10.2 Patrol

*Creating a Patrol Risk Assessment

The Patrol Risk Assessment assists users to risk assess their patrol aquatic environment.

Select the + New button in the Patrol Section to create a Patrol Risk Assessment

Beach, Patrol method and Weather information

1. Select the beach you wish to perform a Risk Assessment on.
   The drop-down menu will display beaches within a 5 KM radius of your location.
   If you are conducting patrols in flat water, see the Flat Water Activities topic for information on how to create a risk assessment for this environment.

2. Select the type of patrol you are conducting the risk assessment for.

3. Weather data can be pre-filled in some fields using the feed from BOM for the given beach.
   Click on the Auto button to load data. All weather fields are compulsory and must be filled in to complete a Risk Assessment.

Note: The SRR Tool utilises information provided by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). If you have allowed the Operations App to access your location settings, it can populate the weather data using ‘real-time’ data supplied by the BOM. If you have not allowed access to location services, you must manually input weather data.

If the app has automatically populated weather data and you do not believe it reflects the current conditions, you can manually override it.

Surf Conditions

• Complete the Conditions section. All fields are compulsory.
  Review the eLearning course if you need more information on entering surf conditions.

Additional information

• Complete the Hazards section if conditions present.
• Add General Notes if applicable.
• Once you have filled in all the required fields select the SRR Level button to finalise the Risk Assessment

SRR Level

The following screen will then display your Risk Assessment Score and Level.

1. The Patrol Assessment will be assigned a risk level and number determined by the information entered into the Patrol Risk Assessment.
2. Comments can be added to the Risk Assessment by typing in the comments boxes. Additional boxes may be present depending on the Risk Level of your Assessment.
3. Photos can be added by selecting the ‘Photo’ icon.
4. Once satisfied with the Risk Assessment, select the Acknowledge and Save button to finalise the assessment.

Finalised Risk Assessment

The details of the Patrol Risk Assessment will be displayed on the screen as per the image below.

The Export PDF via email button will send a PDF copy of the Risk Assessment to the email address associated with your Members Area account for storage or forwarding to other appropriate parties.