FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
 
1.   Don’t row sick 

What are Covid related symptoms?
 
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:

• a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
• a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
• a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal

 
Most people with coronavirus have at least 1 of these symptoms.
 
What should I do if I think I have any of these symptoms after rowing or otherwise?
 
If you have any of the main symptoms of coronavirus:

1. Get a test to check if you have coronavirus as soon as possible.
2. Stay at home and do not have visitors until you get your test result – only leave your home to have a test.

Anyone you live with, and anyone in your support bubble, must also stay at home until you get your result. Click on the link to see how to get a test - Get a test to check if you have coronavirus
 
Can I row if I or someone from my household has coronavirus symptoms?

No. People who are symptomatic should self-isolate as NHS guidance. No one who is self-isolating should attend a sports facility or activity.
 
Can I exercise or play sport if I am shielding?

Yes. People who have been shielding can now follow the same advice as everyone else in Scotland. Advice for this group on taking part in exercise and physical activity is available on the Scottish Government website.
 
 
Do we have a COVID Officer?
 
We are required to have a COVID officer and Justin Tait has kindly volunteered to take on that role. However, issues or concerns about rowing as it relates to COVID can be raised with any committee member.
 
2.   Clean touch points 

Who should do this and when?

Each and every crew will have to clean all touch points (oars, gunwales, seats, rudder, radio etc.)
Hard copies of the instructions will be on the boat, and on the slip.
 
What should I use? 

A bucket of soapy and water and a sponge will be provided by the club and should  be brought to the beach with the boat each day.
The first crew of the day should fill the bucket with water from the tap and the soap provided, the last crew of the day should empty and remove the bucket when recovering the boat. Should the bucket require to be topped up during the day, this should be carried out by the crew present at the time.
 
3.   Keep the same crew 

What if I don't have a crew?

Please contact Iain Hogg and we will endeavour to put crews together for those that do not have one organised. The aim will be to create regular crews where possible. A crew will be 5 people so it includes a cox, or rowers willing to cox.
 
How often can I row?

There is no restriction on how many times a day you can row, either with your crew, another crew or as a cox. 

Can I be a part of more than one crew – either as a rower or a cox?

Yes. .As a club and at this time the committee have decided that restricting the numbers of crews you row with is no longer necessary given the reduced transmission risk both between club members and in the wider community.
 
What happens if a member of my crew can’t make a row?

Subs are allowed but this should be with the agreement of the whole crew. 

 
I have been asked to sub for another crew – should I do it?

This is acceptable but please also consider how your regular crew will feel about you rowing with another crew
 
How many times a week can my crew row?

If slots are available a crew can row 7 days a week. In practice it is unlikely that this would be possible or that crews would want to do that.
 
Can I row more than once a day if subbing?

Yes.

Can I swap between rowing and coxing while on the boat?

Yes.
 
Can I row with CCRC and for another club?

The measures CCRC have put in place at the current time are designed to allow rowing to take place in managed and safe way that minimises transmission risk both to club members and the wider community.
 
Rowing with another club increases risk to you, your CCRC crew and the wider community. While CCRC cannot stop you from rowing with other crews outside of CCRC our strong preference is that you don’t.
 
4.   Keep records 

Why do I have to provide contact details?

Collecting contact details of all those that row is mandatory for CCRC under the Scottish Government Guidance as a part of NHS Test and Protect.
 
How will my information be used?

It is not the responsibility of the club to inform other members if someone at the club has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). This will be done by the NHS Scotland Test & Protect team.
 
If you have had reason to get tested whether rowing related or otherwise and test positive you will be put in touch with a local contact tracing team or the National Contact Tracing Service to help identify who you have been in close contact with. That team may then get in touch with CCRC to ask for contact details of those you have rowed with. CCRC is obliged to provide this information.
 
If you have tested positive, contact tracers will:

• contact you by phone or text message – there’s no need to log in to a website
• ask you who you live with, who you have been physically close to recently and where you have been
• decide which of these people might be infected based on how long they spent with you and how physically close they were
• contact these people to tell them to isolate for 14 days

 
Anyone contacted because they are considered to be at risk will not be told the identity of the infected person unless that person has given permission for their name to be shared.
At the start of Test and Protect, not every person with a positive test will be contacted. If you have tested positive you and everyone in your household should follow our guidance for households with possible infection.
The contact tracer service operates between 8.00am and 8.00pm, 7 days a week.
 
How will my information be protected?

Data protection laws allow for the sharing of personal data where this is necessary for certain permitted purposes, such as in the interests of public health. Disclosing relevant contact details to a member of the Test & Protect team will not be a breach of GDPR.

Prior to each row each crew must fill out the crew book at the boat shed with the date of the row, the name and a contact telephone number for each member of the crew. 

CCRC is required to keep contact information for 3 weeks, after which it will be destroyed.
 
If any club member is uncomfortable about having their phone number recorded in the book, then they are required to provide their name and contact number via email to covid@cromaryrowing.org.uk prior to their first row, so that the club has their details for contact tracing should this be required. The member is then only required to record their name in the book each time they row.

5.   Wear a face mask

Do I have to wear a face mask?

No, but you may wish to. Since COVID is a droplet / aerosol spread virus this places the cox at an increased risk compared to rowers who are not facing other rowers, so coxes may want to consider wearing a mask

6.   Wash your hands 

Can I use alcohol sanitiser to wash my hands and my oar?
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While there is no direct evidence that high strength alcohol is a problem for the construction or coatings of the boat, it’s unlikely to do it any good. Soap and water is just as effective from the point of view of controlling virus and that is what will be provided by the club.
If you wish to use hand sanitiser on your hands you of course may, this will have no effect on the boat.

7.   Use of life jackets 

Do I have to use my own life jacket?

We would strongly encourage the use of your own life jacket where you have one or can get one. However we appreciate that this may not be possible.
There will be at least two sets of life jackets provided, and they will be identifiable as two distinctive sets. The crew coming off the boat should wash down their life jackets and then hang them back in the boat ‘shed’ or rail on the beach. The oncoming crew should be wearing the other set. This washing and rotation of jackets should continue throughout the day. It is very important that the sets of jackets remain separate and as complete sets.

8.   Risk Assessment

A copy of the risk assessment for returning to rowing can be found at the link below.

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