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About personal watercraft use
Do you have personal watercraft (PWC) activity along your coastal zone?
Yes
No
If yes, do they:
Launch from your slipway / beaches
Yes
No
Only transit your water
Yes
No
Operate within your designated / managed area?
Yes
No
Operate in your zone without permission?
Yes
No
Your approach to managing and encouraging use
Do you have a PWC management plan?
Yes
No
What measures do you have in place to manage and or encourage PWC use?
How do you ensure that the measures in place are followed?
Guidance and advice
What guidance and advice are you aware of to help manage and encourage PWC use? (See notes for explanation)
What guidance and advice/information do you offer to your PWC users?
Access and pre-requisites
Do you operate a 'permit to ride/launch' scheme?
Yes
No
Does this use the RYA PWC scheme as a pre-requisite?
Yes
No
What do you require of PWC before giving permission to launch?
Are you aware of the RYA small craft navigation course that includes PWC users?
Yes
No
Does the RYA PWC scheme meet your needs for use on coastal water?
Yes
No
If not, please outline the key points you would like to see in a training scheme:
PWC for work use
Do you use PWC for work purposes?
Yes
No
Do you use the RYA scheme as part of your staff training?
Yes
No
Do you think that there would be a benefit from a specific /standardised lifeguard PWC training scheme?
Yes
No
Would you support such a scheme?
Yes
No
Would you consider using such a scheme?
Yes
No
Hire operations
Would you like there to be a specific guidance scheme for PWC hire operators?
Yes
No
Should this scheme include a qualification or competency aspect?
Yes
No
Please add any comments you have regarding the management of PWC hire operations:
Monitoring operations
Do you record information on the level of PWC activity occurring?
Yes
No
If so, does it include:
Numbers launching?
Yes
No
Numbers of permits issued?
Yes
No
Number and type of incidents?
Yes
No
For National Beach Safety Council members only
Do you deploy rangers/wardens/operational staff in a non-lifeguarding capacity on your beaches?
Yes
No
Do you train these staff in water rescue techniques?
Yes
No
Can you outline what training is given?:
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