All club trips, whether with a qualified leader or taking place on a collaborative basis should start with a beach briefing to ensure that everyone on the trip is adequately prepared.
The briefing should include the points covered by the MYABCDEE format below
LSKC Dynamic Beach briefing MYABCDEE
M
My role / responsibilities as group leader
Have assistant leaders been briefed? have VHF, tows, flares, first aid kit?
Has Onshore Contact been informed and aware of return time?
Does Coastguard need to be informed?
Y
You: group members – aims for the day, experience, skills, confidence
Have all participants provided ICE card/details?
A
Area: planned paddling area, likely challenges/ possible journey / route choices
Are conditions/weather as planned (deterioration mitigations)?
Are ALL participants happy with the plan & procedures?
(If not -Does plan require to be changed or aborted?)
B
Boats: all equipment & clothing
Do all participants have the required kit, spare clothing, food & fluids?
C
Communications; eg voice/whistle / signals /VHF/positioning
D
Doctor: do any participants reported medical conditions impact the paddle?
E
Emergency capsize plan, action by swimmer & group members
E
Environment- other water users- Shipping, surfers, bird and marine life
ON The water: Skegs & hatches, zips & clips,
consider profiling during warm up for ‘unknowns’?
Consider additional briefing at lunch or prior to key gates
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