CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
WHO GOVERNS CASI? CASI is one of the only professional snowboard instruction certification bodies in the world that is run entirely by snowboarders. It has a seven-member national Board of Directors; six elected by the membership, plus the Executive Director (who is a non-voting member). The Board conducts CASI’s affairs and business, which are then administered by the Executive Director. CASI has a National Technical Coordinator (NTC) who monitors and carries out the technical aspects of the organization with the help of a Technical Assistant (TA) and any technical committee volunteers or regional representatives.
CODE OF ETHICS Each Member of the Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors shall be governed by this Code of Ethics and shall adhere to the following articles at all times, both while on and off duty. The strict observance of the Code is intended to bring prestige and honour to the Association, and help to build the profession of snowboarding into one that will stand high in the opinion of the general public and the ski/snowboarding industry.
Article 1: Being a Member shall be synonymous with the Article 7: Members must meet their professional and
finest aspects of the sport of snowboarding; namely in- financial obligations promptly and conduct all their busitegrity, honour and respect at all times for those who have ness dealings in a most ethical manner befitting the stanplaced their trust in you and your teaching ability. dards of the Association.
Article 2: The public has the right to expect the best, most Article 8: Members are always in the public eye and must up-to-date and uniform instruction available. Therefore, it is the duty of each Member to learn all new techniques, and variations or modifications of existing techniques on a timely basis. To be outdated in technique is unfair to our Association, our fellow Members and the public.
Article 3: A Member has a responsibility to professionally represent the sport of snowboarding and the Association as a whole and, in particular, (but without limitation) this responsibility extends to the snow school area to which he/she is attached.
therefore exhibit exemplary essentials of true sportsmanship and good behaviour. In a snow resort area, the resort often accords privileges, and, under no circumstances, should these be taken as a right, nor should they be abused so as to cause embarrassment to any instructor, Member, director or area operator of such resort.
Article 9: As snowboarding is a sport enjoyed by many
in their formative years, Members have a responsibility to the youth of this country to set a proper example for them to follow. Under no circumstances will Members engage in any illegal and/or criminal activities. Use of alcohol Article 4: No Member shall misrepresent him/herself as while representing the Association and use of prohibited to his/her level of certification or membership status with- substances under any circumstances will not be tolerated. in the Association. Article 10: Members must adhere to the Alpine ResponArticle 5: No Member shall apply for a position in the sibility Code and the Alpine Responsibility Code is hereby snowboarding industry without prior knowledge that the incorporated into this Code of Ethics by reference. position is available. To try to solicit a position already held by another Member is unethical. Loyalty to fellow Article 11: The Board of Directors shall take appropriate Members is an integral part of this Code. disciplinary action should any Member be in breach of any of the Articles of this Code. Disciplinary action may vary Article 6: No Member shall sponsor or promote any from a simple reprimand to lifetime suspension or termiequipment that he has not personally tested and approved nation of membership. to be of high quality. Support of commercial enterprises by Members for monetary gain rather than from a sense of conviction, amounts to a misrepresentation to the public and other members and jeopardizes the integrity of the Association as a whole.
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