SFS CovidSafe Sailing Plan
General Requirements Specific Requirements
General Requirements
Specific Requirements
Your COVID-19 Safety Plan Community sporting competitions and full training activities Business details Business name
Sydney Flying Squadron Pty Ltd
Business location (town, suburb or postcode)
76 McDougall St, Kirribilli, NSW 2061
Plan completed by
Nicki Robson
Plan approved by
William Loader
Email address
info@sydneyflyingsquadron.com.au
Date
7 October 2020
Wellbeing of staff and customers Exclude staff, volunteers, parents/carers and participants who are unwell. All staff, volunteers, parents / carers and participants warned to stay home if they feel sick. Signage in rigging area, boatshed, changerooms and throughout clubhouse to indicate the same message to all patrons. Provide staff and volunteers with information and training on COVID-19, including when to get tested, physical distancing and cleaning, and how to manage a sick visitor. All staff, volunteers and participants informed and updated regularly with current cleaning measures and procedures, personal and location sanitising practices, social
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distancing measures and latest knowledge and updates relevant to preventing spread of Covid-19. Make staff aware of their leave entitlements if they are sick or required to self-isolate. All staff are aware of their leave entitlements and encouraged to use them when or if needed. Display conditions of entry (website, social media, venue entry). Conditions of entry displayed at all entrances to clubhouse, in the boatshed, in changerooms, throughout the venue, on our website and displayed on the point of sale, bar, club notice board and at all tables. If hiring the facility, consult with the owners/operators to address these requirements to understand what measures may already be in place. Not applicable. Clubhouse only hosts members' events. No hiring offered.
Ensure COVID-19 Safety Plans are in place, where relevant, for: Swimming pools Indoor recreation facilities Major recreation facilities Premises with an indoor gym must complete the COVID-19 Safety Plan for gyms and register their business through nsw.gov.au. Premises with a food or drink premise must complete the COVID-19 Safety Plan for restaurants and cafes and register their business through nsw.gov.au. Covid-19 safety plan and business registration completed, submitted in place and registered with nsw.gov.au for Sydney Flying Squadron & Foys Kirribilli (restaurant).
Ensure processes are in place to exclude participants (including spectators and officials) if they have visited Victoria, or have visited a location in NSW at a time and date that requires them to self-isolate, in the 14 days prior. Locations with self-isolate alerts are listed on the NSW Government website. Note: the exclusion of Victorian residents does not apply to those with border region
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resident permits. Participants and volunteers have been advised to stay home if they have visited Victoria, or have visited a location in NSW at a time and date that requires them to self-isolate, in the 14 days prior to attending the club. On arrival at the club participants and volunteers must register with the QR code prior to entering and ensure compliance with self isolation requirements at the club.
Physical distancing Ensure the number of people in a facility does not exceed one person per 4 square metres of space (excluding staff) to a maximum of 500 people. Capacity limits are set based on one person per 4 square metres of space and displayed for all areas, being boatshed, changerooms, bathrooms. Capacity limits are set and adhered to for clubhouse and restaurant also. Covid Marshall in attendance to ensure compliance. Spectators singing in groups or chanting/cheering is a particularly high-risk activity and should be avoided where possible. No singing in groups or chanting / cheering permitted. Minimise co-mingling of participants from different games and timeslots where possible. Only one race per day is held. Co-mingling is minimised wherever possible. Ensure any spectators comply with 1.5 metres physical distance where practical, such as through staggered seating. People who live in the same household are not required to distance. Social distancing measures are enforced by on shore Covid Safe Marshall and spectators must comply with restaurant and club Covid Safe policy. Have strategies in place to manage gatherings that may occur immediately outside
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the premises, such as with drop off and pick up zones or staggered start/finish times. Only one race occurs each sailing day. Milson Park, adjacent to the facility, provides adequate outdoor space for managing participants under Covid Safe practices for social distancing and capacity. Where possible, encourage participants to avoid carpools with people from different household groups. Participants are encouraged to travel safely to the club and to avoid carpools. Reduce crowding wherever possible and promote physical distancing with markers on the floor where people stand or are asked to queue. Sailing activity takes place outside the clubhouse premises, in Milson Park and Sydney Harbour. Only one race occurs each sailing day. Milson Park, adjacent to the facility, provides adequate space for managing participants under Covid Safe practices for social distancing and capacity. Ensure communal facilities such as showers, change rooms and lockers have strategies in place to reduce crowding and promote physical distancing. Capacity limits are set and displayed for all areas, being boatshed, changerooms, bathrooms. Capacity limits are set and adhered to for clubhouse and restaurant also. Covid Marshall in attendance to ensure compliance. Where practical, stagger the use of communal facilities. Strongly encourage participants to shower/change at home where possible. Capacity limits are set and displayed for all areas, being boatshed, changerooms, bathrooms. Covid Marshall in attendance to ensure compliance. Use telephone or video platforms for essential staff meetings where practical. Meetings are held via Skype or Zoom as required. Review regular business deliveries and request contactless delivery and invoicing where practical. No business deliveries or invoicing takes place as part of the sailing club.
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Hygiene and cleaning Adopt good hand hygiene practices. Soap is readily available in all bathrooms. Posters are displayed on how to practice good hand hygiene. Sanitiser bottles located throughout the venue. Ensure hand sanitiser is accessible at the venue entry and throughout the facility or ground. Sanitiser bottles located at entrance and throughout the venue. Also available in the boatshed and changerooms Ensure bathrooms are well stocked with hand soap and paper towels or hand dryers. Consider providing visual aids above hand wash basins to support effective hand washing. All bathrooms / changerooms are stocked with hand soap and paper towels. Visual aids are displayed above the basins on mirrors in bathrooms to support effective hand washing. Encourage participants to bring their own water bottle, snacks/orange slices and sweat towels. Avoid shared food and drinks. Participants are encouraged to bring their own water bottle. Single use bottles of water are provided and participants are asked not to refill these bottles. Food, including snacks is available made fresh to order or participants are encouraged to bring their own. Participants are also encouraged not to share towels, food or drinks. Ensure processes are in place to launder shared uniform items after use, such as bibs or jerseys. Participants have their own jerseys which they wash themselves. No shared laundering takes place. Clean frequently used indoor hard surface areas, including children’s play areas, at least daily; first with detergent and water, and then disinfect. Clean frequently touched areas and surfaces, including in communal facilities, several times per day. All surfaces are cleaned daily and frequently touched surfaces are cleaned several times per day.
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Clean indoor hard surface areas used for high intensity sports with detergent and disinfectant after each use. Indoor hard surfaces are cleaned daily and regularly throughout the day in accordance with the restaurant Covid Safe policy. No high intensity sport takes place, only sailing takes place. Reduce sharing of equipment where practical and ensure these are cleaned with detergent and disinfectant between use. Not applicable as only sailing takes place and there is no equipment to share. Ensure there is accessible detergent/disinfectant and gloves for visitors to use, should they wish. Detergent and sanitiser are readily available thorughout the clubhouse. Gloves are available should visitors wish to wear / use them. Disinfectant solutions need to be maintained at an appropriate strength and used in accordance with the manufacturers’ instructions. Disinfectant solutions used are appropriate strength and in accordance with manufacturers' instructions. Staff should wash hands thoroughly with soap and water before and after cleaning. Staff / volunteers are provided with gloves for cleaning and asked to wash hands thoroughly with soap and water before and after cleaning. Encourage contactless payment options. Contactless payment options are available and enforced.
Record keeping Keep a record of name and a mobile number or email address for all staff, volunteers, participants, spectators and contractors attending community sports activities, where this is practical, for a period of at least 28 days. Where possible, personal details should be collected in a way that protects it from disclosure to other customers. Ensure records are used only for the purposes of tracing COVID-19
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infections and are stored confidentially and securely. Mandatory registration is a required condition of entry to any part of the premises and records of attendees are kept for at least 28 days. Any visitor is required to register using the displayed QR code and provide name, mobile number and / or email address. We use MyGuestList for this purpose and records are only used for the purposes of tracing Covid-19 infections and stored confidentially and securely. Make your staff and volunteers aware of the COVIDSafe app and its benefits to support contact tracing if required. Staff and volunteers are encouraged to download and use the CovidSafe app. Community sport organisations should consider registering their business through nsw.gov.au Sydney Flying Squadron and its restaurant Foys Kirribilli are registered as CovidSafe businesses through nsw.gov.au. A copy of this sailing specific CovidSafe plan will be available at the clubhouse and on our website. Cooperate with NSW Health if contacted in relation to a positive case of COVID-19 at your workplace, and notify SafeWork NSW on 13 10 50. Full cooperation with NSW Health will be provided if contacted in relation to a positive case of Covid-19 at this workplace and notify SafeWork NSW. I agree to keep a copy of this COVID-19 Safety Plan at the business premises Yes
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COVID-19 Safety Plan for Sailing Conditions of Entry & Participation In order to run our 130th season of the Historical 18Ft Skiff Racing (Racing) members, spectators, volunteers and participants must comply with the SFS sailing specific COVID-19 Safety Plan, as well as the clubhouse specific COVID-19 Safety Plan when inside the clubhouse, copies of both are available on the SFS website. The club has maintained, and continues to maintain, rigorous compliance with all Public Health Orders in the protection of its patrons and to ensure our ongoing compliance with the Public Health Orders, as well as to minimise the risk of an outbreak associated with our club. We reiterate the following critical requirements related to attendance at the club and participation in sailing. All participants, volunteers, visitors and guests must read and understand these requirements, and commit to observing them.
Critical COVIDSafe Requirements Attendance at the clubhouse You may not attend the clubhouse if: you have been overseas or interstate to Victoria, unless you have received a negative COVID-19 test result after waiting at least 14 days since returning you have attended any of the reported case locations on the NSW Health website during the indicated times, unless you have followed the requirements in respect of that case location as set out on the NSW Health website you have any of the following symptoms, however mild: fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, loss of smell or taste, fatigue, runny nose, muscle pain, joint pain, headache, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting, or loss of appetite, unless you have received a negative COVID-19 test result since the symptoms appeared you have been in contact with anyone with COVID-19, unless you have received a negative COVID-19 test result after waiting at least 14 days since your contact Skippers are responsible for ensuring sailors do not come if even slightly unwell, and for discouraging spectators. Please look out for your fellow members by staying home if you feel the least bit unwell or if anyone in your immediate family or work colleagues has COVID-19 or has been in contact with a known COVID-19 patient. 1|P a g e
Travel to and from the clubhouse We request you to avoid the use of public transport to and from the club, where possible. Participants should also continue to avoid shared travel arrangements such as car-pooling, Checking in On arrival and before entering the clubhouse or boastshed, you must sign in with an active mobile number. This should be the first and most important job of the Covid Safety Marshal and skippers and will allow us to adhere to our requirement to maintain contact tracing records. Registration stations can be found at each of the club entries and is a mandatory requirement of entering the club. How to check in with a mobile phone: Open the camera on your phone Scan the QR code found at reception, at the boatshed door or at the entrance to the back deck Complete the details requested on screen and submit If you do not have a smart phone: Compose a text message with your name and phone number Send this as an SMS to the dedicated number printed on the QR poster We capture and securely store your data with the date and time of check-in. Data is collected, stored and deleted as per Government Guidelines. Capacity limitations The Order outlines the following requirements for a community sporting activity (indoors or outdoors) that involves a gathering of more than 20 participants: The gathering must not exceed a total of 500 participants, which includes: o a person engaged in the sporting activity, and o an official (including a volunteer) involved in the conduct or organisation of the sporting activity, and o a spectator of the sporting activity. You must adhere to the 500-person limit for community sport activities (including participants, officials and spectators) and/or adhering to the one person per four square metre rule in indoor spaces. Capacity limits are posted at the entrances to the indoor areas. There is a limit of 30 people allowed in the boatshed at one time. As the boatshed is subject to a capacity limit of 30 people at a time, priority will be given to people preparing and rigging the boats for the race. 2|P a g e
The men’s changeroom is open but limited to 6 people at one time The ladies’ changeroom is open but limited to 4 people at one time. Social distancing of 1.5m between people must also be implemented at all times when on shore and in the indoor areas, including boatshed, clubhouse, changerooms, restaurant, balcony and deck. An appropriate CovidSafe plan is in place for the deck and the main restaurant area and entry by sailing participants is subject to this plan including capacity limits. The restaurant has a 55 person capacity limit with everyone seated and groups of no more than 10 people at one time. The deck is limited to 22 people at one time. When entering the clubhouse, the clubhouse specific (Sydney Flying Squadron & Foys Kirribilli) CovidSafe plan applies, including maintaining cleanliness and personal hygiene policies, social distancing measures and abide by indoor capacity limitations of the clubhouse.
Socialising, social distancing 1.5m and 4sqm Participants are encouraged not to spend additional time at the venue outside of sailing activities, unless a prior booking has been made, and to minimise social gatherings before and after the event. Please try to arrive dressed and ready to go as use of the changerooms and bathrooms is limited based on 4 SQM capacity - ‘Get In, Sail, Get Out’ Participants and spectators are to ensure that physical distancing of at least 1.5 metres is maintained between people that do not come from the same household. This includes both inside the club and in the park. The 4 square metre rule applies to premises including the clubhouse. However, neither the park nor the skiffs themselves constitute premises so do not need to observe that rule but social distancing should be observed wherever possible. It is important to avoid inter-mingling between groups on land. Wherever possible please observe the 1.5m social distancing or wear a mask where this is not possible. NSW Health recommendations say that where social distancing cannot be met, a mask is not compulsory but is strongly recommended. This is consistent with material from Sailing Australia. As The Killara and Rippleside are enclosed, passengers and crew on board are required to comply with capacity and social distancing rules. Full contact allowed during training and competition with no limits on crew numbers. Sanitising and cleaning Practice good hand hygiene before, during and after sailing. Hand sanitiser will be provided at the club and must be used prior to entry and prior to and after touching any surfaces or equipment at the club A rigorous and CovidSafe registered cleaning regime is in place for the whole club
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Training or competing in sailing activity Ensure you check in using the QR code when you arrive in the park, even if you don’t then enter club. Check in is a mandatory requirement of attendance and participation. Social distancing of 1.5m when not training or competing must be adhered to at all times. Minimise contact when moving boats in or out of the boatshed and no more than 3 well separated boats on the ramp at any time (if needed stay away till clear) All rigging and boat preparation activities to be done outdoors (even if it is raining). Full contact allowed during training and competition with no limits on crew numbers. Do not share drinks, towels, clothing etc. Do not share tools or equipment, etc. Minimise spectators wherever possible. No face-to-face social activities relating to community sports (e.g. award ceremonies, bbq's, end-of-season social gatherings, post-training group dinners, open-days) can take place. The Commodore’s race briefing will take place in the park as usual. Please maintain social distancing wherever possible The BBQ will not take place. In summary You must register on arrival using the QR code posted at all entrances. Contact tracing records must be kept; You must follow the one person per 4 square metres rule ashore to ensure sufficient physical distancing between people. You must follow the capacity limitations of the indoor spaces. Activities are limited to small individual groups wherever possible; 10 indoors, 20 outdoors. Practice good hand hygiene before, during and after sailing. Avoid physical contact wherever possible. Do not share drinks, towels, clothing, equipment, tools etc. Each week, there will be a rostered COVID-19 Safety Marshal to make sure everyone is complying with these restrictions
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