If you have any questions on what to bring, please contact the CST office (contact details can be found at the end of this form) 

Course Timings 

Please see the website and/or the confirmation email regarding the specific course/session times.  Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the course to sign in with the CST Staff.  

Supervision 

All U16s remain the responsibility of their parent/guardian until they are signed in/out of the activity session with the signing in/out CST Staff member on duty at the meeting point.  A parent/guardian must be present promptly at these times so as not to cause delay to CST operations.  Where the parent/guardian is planned to not be present at sign out, we require written permission from the parent/guardian, outlining the details i.e. nominate another adult for signing out, or to allow the child to sign out without an adult present. 

Late Arrivals, Pick Up or non-attendance 

If you need to report an absence or delay, please contact us know as soon possible as it can affect operational decisions. You can do this either by: 

• Contacting the CST office on 01326 702326  
• Or, if on the day of the activity, please call the Operations mobile – 07393 548761. 

Please note – if you are late or unable to make the session start time, we may not be able to take you on the session.  Any missed timings may affect the course outcome. 

Changing Facilities & Toilets 

There are limited changing facilities on the Helford River, so please, where possible, arrive dressed to take part in the activity. 

There are public toilets available in The Ferryboat Inn (North side) or the Helford Village car park (South side). 

Health & Water Confidence Declaration & Medication 

All activity participants are required to provide a completed ‘CST Health & Water-Confidence Declaration’ form prior to the start of the activity or course.  Each declaration is valid for the year it is signed, provide that there are no changes to the details submitted.  Any medication, including inhalers, that may be required during the session should be handed to the Instructor at your pickup location. Please note that it is the responsibility of each participant to retrieve such items at the end of each session. No liability will be accepted for items not collected. 

 You can find the ‘Health and Water Confidence Declaration’ form as a link from your booking confirmation.  Please contact us if you have any trouble accessing this. 

Valuables 

We have incredibly limited storage on the Helford Passage, so please keep valuables to a minimum.  U16s are not permitted to bring mobile phones on site, unless specific permission has been sought from the Duty Officer by the parent/guardian.  Valuable items can be secured in our shed or can be left with the Duty Officer.  CST can take no responsibility for the safety of valuables. 

Logbooks, Handbooks & Certificates 

We provide all students on beginner courses (Powerboat Level 2, Dinghy Level 1 and Dinghy Stage 1) with an RYA logbook to record your progress.  For improver courses and above, please bring the relevant logbook with you, or alternatively you are welcome to purchase a replacement via our booking system or by calling the CST office.  If you require a new or replacement logbook, please purchase this prior to the activity start date as we cannot guarantee that we will have any at the Boat Shed. 

RYA handbooks to accompany skills learnt on all our courses can be purchased from our website or by calling the CST Office. 

Certificates are issued at no additional cost to students when the required level has been met.  We do our best to assist every student to reach their full potential within the course, but we are unable to guarantee all students will be awarded the certificate at the end of each course.