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

What a risk management plan does:

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.

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.

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.

Sport Compass was created by Sport New Zealand to help people who run sport and recreation organisations.

Use it like a regular compass, to find out what direction to take.

There are 17 Regional Sports Trusts across New Zealand. The goals of a RST are to increase regional levels of physical activity and to strengthen regional sport and physical recreation infrastructures (which includes clubs).

The Yachting New Zealand Ethical Guidelines are available as DLE printed brochures and are available for affiliated Clubs. Please contact your Regional Support Officer or Yachting New Zealand for copies. 

For use by coaches when their sailors have a physical disability that prevents them from completing the full checklist in the books.

Creating a coaching session that includes sailors of all levels and ability. So that everyone can practise and compete in the session with equal amount of coaching time and input.

While the choice of what style life jacket/PFD is often dependant on the type of sailing and an individual’s preference, more care must be taken with the choice for persons with a disability.

Females represent slightly more of the country’s population but a much smaller percentage of yacht club membership. On average, females count for only 17-19% of the sailing population.

Hansa Class Recommended Yardsticks for Mixed Class Racing -  for sailors wanting to compare Hansa Classes performance to other classes sailing against them at the same regatta.