For swimmers
How ratification will work, the Traditional Skins and Assisted categories, and what to plan before an attempt.
How ratification will work →
Rules, policies and documents
The library of AMSA’s rules, policies and organisational documents. They are being drafted or revised. None has yet been adopted.
Documents and their status
Nothing on this list should be read as an adopted or legally approved policy. Each document will be versioned and dated, and its status updated, as the founding members adopt it.
Governance and policies →-
Being revised
Constitution
Name and status, objects, membership, general meetings, the committee, independence and ratification, conflicts of interest, finance, records, amendments and dissolution.
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Being revised
Founding meeting minutes and resolutions
The resolutions that would establish AMSA, adopt the Constitution, record the founding office-bearers and authorise NPO registration and banking.
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In preparation
Operating policy
How AMSA runs as a lean, online organisation: free ratification, digital registration and evidence, automated administration and the Swim Ops safeguards.
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In preparation
Marathon swimming rules
The formally versioned AMSA ruleset: the Traditional Skins and Assisted categories, assistance, feeding, escort vessels, start and finish, timing and evidence.
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In preparation
Ratification policy
Eligibility, registration, evidence and observer requirements, independent review, decisions, appeals, publication and the separate AMSA Recognised Crossing designation.
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In preparation
Observer code of conduct
Independence, duties, professional standards and reporting obligations for observers.
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In preparation
Conflict-of-interest policy
How office-bearers, advisers, reviewers and observers declare interests and step aside.
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In preparation
Historical records policy
How AMSA researches, classifies and publishes swims that took place before it existed.
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In preparation
Membership policy
Whether and how AMSA offers membership, and how it is administered. Membership is never a condition of ratification.
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In preparation
Privacy policy
How AMSA collects, stores, uses and protects personal information, in line with POPIA.
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In preparation
Website terms of use
The terms that apply to using this website and its content.
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In preparation
Safety and liability policy
The limits of AMSA’s role, and the responsibilities that stay with swimmers, escorts and organisers.
Where to go next
For observers
What an observer does, the proposed approval approach and how to express interest.
About observing →For route pioneers
Proposing a new route, and the research candidates already listed.
Pioneer a route →Ratification is not a safety approval
AMSA ratification does not replace maritime permissions, safety planning or operational responsibility. Swimmers and their teams remain responsible for obtaining the permissions their route requires, planning for safety and meeting local legal requirements.
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