowing in conditions that are identified in red, would result in a disciplinary procedure

  • If in doubt, don’t go out!

 

Definitions/Source Material​​

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Hampton rowing general conditions, access to the Hampton RBBC draw off row location, risk assessment and cox safety guide.

  • Access to the site is ungated and slopes downwards from the extremely heavily trafficked Upper Sunbury Road. This access is shared between pedestrians and vehicles. A pedestrian crossing on Upper Sunbury Road which finishes at the shared access to the site. 

  • A number of free parking spaces are available on the site, however, these are limited and may also be in use by the Hampton Canoe Club. 

  • Members should be mindful of the risk to pedestrians from vehicles when entering and leaving the site. The pedestrian crossing offers no safety from vehicles leaving the site and there is no external lighting after dark.

  • The jetty is fixed to the riverbed and in a stable condition. The timber boarding, about 900mm wide (estimate) is sturdy, level and clean (no goose poo!). 

  • There is a handrail to the right-hand side. After roughly 10m the jetty moves through 90 degrees, at which point there is a single step down to the mooring. 

  • Moving a skerry off and back to the jetty is considered to be generally straightforward with few hazards to navigate.

  • An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is fixed to the wall of the ferry building facing the car park and jetty.

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