[Awclist] Pool Insurance requirements

[Lisa Goodrich]

Unfortunately at this time we don't have a lot of options. We have to be
self-insured to have pool sessions, and ACA requires pfd's even in the pool.
If something were to happen to someone who is not wearing a pfd, we would
not be covered. So we have to comply. And if we can convinve the city to
ease up on the self-insured policy, it would be worth it.

I think that teaching the roll in a pfd makes sense. It feels different to
roll with or without a pfd. It may not be a big deal once you have a good
reliable roll. However, when someone is 1st learning it is better to make
everything feel as much like when they learned as possible. You can't take
off the pfd on the river so put it on in the pool. I learned in an eddy
wearing a pfd (of course). Then when I tried to roll in the pool without it,
I couldn't.

Lisa

On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 9:58 AM, Dave Fuller <nn5k at mac.com> wrote:

> Mary Scofield wrote:
>
>> We have recently been notified that ACA insurance requires that pool
>> session attendees wear pfds when in the water.  Starting this evening please
>> bring your pfds.
>> Thanks for your compliance with this.
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>> If it's just me let me know, but I think this is a unreasonable and
> unhelpful requirement.   People learning to swim don't have to wear a PFD
> for swimming lessons?   I think this is just another example of liability
> paranoia that only makes it harder and more expensive for a beginner to try
> out kayaking.  Is there any historical data on people in swimming pools with
> PFD's being safer?   Or did some corporate attorney just make this up?   It
> makes it hard on instructors and the club by having to bring yet another
> piece of gear before letting someone try out a kayak.  My fear is that this
> will be one one more issue in a long line of things.   Next year maybe we'll
> need a CPR certified instructor at every pool session,  then the next year
> some other piece of safety gear or person present.  I predict that the ACA
> will continue to bend under the weight of liability fearing insurance
> providers and eventually make it too difficult and expensive  to operate
> simple pool kayak training or a kayak club.   There maybe nothing we can do
> about it or that it is not worth doing anything about it.   Perhaps some of
> the attorneys in the club can set me straight.   I know for me personally
> this makes me another step farther toward not wanting to come to the pool
> and help train a beginner.
>
> -Dave Fuller
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Lisa


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