Dive Log
Keep your own record of dives made, in a layout that holds the detail an instructor or operator will ask about, including weight and conditions.
OP-01 2 pages
Outdoor pursuits · OP-02
Kayak and Paddle Trip Plan
A free printable paddling trip plan — route, put-in and take-out, overdue time, group details and a kit checklist, written to be left with somebody on shore.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
Print it and write on it
Fill it in type and save
The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.
What this sheet is for
Put the trip on paper before you launch and leave a copy behind, so somebody knows where you went and when to worry.
Who it is for
Kayakers, canoeists and paddleboarders, clubs, groups and anyone going out alone.
How to use it
- Fill it in before loading the boats and give a copy to somebody not coming.
- Set an overdue time and say plainly what that person should do when it passes.
- List escape points along the route, not just the ends of it.
- Ring them when you are off the water. An unnecessary callout is worse than an awkward phone call.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: Where you are going, when you are due back and who to call if you are not — left with somebody on shore.
Leave a copy with somebody on shore. The most useful part of this sheet is the copy you leave behind. No conditions, grades or go/no-go limits are printed here: what is safe depends on the water, the weather, the boat and the paddler, and that judgement is yours and your group's on the day.
How to use this sheet
- Fill it in before you load the boats, and give a copy to somebody who is not coming.
- Set an overdue time, and say plainly what that person should do when it passes.
- Tell them when you are safely off the water. An unnecessary callout is worse than an awkward phone call.
The trip
Write-on lines: Date · Water or route · Put in · Take out · Planned start · Expected off water · Overdue time — call for help after this · Escape points · Vehicle and where parked · Registration · Shuttle arrangement
Group
Table, 6 rows: Name · Boat and colour · Experience · Buoyancy aid · Next of kin · Phone
Page 2
Kit and conditions checked
- Buoyancy aids worn and fitted
- Buoyancy in every boat checked
- Helmets where needed
- Throw line and first aid kit
- Spare paddle
- Phone or radio, waterproofed and charged
- Forecast checked, wind and rain
- Tide, flow or river level checked
- Warm layers and spare clothing
- Food and water
Write-on lines: Left this plan with · Their phone · Called them on return at
Questions
Does it tell me whether conditions are safe?
No. What is safe depends on the water, the weather, the boat and the paddler, and no printed sheet can see any of those. The judgement is yours and your group's; this records the plan you made from it.
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