Row Safe: a guide to good practice in rowing

Row Safe replaces the third revision of the Water Safety Code, published in 2003. The original Code was introduced in 1984 and at the time was a world first in rowing safety. Since then the nature of our sport has widened considerably with higher participation levels, particularly among junior, coastal, recreational and indoor rowers.

The new guidance presents information under five headings, each with separate topic areas following the same format:

• responsibilities
• minimum standards
• further good practice
• further information

By keeping to separate topic areas and presenting the guide in a four-clip folder, individual updated pages can be easily replaced and new topics introduced. The aim is to keep all safety related matters in one place.

You can download the complete document or alternatively download the separate sections using the links below.  We also have a summary of key points from the guidance which is available to download online and also as a published leaflet.