British Canoeing Profile

Tower Hamlets Canoe Club is affiliated with British Canoeing. We encourage all THCC members to maintain a British Canoeing profile, which includes details of their personal paddling awards, coaching qualifications, etc. Creating a basic profile costs nothing, and only takes a few minutes.

Signing up

You can create a free BC profile by going to the British Canoeing Login Page and clicking "Sign Up". You then get to fill in your basic details:

Click "sign up" and your profile will be created.

Linking to THCC

The first thing to do when your new profile has been created is to link it to THCC by clicking "Select Club" in the upper right-hand side:

You can then search for THCC by entering "Tower Hamlets" in the search box, then click "List" and finally the little magnifying-glass icon. That should show only "Tower Hamlets Canoe Club". Now you can click the "tick" icon to select THCC as your club:

You'll need to confirm that you are actually a member (i.e you've paid Lars your first year's membership fee):

Congratulations! You have now created a new BC profile, and linked it to THCC. You will now see that there are three tabs you can click on, for more details:

We'll cover each in the following sections.

Profile Tab

Under the "Profile" tab there are several sub-tabs, the first being "Basic Details"; make sure it's all correct:

The next sub-tab is "Emergency Contact", which you should definitely fill in:

Skipping over the "Communications" sub-tab, the next two pages are "Credentials" and "Qualifications". It's important that these pages are accurate and up-to-date. This is especially important for coaches and leaders, since it enables the club to verify qualifications as part of its insurance obligations.

Member Details Tab

Under the "Member Details" tab there are several sub-tabs. The important ones here are "About You" and "Coach Update". On the "About You" sub-tab, you can enter information which will help British Canoeing with their diversity and inclusion initiatives, which ensure it meets the needs of all its members:

The last noteworthy sub-tab is "Coach Update". If you're actively coaching at THCC, it's important that this page is accurate and up-to-date, since it enables the club to verify your coaching status as part of its insurance obligations.

Membership Tab

Here's where you have the opportunity to pay for annual membership of British Canoeing.

You should maintain "On the Water" membership if any of these apply to you:

• You are an active coach or leader at the club
• You participate in private trips (where you will not be covered by the club's insurance)
• You participate in trips requiring a waterways licence (anywhere except Shadwell Basin, the Thames and the sea)