Shotgun Safety Officers Course

The course is aimed at equipping the candidate with the knowledge, understanding, skills and awareness required to identify and manage issues pertaining to safety on a clay pigeon shoot, with specific reference to shoots on green field sites.

This is not a course in shoot management, and limits its scope to issues pertaining to safety including risk assessment. In applying the knowledge and skills learnt on the course, the Safety Officer should always determine with the person(s) responsible for the overall shoot management their exact limits of responsibility, accountability and authority.

It comprises six modules followed by a practical assessment and written examination: roles and responsibilities; health and safety; risk assessment; shotguns and cartridges; the law and shotgun shooting; Clay trap safety.

Cost

£125 BASC members
£145 Non-members

Course Length

One day

Course Requirements

An experienced clay or game shooter with knowledge of a large variety of sporting targets.
Held a shotgun certificate for a minimum of 4 years.
Experience with automatic and manual clay pigeon traps.
Ability to complete complicated forms.
Must be over 21 years old

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Cancellation Policy

Should there be insufficient bookings, BASC reserve the right to cancel the course. In the interests of fairness BASC will aim to provide candidates notification of cancellation as soon as possible prior to the advertised start date. We strongly recommend that fees for any accommodation you book are refundable as BASC will not be responsible for any losses incurred by candidates. If for any reason you cancel your place on the course then the following scale of charges may apply:-

	Charge Non- Members	Members
Reallocation to another course (only available 8 weeks or more before the course start date)	£25	£25
2nd Reallocation to another course (only available 8 weeks or more before the course start date AND in exceptional circumstances)	£50	£50
Cancellation more than 8 weeks before the course start date	40% course cost	30% course cost
Cancellation less than 8 weeks but more than 4 weeks before the course start date	75% course cost	60% course cost
Cancellation less than 4 weeks before the course start date	100% course cost	100% course cost

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