Blackwater Tubing equipment

Blackwater tubing gear for stormsriver tubing South Africa

Clients equipment

$1· Helmet

$1· Client PFD

$1· Full length wetsuit

$1· Purpose designed tube

$1· Shoes

$1· Customised river tube

Guides equipment

$1· Guiding pfd including quick release belt and cow’s tail

$1· Helmet

$1· Purpose designed tube

$1· 2 x carabineers

$1· 2 x slings

$1· Whistle

$1· Watch

$1· Knife

$1· Throw bag

$1· Full length wetsuit

$1· Shoes

$1· Customised river tube

Vehicles

$1· 4x4 or high-rider LDV’s for limited access roads must include:

$1· Valid license disc

$1· Roadworthy certificate

$1· Fire extinguisher

$1· Standard tool kit incl. Fastening webbing/rope tow rope and jumper leads

$1· Adequate participant seating

$1· Safety railings

Other equipment on river

Management replacement and maintenance of equipment

$1· All vehicles are checked on a weekly basis against a check list.

$1· All vehicles are serviced every 10,000km

$1· Diesel vehicles receive oil and filter change every 5,000km in house

$1· All river equipment is checked on a daily use basis i.e. when the equipment is used it is checked before it is stored back in its location.

$1· Wetsuits are replaced annually on average

$1· PFD’s are replaced after three years and are repaired at ELECO in Knysna

$1· Helmets are replaced after a 6 year period

$1· Tubes are replaced after a four year period

$1· Damaged equipment is stored in the office i.e. separately from functional equipment.

$1· Damaged equipment is sent in for professional repair (mostly suppliers).

$1· First aid kits are checked on a weekly basis according to their contents checklist

$1· River phones are checked for functionality, battery strength and airtime before daily departures