| Risks
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| Sea Kayak Risk Assessment |
Club Flatwater Risk Assessment;
✓ Animals and Plants (major injury);
✓ Animals and Plants (minor injury);
✓ Bad Weather / Weather Change;
✓ Boat Traffic / Shipping;
✓ Capsize;
✓ Carrying Boats;
✓ Cuts, Sprains, and Strains;
✓ Dehydration;
✓ Drowning;
✓ Enter / Exit Boat;
✓ Entire Group Capsizing;
✓ Equipment Failure;
✓ Fitness / Fatigue;
✓ Getting Separated from Group;
✓ Heat Exhaustion / Hyperthermia;
✓ Hit by Paddle;
✓ Hypothermia;
✓ Ineffective Rudder;
✓ Medical Condition(s);
✓ Missing / Broken Paddle;
✓ Paddle Related Injuries / Tendonitis / Blisters;
✓ Paddling in the dark / Night Paddling;
✓ Panic / Fear;
✓ Rocks and Submerged Objects;
✓ Separation from Boat;
✓ Sinking Boat;
✓ Strainers (Overhanging Trees / Mangroves / Fishing Lines / Structures);
✓ Sunburn;
✓ Tripping while walking; |
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| Risk Management
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| Paddler Requirements |
✓ Conditions can be calm, but can change dramatically with winds and tides contributing significantly to this.
✓ Paddlers must advise leaders if they have health issues or injuries that may affect participation. Ensure medication is carried and is accessible. If unsure, they should check with their doctor beforehand.
✓ Participants should have an appropriate level of fitness. This is a trip that requires a moderate fitness level and a minimum sustained cruising speed. |
| Emergency Contact Information |
Emergency Contact: 000 |
| Nearest Medical Help and Contacts |
The Wesley Hospital – 451 Coronation Dr, Auchenflower, (07) 3232 7000Mater Hospital Brisbane – Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane QLD 4101, (07) 3163 8111 |
| Safety and Personal Equipment
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| Personal Equipment (check link) |
✓ Clothing you can get wet (on the water);
✓ Dry clothing (to keep warm);
✓ Food adequate for trip duration;
✓ Footwear suitable for paddling, swimming and extra for on land;
✓ Paddle clothes to protect from cold/wind (e.g. thermal/spray jacked or cag);
✓ Sun protection (hat, sunglasses, long sleeved paddle clothes, sunscreen, etc);
✓ Water – 3L per day;
✓ Water and snacks accessible while paddling; |
| Kayak Equipment |
✓ Dry bag;
✓ PFD and paddle;
✓ Pump, sponge, bailer, and paddle float;
✓ Suitable paddle craft;
✓ Whistle; |
| Safety Equipment |
✓ First Aid Kit;
✓ Repair Kit;
✓ Spare Paddle;
✓ Torch / Glow stick; |
| Communications |
✓ Mobile Phone;
✓ Whistle; |
| Check of Paddlers’ Equipment |
✓ Footwear (covered);
✓ Medication;
✓ PFD;
✓ Suitable Craft;
✓ Sunsmart Gear;
✓ Water; |
Southbank
We will start our paddle at 10am the UQ boat shed and will paddle 9 km with tidal support via West End, Southbank and Kangaroo Point to the Story Bridge. Below the Story Bridge is a small patch of sand where we will land (at about 12pm), eat our lunch and wait for the tide to turn (at about 2 pm). Please bring your own snacks, lunch and water.
After the tide has turned, we paddle back the 9 km to the shed. We should arrive there before 4pm. We can wash the boats and if people are interested, we can go for some drinks or some barefoot bowls afterwards.
Please wear clothes that can get wet and bring at least one change of clothes for the lunch break or the optional drinks afterwards. Please be sun safe and wear sunscreen, a hat and sunglasses.
Lunch Stop
Paddle Route
