At the beginning of each season all members will receive a list of duties for
the year. Most years we find that each member has to be on duty twice a year,
together with other members
The Officer of the Day (OOD) is responsible for all
of the duty team on the day. You need to delegate all of the duties for the day
noting that all the duty team have a shared responsibility to assist each other
throughout the day
It involves running the
Club for the day - organising races, manning the safety boats and the galley.
This includes opening up and closing down at end of day. If you've never done a
duty before and you are not sure what to do, don't worry. More experienced Club
members will always help out and show you what's required. BUT DO PLEASE TURN
UP, otherwise it means someone else having to give up their day's sailing to
step in for members who do not turn up.
Arrive early (10.00 a.m.) to open up Clubhouse and get boats ready, etc. The Officer of the day (O.D.) is responsible for obtaining the keys from Welsh Water Visitor Centre (Ranger's office on production of membership card). Open up Clubhouse, OoD's hut, boat house and put safety boat(s) on water. Be flexible and rotate, especially galley, if that's what the duty team wants. PLEASE REMEMBER that you may be needed on the water, so bring your sailing clothing
Guidance for specific
tasks is to be found as follows: -
OoD. (see OoD
Duty Job Description)
Beach master (see Safety
Crew/Beach master Duty Job Description)
Safety boat (see Safety Crew/Helm Duty Job Description and Beach master Duty Job Description , and Rib Safety Boats Operating Tips)
Stow away racing
equipment, complete day log and results sheet.
Stow safety boat(s),
engines and all other gear.
Tidy galley, sweep clean
and tidy clubroom and changing rooms and clean WCs and dispose of rubbish at
Welsh Water skip located in car park by the Centre.
Ensure the following are locked and keys returned:-
OoD's hut, Fuel store, Engines chained and locked, Garage, Containers, Pontoon
gates, Clubhouse, Gate.
If you can't make a
particular day then please swap with someone else. The easiest way to do this is
to ring someone who's on duty in the following weeks. But do turn up - we are
relying upon you.
Guidance for specific tasks are to be found as follows:-
OoD. (see OoD Duty Job Description)
Beachmaster (see Beachmaster Duty Job Description)
Safety boat (see Safety Crew/Helm Duty Job Description and Rib Safety Boats Operating Tips)