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Overview

DUTY ROTA

  1. Dates: The roster for racing will be published on the club website under Portal > Duty roster. Members will need to log in to see the details. This will be the official list of duties that will be maintained throughout the year. Please check and note your dates Portal - My Duties
  2. Reminders: You will be reminded by email of your allotted duty 28 and 7 days before your duty. Please make sure your contact details are up to date on the website and see 7. below if you are unable to access it.
  3. Duty selection: Members will be able to select their own duties either by attending the first few winter working parties or thereafter online through the website (Portal > Duty Roster). Dates when this can be done will be advertised by the duties coordinator early each calendar year. Once the self-selection period has ended, the duties coordinator will allocate the remaining duties in accordance with members' preferences as recorded in their profile on the website (Portal - My profile).
  4. Confirmation: If prompted by email, please follow the link to acknowledge that you are able to undertake your duties.
  5. Swaps: If you cannot manage a date it is your responsibility to arrange a swap with someone doing a similar duty. This can be done on the website under Portal - My Duties.and clicking the green "Request a swap" button. This will generate a list of possible swaps that will be requested from other members. If you arrange a swap directly with another member, please advise the Duties Coordinator (duties@ccsc.org.uk) of the details so that the roster can be updated.
  6. Guidance: instructions for selecting and swapping duties, together with guidance on duty requirements are available in the Duties area of the website.
  7. If you have forgotten your website access details (username and/or password) then please follow the "Forgotten password?" link on the login page, https://www.ccsc.org.uk/login. Alternatively, please contact the Duties Coordinator (duties@ccsc.org.uk).
Duty Day Time Notes
Bar Monday and Wednesday 7:30pm onwards Assisting barman Grahame a good chance to learn how to operate the bar.
BarQ

 Weekends After start time: 1 race day 1.5 hours 2 race day 2 hours 3 race day 3 hours Cup Races check with RO or Duty Sec Weekends Please use the blue folder to guide you through the bar duty and operating the till. Keep the bar open until late afternoon/early evening unless everyone has gone home. Please leave the bar in a tidy and clean state. TRAINING FROM THE BAR MANGER IS NEEDED BEFORE DOING THIS DUTY.
Galley Monday 7pm onwards Serving food for external caterers they will tell you what to do when you get there.
Wednesday 7pm onwards Serving food for external caterers they will tell you what to do when you get there.
Weekends First name on the list is the duty lead Please contact them to arrange time to meet at the club. Do whatever food you feel comfortable doing. Sailors love hot food but if you are not confident catering for numbers, sarnies etc are great. Some of the easiest and quickest options are soup, pasta and sauce, pizza or jacket potatoes, especially when it is cold. Approx service times in hours after published start time (liaise with R.O): 1 race day 1.5 hours 2 race day 2 hours 3 race day 3 hours Cup Races check with R.O or Duty Sec
R.O (Race Officer)
All days At least one hour before 1st Start time Read through notes in handbook , check the WEBSITE Calendar - the schedule may have been updated since yearbook was printed.
Ring round the team to check they will be there and arrange meet time and place
"Imogen" Driver All days At least one hour before 1st Start time May be the race Officer , needs to be approved driver either "Mooring" or "Pontoon" depends on time of year and where "Imogen" the committee boat is being kept .
[This is a duty that cruiser skippers who are not racers can contribute their boat-manship skills to the club.]
A.R.O (Assistant Race Officer) All days Ready to go afloat at least one hour before 1st Start time The Duty is to assist the R.O , who will lead the committee boat team and will advise .
Usually there will be more than one assistant ,tasks are recording results / hoisting the flags and doing the results admin with the R.O after the races etc
Bring personal boyancy + appropriate clothing
Safety Driver All days Ready to go afloat at least one hour before 1st Start time
 Liaise with R.O and " Idler " driver
Book out / Book in boats and radios following the procedure in chart room
Safety Crew All days Ready to go afloat at least one hour before 1st Start time
 Liaise with R.O and " Idler " driver and your safety boat driver .
Preferred is that Boyancy aid is worn rather than an inflating life-jacket + appropriate clothing .
Essential that safety boat can stay on station until all dinghies are ashore. Crew needing to come ashore because too cold or a life-jacket has inflated or other reason is a scenario that needs to be avoided.


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