Water-based Activities

Sealyham offers five different
water-based activities:

Surfing
Kayaking
Sailing
Canoeing
Coasteering

Canoeing is a popular and safe water-based activity – as long as certain precautions are taken.

Activity 1a

Click on the following YouTube video clip and identify 5 health and safety measures:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jexPM1ORnqM

Activity 1b

Study the other YouTube video links to produce a summary of what can go wrong on canoeing trips.

Sealyham is a member of Canoe Wales (Canw Cymru). Canoe Wales is the national governing body for paddle sport in Wales.

Activity 2a

Click on the link below to identify the 5 responsibilities of Canoe Wales:

http://www.canoewales.com/index.aspx

Activity 2b

Suggest two reasons why Sealyham Activity Centre is a member of Canoe Wales.

Activity 2c

Sealyham’s canoe instructors and their assistants are required to hold the appropriate qualifications. One of these qualifications is the BCU (UKCC) Level 1.

What is BCU an abbreviation of?
What is UKCC an abbreviation of?
Explain the importance of instructor qualifications for activity centres such as Sealyham.

Activity 3

Click on the link below and produce a PowerPoint presentation to show the specific training involved in achieving the BCU (UKCC) Level 1 coaching qualification. (Maximum of six slides).

Use images or video clips to enhance your presentation.

http://www.canoewales.com/being-a-coach.aspx

Coasteering is a relatively new adventure activity, that was developed as a commercial activity in Pembrokeshire. The description below gives an indication of what one participant felt about the activity:

“Well, it's nothing to be scared of that's for sure! With Coasteering, you don't have to be able to swim as the wet suit and buoyancy aid will help keep you afloat when you are in the water, and of course the trained and qualified instructors are always on hand to help you out if you get into any difficulties. After a safety briefing you are led along the slippery rocks, helping out your team mates through a series of team games to keep you warm and get you used to the coastal environment, and basically to show you that there is so much fun to be had. The session will also include some rock scrambling, rock traversing, rock hopping, swimming into caves, wallowing, smiling, laughing, and more laughing! There is no pressure to do any high jumps or do anything you do not feel comfortable with”.

An important part of Sealyham’s health and safety policy is to prepare a risk assessment for each activity. The following document is a risk assessment for coasteering at Abereiddy.

	Coasteering Risk Assessment
	Coasteering Risk Assessment

The links below all show coasteering, with celebrities taking part in some.

http://video.uk.msn.com/watch/video/watch-rhod-gilbert-take-up-coasteering/2tlnn0op

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3DlkKwfgag

http://vimeo.com/13388923

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8186896.stm

Watch all the video clips, and follow some of the other links if necessary.

Activity 4

Using evidence from the video clips and information from the Sealyham coasteering risk assessment:

Explain the appeal of coasteering;
Evaluate the procedures and controls in place to minimise the risks involved in the activity.