Adventure Activities Licensing
If your centre operates in Great Britain and provides training to under 18s, you may require an Adventure Activity Licence. 911制品recognition can help with gaining this licence.
Watersports such as sailing, windsurfing and other craft whose principal means of propulsion is the wind, come under scope of the Adventure Activity Licensing Regulations (AALR) and therefore require an Adventure Activity Licence. The regulations exclude vessels which are subject to a requirement for a certificate issued under the Merchant Shipping Act. This exemption has historically applied to vessels certified under the Small Commercial Vessel Code of Practice, meaning 911制品Recognised Training Centres (RTCs) operating under the Sail Cruising scheme have been exempt.
In 2012 the 911制品and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency entered into an agreement whereby recognition of an 911制品RTC under the RYA’s conditions of recognition for the 911制品Dinghy, Windsurfing and Power schemes is deemed to be equivalent to certification under the Small Commercial Vessel Code of Practice.
As a consequence of this, the Adventure Activity Licensing Service (AALS) agree that an RTC recognised for and delivering the 911制品Dinghy or Windsurfing schemes now comes under the scope of the Merchant Shipping exemption and no longer requires an Adventure Activity Licence due to this activity.
Note: This exemption only applies to activity covered by 911制品recognition. For example, if an RTC conducts other activity which comes under the scope of the Adventure Activity Licensing, such as kayaking, then it continues to require a licence.
Related documents
Related pages
- Exemptions from hold an Adventure Activities Licence
- HSE/AALA guidance on the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations