Issue: What is sheltered water?
1. In the views of AALA / AALS Sheltered Water includes all water unless:
"Adversely strong" and "significant" in this context is in relation to the ability of the group as a whole to make reliable progress against it.
2. If the water, at the time in question, is not 'sheltered water' then it is either:
Separate definitions for appropriate group leaders and technical advisors are given for these in L77 “Guidance from the Licensing Authority...'.
3. With suitable induction Level 2 Canoe and Kayak Coach Awards can be interchangeable.
4. Operational Guidelines should include provisions for decisions to be taken on a session by session basis on what activities, equipment and support are appropriate for the prevailing weather and forecast. A suitably experienced and inducted Level 2 Coach could do this, or a suitably experienced line manager. The appropriateness of a provider's operational guidelines would need to take into account any site specific hazards such as remoteness. e.g. A level 2 Coach with appropriate experience, additional 'bivvy' equipment and means of summoning help may be appropriate for trips in good weather on a large loch which has shores with no road access (a common situation in Scotland for instance).
