Documentation
The following information and documents are required for a surf school to become an Approved British Surf School
- A list of the current Surf coaching staff including valid BSA Surf Coach Membership for all coaches
- Valid national ‘beach lifeguard’ or ‘surf coach lifesaving’ award for all coaches
- A CRB (enhanced) disclosure certificate for each surf coach working at the surf school
- A current ‘Public Liability Insurance’ certificate
- Normal Operating Procedures (NOPs) that detail the schools daily work routines, surfing lesson aims & objectives of the surf schools services
- An Emergency Action Plan (EAP) which details the schools emergency plan should an issue occur
- A Health and Safety Risk Assessment (RA) for all the locations used by the surf school, including surfing beaches, reception & changing areas, transport / travel to beach and so on
- A copy of the schools "Flat water"and "High Seas" activities / policies, including refund policy and practice statement
- Lesson plans for all their "ability levels" programmes, which could include: Beginner / Novice, Improvers, Intermediates and Advanced
- Evidence to support the British School level applied for. (this can include media advertising, website references, education contracts, school promo materials, flyers etc)
Prerequisites
If a surf school wishes to become BS registered, the surf school operators must agree to abide by these regulations at all times:
Agrees to operate routine everyday NOPs, EAP and RAs in accordance with these regulations as official BSA guidelines for "best practises" and "professional judgement"
- Abide by the international, national, regional and local laws of the geographical area in which they operate
- Meet the current requirements of the health and safety at work (H&SAW) act 1974
