Safety & Credentials
Safety
Safety, mental and physical is an integral part of the training process. It is as much the attitude, as people, that makes safety work. From the opening moments of the activity or the OBT, the participants are taught correct procedures and techniques. They are taught to think ' safety ' and that the more adventurous an undertaking, the more care and prudence needed. Our program is as safe as human ingenuity and experience can make it. Our equipment is first rate. Acivities and OBTs are carefully planned and supervised and reviewed constantly. We have personnel trained in first aid.
Some of the other ways by which we maintain the high levels of safety:
All the equipment is our own - nothing is hired.
Regular daily checks for wear and tear.
The equipment is used under a redundancy policy - a certain life is assigned to it, on the expiry of its life the equipment is discarded irrespective of its condition.
- Our equipment conforms to the best international standards and is maintained under a stringent preventive schedule.
The parachutes are sent back to their original manufacturers for regular maintenance and certification.
We have a specially trained and highly experienced crew for all activities.
- Multi-layered checks are conducted at every stage of each activity
For parasailing, a crew of at least 7- 8 is used.
The jeep is custom-built for parasailing & maintained at peak performance levels.
All activities are conducted under very close supervision.
The use of alchohol or drugs is prohibited during the camp.
First-aid: We have -
- a well equiped first aid box.
- people trained in first-aid. In fact Maj Roy is a fully qualified first -aider .
- a govt PHC is half a km away.
Our Credentials
The first to:
... do Parasailing in Chennai - 1998
... run Scuba Diving courses in Chennai - 1999
... do Parasailing on the Marina Beach - 2001
... set up an integrated adventure sports & OBT site at Silversand - Mahabalipuram - 2001
... to build an artificial rock-wall - 2001
... to conduct an annual inter-corporate adventure trophy as a fund raiser for "Vidya Sagar"- 2002.
All activities are conducted under the personal supervision of Maj SR Roy, a trained paratrooper & former commando instructor at the Army's Commando School
He is a qualified instructor in these adventure activities, & has been conducting them since 1987.
In the last year alone we have conducted over 110 OBTs, with a clear track record.
We have done a few thousand Parasail launches & have a 100% injury-free record.
Our activities are so safe that even wheelchair bound children from Vidya Sagar have gone Parasailing with us.
Our youngest participant has been 4 years old & the oldest 78
We have been conducting camps for schools, colleges and NCC units regularly since 1998
Our rates provide the best value for money compared to similar organisations,including Govt subsidised ones.
If you find other organisations conducting similar activities, please:
- Check the air-time of the Parasail flight
- Confirm the no of crew per participant & quality of their training
- Verify the safety precautions
- Verify the quality & maintenance of the equipment
- Ask about the frequency of their programs
- Ask for a demo and site visit
- Do speak to their last few clients for testimonials.