Belaying is required for climbing activities whereby the participant's feet are elevated beyond the height of 3 2 4( 3, 2, 4 ) metres from the ground.
When conducting a Low Elements activity, it is to be supervised by a Licensed Instructor or an adult trained by a Licensed Instructor.
For the Mohawk Walk, spotting is required on only one side of the element.
What are the RULES when using Spider Web? Select 3 only.
Group to pass through the web using the different openings without touching the web.
No diving / leaping through the web.
No participant should be lifted OVER the web.
Only 1 participant can be carried through the web at any one time.
Openings can only be used once.
For Rebirth, participants are allowed to touch the part of the tyre only. They cannot touch the or the outer surface of the tyre. No diving or through the tyre.
For Nitro Crossing, the foot loop should be used by participants whenever possible.
The 4 safety rules for Nitro Crossing are:
Participants should be as streamlined as possible.
No jumping or diving to retrieve the rope.
Participants should not wrap the rope around their hands or arms.
The platform should not be overcrowded with participants.
No pushing of the person on the rope.
Only 1 participant is allowed on the launching and landing platforms respectively.
For Nitro Crossing, every participant must be during the swing. Group members must be responsible for the or members at the launching and landing platforms.
For Nitro Crossing, participants must be spotted on both sides during the swing.
The facilitator for the Low Wall should be on top of the platform.
Select the 3 rules for Low Wall.
No one is to take running jumps to scale the wall.
A bench is to be used for primary school participants.
A maximum of 3 participants should be allowed on the platform.
Only 1 spotter is required for each climber.
Spotters should form a half-circle around the person climbing or being lifted.
A is required for the play pen. Clip a figure of 8 on a bight knot onto the attachment point at the rear of the harness with 2 karabiners with gates.
The 3 most important parts of the body for spotting and lifting are:
buttocks, head, neck
spine, buttocks, neck
head, neck, spine
lower back, head, neck
When lifting, the participant's hands are crossed in front of his/her chest.
A participant should be lifted and passed through the tyre or spider web head first.
Sleeveless tops are allowed on the Adventure Facilities.
The loading of the Tower platform is 12 10 11( 12, 10, 11 ) persons, inclusive of the persons at the abseil station.
For the Rock Wall, each Licensed Instructor can conduct activities for a maximum of ___ climbing lanes.
1
2
3
4
For abseil, the Licensed Instructor must ensure that the hand holding onto the line is in position before unclipping the cable to dispatch the participant.
A belay team consist of:
belayer
anchor person
second belayer
spotter
climber
No participant is allowed to enter or exit the Tower Circuit system via the JP steps.
Spotters are needed when the participant is ascending or descending an element at low height (below 3 metres) to provide stability to the participant.
Belaying Technique (1-2-3-4) 1 - rope and lock on braking end 2 - transfer hand to braking end of rope 3 - slide braking hand near to guiding hand (both hands are on end of belay rope) 4 - guiding hand to live/active end of rope
