As per the Rowing SA Safety Training Policy, Rowing SA is responsible for fostering a culture of safe practice in rowing, and its responsibility is to address the key risk factors, rules and compliance requirements that apply through South Australia.

To manage this, Rowing SA must maintain a register of Incidents & Near Misses and create a yearly report to assist in identifying and rectifying high risk areas or practices. Clubs must ensure that all members have access to and are educated and aware of their individual responsibilities to report incidents using the relevant incident reporting procedures.

For all detailed information, please click on the button to be taken to the incident reporting page.

West Lakes, Torrens Lake, Port Adelaide River and Murray River are public waterways which Rowing SA and clubs are privileged to have access to.

In use of these waterways, we ask that ALL USERS are aware of, can understand and are capable of following traffic flow patterns and important safety information BEFORE getting on the water.

We also ask that all users of waterways read and adhere to the Rowing SA Safety and Training Policy and Regulations for Boat Racing. We thank you in advance for your cooperation in this.

If you are involved or are key witness in an incident or near miss/breach of regulations, please head to our Incident Reporting information page for what to do next

As part of RSA’s ongoing commitment to Club Development a number of tools have been developed to assist rowing clubs and the rowing community enjoy the waterways in a safe and responsible manner.

The following resources have been developed by RSA in addition to our policies and are available to download. We expect that all School and Club leaders/Committees are aware of all Policies and available resources before allowing members to take to the water or perform any duties for the Club.