Voluntary Guidelines for Paddleboard Retailers

That the Parliament commends the Scottish Retail Consortium and PaddleUK on producing, Partnership in Safety – Voluntary Guidelines for Paddleboard Retailers; notes the aim of this publication is to inspire more people to experience the joy of what it believes is the rapidly expanding sport of paddleboarding and Scotland’s blue open spaces with the right knowledge and equipment to stay safe, happy and confident on lochs and open waters; considers this to be a responsible initiative from representatives of retailers and the governing body for paddlesport; believes that it has been welcomed by HM Coastguard and is designed to help retailers and online marketplaces with practical support to embed key safety messages into their marketing and consumer education and to help foster a vibrant and safety-conscious paddleboard community by providing clear and concise safety messages at point of sale and safety checklists and tips for customers, and notes that these include tips about wearing buoyancy aids, personal floatation devices and participants using a leash to keep them connected to their craft and also pointing to more in-depth sources of safety information, such as #PaddleSafe.