Plunge pooling and related activities

These pages look at the type of activity that the party was doing at Glenridding Beck.

The lessons learned cover particularly the need:

• to ensure leader competence, particularly for activities for which there are no specific national qualifications
• for LEAs and others to have policies in respect of activities for which there are no specific national qualifications
• for leaders to base risk assessments on a thorough understanding of the variables and how they may change with time

This Part has three pages:

• Types of activity
• Assessing leader competencies
• Understanding hazards and assessing risks

It ends with a summary of the key points.

• Download Part A - Plunge pooling and related activities [69kb]