SAFETY AND SAFE SPORT
Rowing is a safe sport when conducted with due consideration for the risks inherent to any outdoor water sport. The Collingwood Rowing Club is committed to ensuring that all members have a positive and safe experience. This page has been designed to assist coaches and athletes in ensuring that they row safely.
Safety Training
People with different levels of experience join the sport of rowing. These safety modules developed by Rowing Canada give you the basic knowledge you need to examine your rowing environment, ensure your personal safety, respond to safety-related situations and assist others when needed. We ask all rowers to review the Rowing Safety materials, to help prevent you from getting into an unsafe situation while also preparing you for dealing with the risks of rowing.
Safety Policy
Our most crucial safety rules are posted in and around the shed at the rowing compound. To get more details about certain rules, please read our Safety Policy.
Collingwood Harbour & Traffic Flow Map
During practices, unless changed by the day’s designated Row Captain due to wind and wave conditions, rowers must follow a defined clockwise pattern in the harbour. This pattern takes into account water depths and various underwater hazards, as well as other users of the harbour. Please get acquainted with the Traffic Flow Map
Coxie Handbook
As a coxswain, you're the boss. This means you must know what you are doing. Whether you would just like to try that very special place in the boat, or you are thinking of “rowing without rowing”, please refer to the Coxie Handbook. It also contains a lot of interesting information for non-coxies who want to have a better understanding of their boats.
Safe Sport Manual
The Collingwood Rowing Club Safe Sport Manual contains policies for its rowing community. The policies are intended to promote a safe sport environment in a manner that allows for consistent, immediate, appropriate and meaningful action should any issues arise, but also to prevent issues from arising by communicating expected standards of behaviour to all participants. To view the Safe Sport support services, click the poster on the right.
Privacy Policy
For not-for-profit organizations in Ontario, the privacy of personal information is governed by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). The Collingwood Rowing Club Privacy Policy is based on the standards required by PIPEDA as interpreted by the Club.
