The following are brief descriptions of the tasks for each duty type.
Please arrive 1.5 hours before the event to help prepare (09:30 on Sundays, 17:30 on Tuesdays).
The Assistant roles do not require prior experience or training. On the job training is provided.
If you wish to become more involved, capable and useful at the club you may enrol onto one of our training courses. Read more here; https://silverwingsc.co.uk/power-boat-training/
Courses are held at different times throughout the year so keep an eye on the emails from the club. When courses are available you may enrol for them here; https://silverwingsc.co.uk/club-powerboat-safety-training/
· Prior experience and training is not required for this role. On the job training is provided.
· Move the goose fence to the centre of the pontoon at the beginning of the day and back to the edge at the end of the day.
· Clean the pontoons.
· Record the racing dinghy helm and crew names and sail numbers on the race sheet.
· Raise and lower the appropriate flags up the flag pole once the OD has completed the Safety Briefing.
· Assist the Team Leader (TL), Race Officer (RO) or Office of the Day (OD) to perform their duties; raise and lower race start flags, sound the start horn, record the times and sail numbers of the boats crossing the finish line.
· Help launch and recover the safety boat.
· Assists the Safety Helm to rescue capsized sailors and their boats.
· Assists the race team; moving course marker buoys.
· Check over, launch and recover the safety boat. Container keys and alarm code are required.
· Helm the safety boat (must be qualified e.g. RYA PB2, SB or experience. Optionally First Aid)
· Rescue sailors, capsized boats and any other water safety related tasks.
· Instruct and train assistants to help.
· Bring 2 litres of milk for participants teas and coffees for the day.
· Set an appropriate course for the race format and mark it on the course board on land and back of committee boat.
· Communicate to the race dinghy helms the race format, course, changes to the course and start time.
· Raise and lower the appropriate flags and sound the horn to signal the start countdown and finish of the race.
· Instruct and train assistants to help.
· Review the Safety Briefing (in the plastic box which should be in the container nearest the lake) and make sure the team is aware of all the key points.
· Open the bar (cellar and fridge keys required)
· Serve drinks and snacks to customers (Till training and code required)
· Close the bar and lock the cellar and fridges.
· Keep the raised beds weed free and watered.
· Mow any of the grass areas when required.
Purchase, prepare and present food at events such as Open Meetings and Club Social events.
Register non-members from other clubs at Open Meetings.
Cut the weed from the bottom of the lake using the weed cutter and other devices to clear the weed from the lake (power boat and weed cutting experience required).
From late March we have a natural growth of weed that requires managing to keep the lake in a enjoyable and sailable environment. This involves a trained pair of people to operate a power boat and a weed cutting device. Weed cutting sessions will normally be for 2 or more hours at a time and a schedule of volunteers is required.