Table of Contents The instructional approach will manage risk by:
• creating, communicating, and following risk management procedures (e.g., emergency action plan [EAP]); • reviewing procedures periodically and updating as needed; and • ensuring instructors can effectively implement emergency procedures.
About the Element
• This element focuses on having and using safety procedures that manage the risks associated with learning how to operate a recreational boat.
• “Managing risk” involves designing into the instructional approach the infrastructure, procedures, and tools needed to reduce risks. Be sure to have in place both proactive and reactive approaches to risk management
ჿ Proactive risk management involves activities such as ensuring procedures are in place for having and using safety equipment such as communication devices, rescue and first-aid supplies, anchors, towboats, etc.
ჿ Reactive risk management procedures identify what actions should be taken during emergency situations. They are typically developed for topics such as deciding when to terminate on-water activity due to weather; steps to
take if someone is injured, etc.
• Being able to implement a safety procedure successfully is critical. Make sure that anyone involved in the learning context has the knowledge, skills, and judgment to effectively implement any risk management procedure or use any safety equipment (e.g., they know what actions to take, how to take them, and when to initiate them).
Include the use of risk management procedures and equipment in instructor and staff training activities.
• According to the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), any organization providing education that has more than 10 employees must develop an Emergency Action Plan.
To ensure the approach is current with ADA guidelines, visit:
www.ada.gov. For more information about Emergency Action Plans, visit:
www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/eap.html.
• Include periodic (e.g., once every six months, at the start of each new boating season, etc.) and systematic (e.g., engaging all involved in instruction; using checklists, etc.) reviews of safety procedures and equipment designed to manage risks.
26 This Technical Support Document was produced in part through USCG grant funds to develop National On-Water Skills Standards. ©2022 United States Sailing Association. Facilitated by Think First Serve.
Element 13
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79
