Overview
The Steersperson in Training (SIT) is steering the canoe without a Supervising Accredited Steersperson (SAS). The SAS is in a separate canoe with their own crew. In this situation, the SIT assumes responsibility for the safety of the crew and equipment.
When you, your ASM and SAS agree you are ready to steer a canoe under indirect supervision notify the Steering Coordinator (SC) prior to proceeding.
Before each session under indirect supervision, the SIT, SAS, crew, and program leader must jointly assess and consider:
- Ocean and weather conditions
- Crew strength and experience
- Planned route and float plan
- Boat traffic
- Any other relevant safety factors
Specific Parameters
Supervision
- SAS can only indirectly supervise 1 SIT canoe.
Physical distance
- Canoes must stay within visual range so that voice commands can be easily given and heard. SIT canoe must be in front of the SAS canoe within the harbor and/or to the side of SAS canoe when in the bay.
- Stay together. SAS should be with the SIT at all times with neither waiting for the other.
Radios
- Must be on with volume turned up and worn by the SIT and SAS on their body/PDF.
- Set to Channel 68 for vessel to vessel communication. Do not use Channel 9 – harbor operations or Channel 16 – emergencies.
Harbor Exit/Entry
- Crews will discuss/strategize exit from the north side of the gas dock. Do not congregate in the federal waters south of the gas dock.
- Crews will discuss/strategize entry away from the flow of boat traffic.
- Canoes must not paddle side by side in the harbor mouth or channels.
- SIT must be positioned in front of SAS canoe.