Chief Coach / Aerotow Officer / Senior Paramotoring Coach

4.2.4 The Chief Coach
Role and responsibilities
a) Organise and co-ordinate coaching within their club.
b) Provide information, guidance and help in a safe, proven manner to club pilots
qualified for the activity undertaken.
c) Encourage pilots to use the club coaching facility through promotion and education.
d) Establish and maintain an effective coaching team within the club.
e) Establish and maintain an effective liaison with the Club Safety Officer; where there is
no CSO to assume his responsibilities. (See Section 1: Chapter 2: Point 12.)
f) Supervise and monitor the development of potential coaches, and select and appoint
Club Coaches and Senior Coaches.
g) Operate safely within their known skills and personal endorsements in accordance
with the recognised procedures and regulations contained in the TM.
h) Improving their own flying and coaching skills and knowledge in various ways,
including studying the TM, handbooks, articles in Skywings (especially the Safety
Matters Page) and Incident Summaries and Safety Notices.
i) Promote the use of the Incident Reporting scheme within the club.
j) Maintain and promote a positive attitude to the sport, the FSC and the BHPA.
k) Uphold his duty of care to the student and members of the public.
l) Maintain an effective liaison with the FSC. Chief Coaches should have regular contact
with the FSC, and in particular they should keep the FSC fully informed of new ideas
or any difficulties occurring in their clubs.
BHPATechnical Manual July 2006 LICENSING

The Chief Tow Coach will additionally
a) Arrange the training and assessment of potential Tow Coaches and Operators.
b) Arrange, as necessary, Conversion Courses for pilots seeking Tow Endorsements.
c) Support, or not, the annual renewal of licence holders within the club.
The Chief Aerotow Coach will additionally
a) Arrange the training and assessment of potential Aerotow Coaches and tug pilots.
b) Arrange, as necessary, Conversion Courses for pilots seeking Aerotow Endorsements.
c) Support, or not, the annual renewal of licence holders within the club.
The Chief SPHG Coach will additionally
a) Arrange the training and assessment of potential Senior SPHG Coaches.
b) Arrange, as necessary, Conversion Courses for pilots seeking SPHG Endorsements.
c) Support, or not, the annual renewal of licence holders within the club.
Appointment
AChief Coach will normally be selected from the ranks of Senior Coaches in a club. This is
a club appointment that must be recorded at the BHPAoffice. AChief Coach requires a
certain amount of administrative and leadership skill. The appointment of a Chief Coach
must be based primarily on his or her ability to carry out the responsibilities listed above.
Becoming a Chief Coach
Pre-requisites: Apotential Chief Coach must first:
a) Hold a Senior Coach or Club Coach Licence.
b) Possess Prating with good active experience.
c) Be recommended by his/her club. (Chairman’s signature required.)
Becoming a Chief Tow Coach
Pre-requisites: Apotential Chief Tow Coach must first:
a) Complete the requirements for the Chief Coach.
b) Hold a Senior Tow Coach or Tow Coach Licence.
In exceptional circumstances the FSC may allow the CTC appointment of a Tow
Coach. In such cases the temporary CTC (CAC) must not exceed the privileges of his
personal Tow Coach licence.
Becoming a Chief Aerotow Coach
Pre-requisites: Apotential Chief Aerotow Coach must first:
a) Complete the requirements for the Chief Coach.
b) Hold a Senior Aerotow Coach or Aerotow Coach Licence.
In exceptional circumstances the FSC may allow the CAC appointment of a
Aerotow Coach. In such cases the temporary CAC must not exceed the privileges of his
personal Aerotow Coach licence.
Becoming a Chief SPHG Coach
Pre-requisites: Apotential Chief SPHG Coach must first:
a) Complete the requirements for the Chief Coach.
b) Hold a Senior SPHG Coach or SPHG Coach Licence.