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* Club equipment is correctly identified as belonging to the club.
 
* Club equipment is correctly identified as belonging to the club.
 
* Club equipment is safe and in good condition.
 
* Club equipment is safe and in good condition.
* That SBOAC is emailed of requests to access the basin outside of club nights.
 
* That Boat Storage Agreements have been signed by owners of boats stored at SBOAC.
 
  
 
== Current equipment inventory is correctly recorded by the club. ==
 
== Current equipment inventory is correctly recorded by the club. ==
  
All club boats are recorded in the [https://thcc-boattrippy.azurewebsites.net/viewinventory boat inventory] in BoatTrippy.  Equipment Officers can add and update this inventory.  When adding a new boat, take a picture of it, used image reduction software to reduce the file size down to under 500kb.  Then mark the boat with a new identity number (see below) and 'THCC' label.  Once this has been done, use the [https://thcc-boattrippy.azurewebsites.net/newitem Add new inventory item page] to add the boat to the inventory.  Once added, use the 'Upload Picture' button to upload the reduced size picture.
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All club boats and equipment are recorded in the [https://thcc-boattrippy.azurewebsites.net/viewinventory inventory] in BoatTrippy.  Equipment Officers can add and update this inventory.   
  
All non-boat club equipment is listed in the *[[Other inventory]] page in this wikiIt is intended that this page will eventually be migrated into the inventory in BoatTrippyUntil then, use the wiki edit features to add new non-boat club equipment to the inventory.
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When adding a new item:
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* Take a picture of it, use image reduction software such as [compressjpeg.com] and [www.iloveimg.com/resize-image] to reduce the file size down to under 500kb. 
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* Use the [https://thcc-boattrippy.azurewebsites.net/newitem Add new inventory item page] to add the item to the inventoryA new identity number will be automatically assigned.
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* Once added, use the 'Upload Picture' button to upload the reduced size picture.
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* Then mark the item with the new identity number using an appropriate marking method (Sharpie, 3D gear marker, labels etc).  If possible, please protect the marked number with a clear disc label.
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'''Note about equipment procurement:''' Although the equipment officers can procure boats, equipment and parts, it's not the responsibility of the equipment officers to exclusively do all the procurement.  If other club officials (reps etc) or members procure boats, equipment or parts for the club, this fine as long as they have pre-approval from the treasurer and let the equipment officers know so they they can be added to the inventory, or parts can be scheduled for fitting.  The equipment officers are not responsible for ordering personal paddling items for members.  Adding personal items to a club order is done at the discretion of the equipment officers.
  
 
== Club equipment is correctly identified as belonging to the club ==
 
== Club equipment is correctly identified as belonging to the club ==
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All club equipment should be labelled with 'THCC' to identify that the equipment is owned by the club.  Also each piece of equipment should have it's own unique number so that it can be individually identified.
 
All club equipment should be labelled with 'THCC' to identify that the equipment is owned by the club.  Also each piece of equipment should have it's own unique number so that it can be individually identified.
  
When adding a new boat or piece of club equipment to the inventory, it will need to be assigned a new unique number.  For items with non porous surfaces (plastic, metal etc), number labels should be used.  We have number labels for numbers 1 to 408.  These can be found in the office.  For items with porous surfaces (throwlines, BAs, Spray-decks etc) a permanent marker such as a sharpie should be used.  For dark porous items such as spray decks, a gold/silver/white marker should be usedFor marker numbering, use numbers 409 upwards to avoid duplicate assignments.
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When adding a new boat or piece of club equipment to the inventory, it will need to be assigned a new unique number which will be generated by BoatTrippy (see above).   
 
 
Here are the number ranges for boats and equipment:
 
 
 
{{wikitable}}
 
! Kit Type !! Ident Prefix !! Start # !! End #
 
|-
 
! Whitewater Boats
 
| 1 || 80
 
|-
 
! Playboats
 
| 81 || 90
 
|-
 
! General Purpose Boats
 
| 91 || 100
 
|-
 
! Sea kayaks
 
| 101 || 150
 
|-
 
! Canoes (single blade boats)
 
| 151 || 160
 
|-
 
! Non-boat equipment (non porous)
 
| 201 || 400
 
|-
 
! Spare
 
| 401 || 408
 
|-
 
! Non-boat equipment (porous)
 
| 409 || Upwards
 
{{endwikitable}}
 
 
 
Idents are made by taking the prefix from below and appending the identity number (e.g. THCC-WW-38 for a white water boat).
 
 
 
{{wikitable}}
 
! Kit Type !! Ident Code
 
|-
 
! Whitewater Boats
 
| THCC-WW
 
|-
 
! Playboats
 
| THCC-PB
 
|-
 
! General Purpose Boats
 
| THCC-GP
 
|-
 
! Sea kayaks
 
| THCC-SK
 
|-
 
! Canoes (single blade boats)
 
| THCC-OC
 
|-
 
! Padddle Whitewater
 
| THCC-PW
 
|-
 
! Paddle Canoe
 
| THCC-PC
 
|-
 
! Paddle Sea-kayak
 
| THCC-PS
 
|-
 
! Paddle Touring
 
| THCC-PT
 
|-
 
! Paddle Splits
 
| THCC-PP
 
|-
 
! Helmets
 
| THCC-HM
 
|-
 
! Buoyancy Aids
 
| THCC-BA
 
|-
 
! Spraydecks
 
| THCC-SD
 
|-
 
! Towlines
 
| THCC-TL
 
|-
 
! Throwlines
 
| THCC-TH
 
|-
 
! Pumps
 
| THCC-PM
 
|-
 
! Group Shelters
 
| THCC-GS
 
|-
 
! Canoe Poles
 
| THCC-PL
 
|-
 
! Canoe Sail
 
| THCC-SL
 
|-
 
! Knee Pads
 
| THCC-KP
 
|-
 
! Wheels
 
| THCC-WL
 
|-
 
! Paddle Floats
 
| THCC-PF
 
|-
 
! Paddle Floats
 
| THCC-PF
 
{{endwikitable}}
 
 
 
Equipment types:
 
  
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For items with non porous surfaces (plastic, metal etc), a sharpie marker or equivalent should be used and the number protected by a clear plastic disc label.  Clean any dust/dirt from the surface before applying the disc to ensure a good bond.
  
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For items with porous surfaces (throwlines, BAs, Spray-decks etc) a permanent marker such as a sharpie should be used.  For dark porous items such as spray decks, 3D diver marker should be used.
  
 
==Club equipment is safe and in good condition.==
 
==Club equipment is safe and in good condition.==
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Firstly, all club members are responsible for inspecting the equipment before and after they use it and reporting any faults / issues that they find.  Details on reporting faults can be found on the [[Equipment Rules]] page.
 
Firstly, all club members are responsible for inspecting the equipment before and after they use it and reporting any faults / issues that they find.  Details on reporting faults can be found on the [[Equipment Rules]] page.
  
The equipment officers will regularly review the [https://thcc-boattrippy.azurewebsites.net/openfaultreports fault list] and mark any boats that are no longer trip-worthy as 'In-Repair'.  This will prevent members from booking 'unsafe' boats for trips.  Once the boats have been repaired, the equipment officers can 'Resolve' the issue and return the boat to the booking pool. If a boat that needs to be marked as 'In-Repair' has one or more future bookings, the equipment officers will need to contact the member and advise them to book another boat.  This will free up the boat to be taken out of the booking pool.  If the boat turns out to be unrepairable (i.e. it has a large split in the hull) it can be 'retired' which will permanently remove it from the booking pool.
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The equipment officers will regularly review the [https://thcc-boattrippy.azurewebsites.net/openfaultreports fault list] and mark any boats that are no longer trip-worthy as 'In-Repair'.  This will prevent members from booking 'unsafe' boats for trips.  Once the boats have been repaired, the equipment officers can 'Resolve' the issue and return the boat to the booking pool. If a boat that needs to be marked as 'In-Repair' has one or more future bookings, the equipment officers will need to contact the member(s) and advise them to book another boat.  This will free up the boat to be taken out of the booking pool.  If the boat turns out to be unrepairable (i.e. it has a large split in the hull) it can be 'retired' which will permanently remove it from the booking pool.
 
 
Secondly, the equipment officers are responsible for arranging periodic boat and equipment inspection and maintenance sessions.  These are advertised in advance so that club members can volunteer to help inspect the equipment and carry out basic repairs on club nights.  Sometimes the repairs will take longer, in which case additional sessions will be advertised where members can arrange to meet outside club hours to make specific technical repairs to boats and equipment (such as re-rigging and compartment sealing of sea kayaks etc).  To prepare for the session, the equipment officers will need to prepare a list of boats and equipment that are to be inspected and post this on the forum so that club members know which items not to use that evening.  This list will include items from the fault list and items that that are due a safety and condition check (more on this later).  This list can also be printed out and displayed at the boat cage.
 
 
 
Safety checks:  Boats and equipment need to be periodically checked for safety.  An example of this is checking that buoyancy aids remain buoyant by testing with weights in the water. A condition check will ascertain that the item is still fit for purpose and is within it's reasonable life expectancy for it's type. A full list of safety and condition checks and the recommended test frequency will be added here shortly.
 
 
 
==That SBOAC is emailed of requests to access the basin outside of club nights.==
 
 
 
The equipment officers are responsible for sending a weekly email to the SBOAC staff to let them know about the movements of club members at the basin over the next week (not including club nights).  This is so that they know who to expect on site, whether the caretaker needs to be informed that keys will be required, and so that they can manage the site safely wit the other groups that use the basin.  We've negotiated time slots with which we can access the basin here :[[Basin access]].
 
 
 
BoatTrippy provides a [https://thcc-boattrippy.azurewebsites.net/reports basin access report] that can be run to find out who has requested access and when and whether they require keys or not.  Use this as the basis for the email. 
 
 
 
==That Boat Storage Agreements have been signed by owners of boats stored at SBOAC.==
 
  
Currently the equipment officers are responsible for ensuring that members who store their own boats at SBOAC in one of the designated club personal boat berths have signed and returned the boat storage agreementThis is to ensure that only active club members store their boats at the basinBlank forms can be found in the office in the trays beneath the black filing boxAlternatively, the blank form can be downloaded from [https://1drv.ms/b/s!AiC0Whh4fmFQ2yc4uHisaBYWRoGv here].
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Secondly, the equipment officers are responsible for arranging periodic boat and equipment inspection and maintenance sessionsThese are advertised in advance so that club members can volunteer to help inspect the equipment and carry out basic repairsTo prepare for the session, the equipment officers will need to prepare a list of boats and equipment that are to be inspected.  This list will include items from the fault list and items that that are due a safety and condition checksOnce repair and inspection sessions are complete, details should be fed back to the equipment officers so that the inventory can be updated as appropriate.  Also, anything learned, or new sources for parts  should be documented in the [[BoatMaintenance|Boat Maintenance]] page.
  
'''Please note:''' that this arrangement is currently in review by the committee. It is less than satisfactory that the blank and filled forms are stored on a private cloud driveWe are looking at how we can centralise this process and store all club related agreements on a club owned storage area.  Also the current list and wait list for boat storage is currently maintained by the equipment officers, and as it contains the names of boat owners, is not published on this publicly accessible wiki.  We are looking ways of maintaining this list and wait list internally in the the club.  Ideally the responsibility of the boat storage agreements should pass to the committee administration as it's not strictly in the remit of the Equipment Office, which is equipment owned by the club.
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Safety checksBoats and equipment need to be periodically checked for safetyAn example of this is checking that buoyancy aids remain buoyant by testing with weights in the water. A condition check will ascertain that the item is still fit for purpose and is within it's reasonable life expectancy for it's type. A full list of safety and condition checks and the recommended test frequency will be added here shortly.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:48, 29 December 2023

The Equipment Officers oversee management of the equipment owned by the club.

The Equipment Officers needs to ensure the following:

  • Current equipment inventory is correctly recorded by the club.
  • Club equipment is correctly identified as belonging to the club.
  • Club equipment is safe and in good condition.

Current equipment inventory is correctly recorded by the club.

All club boats and equipment are recorded in the inventory in BoatTrippy. Equipment Officers can add and update this inventory.

When adding a new item:

  • Take a picture of it, use image reduction software such as [compressjpeg.com] and [www.iloveimg.com/resize-image] to reduce the file size down to under 500kb.
  • Use the Add new inventory item page to add the item to the inventory. A new identity number will be automatically assigned.
  • Once added, use the 'Upload Picture' button to upload the reduced size picture.
  • Then mark the item with the new identity number using an appropriate marking method (Sharpie, 3D gear marker, labels etc). If possible, please protect the marked number with a clear disc label.

Note about equipment procurement: Although the equipment officers can procure boats, equipment and parts, it's not the responsibility of the equipment officers to exclusively do all the procurement. If other club officials (reps etc) or members procure boats, equipment or parts for the club, this fine as long as they have pre-approval from the treasurer and let the equipment officers know so they they can be added to the inventory, or parts can be scheduled for fitting. The equipment officers are not responsible for ordering personal paddling items for members. Adding personal items to a club order is done at the discretion of the equipment officers.

Club equipment is correctly identified as belonging to the club

All club equipment should be labelled with 'THCC' to identify that the equipment is owned by the club. Also each piece of equipment should have it's own unique number so that it can be individually identified.

When adding a new boat or piece of club equipment to the inventory, it will need to be assigned a new unique number which will be generated by BoatTrippy (see above).

For items with non porous surfaces (plastic, metal etc), a sharpie marker or equivalent should be used and the number protected by a clear plastic disc label. Clean any dust/dirt from the surface before applying the disc to ensure a good bond.

For items with porous surfaces (throwlines, BAs, Spray-decks etc) a permanent marker such as a sharpie should be used. For dark porous items such as spray decks, 3D diver marker should be used.

Club equipment is safe and in good condition.

There are two ways in which boats and equipment are kept in safe and good condition:

Firstly, all club members are responsible for inspecting the equipment before and after they use it and reporting any faults / issues that they find. Details on reporting faults can be found on the Equipment Rules page.

The equipment officers will regularly review the fault list and mark any boats that are no longer trip-worthy as 'In-Repair'. This will prevent members from booking 'unsafe' boats for trips. Once the boats have been repaired, the equipment officers can 'Resolve' the issue and return the boat to the booking pool. If a boat that needs to be marked as 'In-Repair' has one or more future bookings, the equipment officers will need to contact the member(s) and advise them to book another boat. This will free up the boat to be taken out of the booking pool. If the boat turns out to be unrepairable (i.e. it has a large split in the hull) it can be 'retired' which will permanently remove it from the booking pool.

Secondly, the equipment officers are responsible for arranging periodic boat and equipment inspection and maintenance sessions. These are advertised in advance so that club members can volunteer to help inspect the equipment and carry out basic repairs. To prepare for the session, the equipment officers will need to prepare a list of boats and equipment that are to be inspected. This list will include items from the fault list and items that that are due a safety and condition checks. Once repair and inspection sessions are complete, details should be fed back to the equipment officers so that the inventory can be updated as appropriate. Also, anything learned, or new sources for parts should be documented in the Boat Maintenance page.

Safety checks: Boats and equipment need to be periodically checked for safety. An example of this is checking that buoyancy aids remain buoyant by testing with weights in the water. A condition check will ascertain that the item is still fit for purpose and is within it's reasonable life expectancy for it's type. A full list of safety and condition checks and the recommended test frequency will be added here shortly.

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