Resources

The meanings of visual and sound signals.

Protest form - also for requests for redress and reopening

The information in this Media Assistance Pack is intended to help and guide you with gaining exposure and coverage through the media.

Yachting New Zealand recognises that media exposure plays an important role in increasing public interest in the sport, attracting and servicing sponsors and profiling the organisation, and to this end one of the roles of Yachting New Zealand's Co

The ELA Fund provides not-for-profit groups with financial assistance to advocate for an environmental issue of high public interest in resource management cases at the Environment Court, and at boards of inquiry constituted under the "Call in" pr

Clubs should nominate a person(s) to keep up to date with matters that may pose a risk to local club activities. This could be in and on the water or the land where the club runs from.

Information for clubs about fundraising, sponsorship and grants can be found here.

Funding is essential to the survival and growth of clubs. It provides additional funds over other income such as memberships and is often the main source of income for many clubs.

The Risk Log and Action Plan is a mandatory reporting requirement for PCBUs in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2016 (HSWA).

A survey plan should be prepared for each vessel. 

It should:

provide detail on the vessel outline the elements of a basic inspection  a schedule for regular inspection help produce a maintenance plan for that vessel

Risk management aims to apply a process to identify risks, set an acceptable level for risk, and take steps to keep residual risk at that level.

The purpose of risk management is to apply a process to identify risks, set at an acceptable level for risk, and take steps to keep residual risk at the level.

Below is some guidance and a few questions to see if your risk management planning measures up.

What a risk management plan does:

Consumer Magazine Life Jacket and PFD Buying Guide. 

In November 2022 Consumer Magazine in conjunction with Maritime New Zealand, New Zealand Search and Rescue and Safer Boating released a Life Jacket and PFD Buying Guide. 

Clubs should be aware there are special conditions for running charity regattas. Strictly speaking these boats are deemed to be "for hire or reward" and should be operated under the Maritime Operator Safety System' (MOSS) scheme.

NOTE: There are many other paths that athletes and their clubs may prefer but cannot necessarily be the prime focus of our Olympic Development programme.

There are other options that can work outside what is shown on this poster, this is simply an outline of the pathways that work most regularly and efficiently.