Irish Sea Kayaking Association

There is funding set aside to subsidise up to 10 people looking to gain a CI L4 or BCU 4* qualification. We have had some expressions of interest in this subsidy, but we would welcome additional expressions of interest. If you are interested--no commitment needed yet--and have not already done so, p...

Do you agree or disagree with the following motion: All members of ISKA must take out third-party insurance by doing one of the following: Joining their national governing body for kayaking/canoeing (for example, Canoeing Ireland (CI) or the Canoe Association of Northern Ireland (CANI)), or Taking o...

The ISKA committee did ask for legal advice and received the following advice verbally: Even if a person signs a waiver, other people still have a duty of care to that person. If somebody fails to fulfill their duty of care to a person they may be found to be negligent even if that person has signed...

To answer the question raised by Emma, in it's simplest terms, the proposal is that "every ISKA member will be required to have third-party insurance". You are being asked to agree or disagree with this proposal. The ISKA committee is not making a recommendation in favour or against this p...

At an ISKA committee meeting on 20th July 2016, it was decided to investigate the insurance options available to ISKA and its members, with a view to putting a proposal to ISKA members. The options available were investigated initially by Sue Honan and myself, and then by Tom Ronayne and myself. In ...

At the moment, ISKA does not have enough paddlers with leadership qualifications to guarantee the leader-to-paddler ratios are met on every ISKA trip. There is a training subsidy in place to improve this situation. The insurance policies of CANI and Sports Cover Direct have the same requirement as t...

On behalf of the committee I would like to thank Tom for his contribution to the committee as the east coast rep and in particular for his research on the issue of insurance.

Regards,

John

On behalf of the committee I would like to thank Mick for his contribution to the committee as the east coast rep and then the meets officer and training officer.

Regards,

John

What is third party insurance? ( http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/third-party-insurance.html ) Third party insurance is liability insurance purchased by an insured (the first party) from an insurer (the second party) for protection against the claims of another (the third) party. The fi...

The meets calendar for 2017 is now available at http://www.iska.ie/?page_id=247.

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