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Therefore all activities classed as adventurous can only be led by someone holding the appropriate permit.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, young people (under 18) can take part in adventurous activities for themselves with personal activity permits. A Dinghy Sailing permit is required for all Dinghy Sailing taking place except in class C water. Definitions of water classifications can be found in POR.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELevels of permit\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDinghy sailing permits can be issued for any class of water. Each class of permit can be further restricted (such as through non tidal etc) to end up with an individual permit to the level of the competence and requirements of any person.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003ETypes of permit\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are three types of permit available for dinghy sailing. These are:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPersonal\u003C/strong\u003E - Allows a young person (under 18) to take part in dinghy sailing with others with a personal dinghy sailing permit.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELeadership\u003C/strong\u003E -Allows the permit holder to lead dinghy sailing for a single group.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESupervisory\u003C/strong\u003E - Allows the permit holder to remotely supervise more than one dinghy sailing group.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EPermit limitations\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPersonal\u003C/strong\u003E - If you hold a personal dinghy sailing permit you can go sailing with others who hold a personal dinghy sailing permit. It does not allow you to go sailing with anyone not holding a dinghy sailing permit.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELeadership\u003C/strong\u003E - If you have permit to lead Dinghy Sailing then you can look after a maximum of six dinghies or nine people (whichever is less) at a time, and need to remain on the water with these dinghies all the time.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESupervisory\u003C/strong\u003E - If you hold a permit to supervise Dinghy Sailing then you can supervise up to three groups. All supervised groups should be within communication range of the permit holder who will need to be in or have immediate access to a rescue craft. You remain responsible for all the groups you are supervising, but \u0026nbsp;needs to designate someone with the appropriate skills to be the \u2018Group Leader\u2019 of each group.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EDesignations\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen supervising other groups the holder of a Dinghy Sailing supervisor permit needs to designate a group leader for each group. This designation lasts only for the current activity while the permit holder is supervising.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPeople designated as group leaders should hold the skills and be responsible enough to control the group safely in the waters that they are in. There is no problem with making young people group leaders if they are up to the role, and it can be used as a useful development tool.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]},{"items":[{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Dinghy Sailing Assessment Checklist","buttonLink":{"name":"AC120911 Dinghy Sailing, October 2024","id":null,"url":"https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk//media/bychbrr1/ac120911-dinghy-sailing-may-2025.docx","newWindow":false,"target":"_blank"},"colour":{"value":"002f6c","label":"002f6c"},"alignment":"left"},{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/por/9a-activities/#9a.7\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 data-anchor=\u0022#9a.7\u0022\u003ERule 9a.7\u003C/a\u003E Adventurous Activities Permit Scheme\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/por/9a-activities/#9a.8\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 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