River and Weather Conditions
Flag status:
The colour of
the flag is determined by the Oxford University Rowing Club's
(OURCs) and represents how fast (and therefore how dangerous) the stream is on
the Isis and consequently shows which OURCs rules are in force.
The flag
colour is displayed on boards in front of the CORC boathouse on the centre
column between the two roller doors!
CORC uses
these flags as a guide to determining its own rules regarding which crews should
be allowed on the water (adding one of its own, namely black flag).
These
guidelines still require coaches and crews to carry out safety risk assessments
before every outing and to take appropriate measures (e.g. coaches
carrying a throw-line, crews using a more experienced cox) as appropriate.
The key question to ask is not "Can we row on this river?" but
"If we had an accident, how confident are we that we could rescue our crew
and boat safely?"
The following
notice regarding flag status may also be found on the club notice board at the
top of the stairs.
Green Flag
1) Normal Rules - all club members can row
Green Flag
Blue Flag
1) No novice
coxes
Novice crews
require experienced coxes.
2) Normal rowing
for other boats.
3) Spin early at
set markers shown on club safety documents (these are posted on the notice
board in the boathouse).
See below also.
Amber Flag
1) No novice
crews or coxes. Senior crews with experienced coxes and steers persons only.
2) No junior
rowing other than experienced J16s and older.
3) Spin early at
set markers shown on club safety documents (these are posted on the notice
board in the boathouse). See below also.
Red Flag
1) Senior crews
on permission of the club captain or club committee, and private boat owners,
only.
2) Experienced
coxes and steers persons only.
Boats must
have a minimum of four blades.
3) Spin early at
set markers shown on club safety documents (these are posted on the notice
board in the boathouse). See below also.
Grey Flag
OURCs flag not being maintained. Crews should consult the club website or the club captain if this is unclear.
Black Flag
No rowing for any crews. Isis on Environment Agency flood watch.
Upstream
Downstream
