SRT competence
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Cartwright26
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When they can demonstrate above ground that they can put
On an srt kit, decend safely including putting in a hard lock, can prussik and change over to come back down, can pass rebelays, deviations and knots. Itd be a good idea to ensure a novice is partnered with somebody experienced to check that they are for example loading the stop correctly etc or can talk them through should they get stuck and most importanty that they are confident they are ready.
Hope this helps of course there will be people with probably better advise buts thats what i would go on, make sure they get plenty of above ground training with experienced club members
On an srt kit, decend safely including putting in a hard lock, can prussik and change over to come back down, can pass rebelays, deviations and knots. Itd be a good idea to ensure a novice is partnered with somebody experienced to check that they are for example loading the stop correctly etc or can talk them through should they get stuck and most importanty that they are confident they are ready.
Hope this helps of course there will be people with probably better advise buts thats what i would go on, make sure they get plenty of above ground training with experienced club members
caving_fox
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No we don't need another can of worms opened, we still have the CROW threads rumbling along nicely over there --->
I think this has been discussed on here previously - or at least the minimum skills sets people believe an average cavers should achieve.
To answer your question, from my personal perspective as a member of two clubs who treat the matter very differently: When the adult in question assumes the responsibility of stating that they're competent to do so. This will generally involve demonstrating said competence somewhere observable/safe beforehand, and usually involves discussion of the likely difficulties expected on such a trip.
I think this has been discussed on here previously - or at least the minimum skills sets people believe an average cavers should achieve.
To answer your question, from my personal perspective as a member of two clubs who treat the matter very differently: When the adult in question assumes the responsibility of stating that they're competent to do so. This will generally involve demonstrating said competence somewhere observable/safe beforehand, and usually involves discussion of the likely difficulties expected on such a trip.
paul
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The subject has of course been covered before. Have a look at http://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=13365.0
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