It's essential the Operations Manager is kept up-to-date regarding the movements of groups off-site. There are two main reason for this;
If there is an emergency
To ensure Base Camp is ready for the clients return, if the AA is part of a program
If you are abseiling at a separate location to the canyon, you must send the below text message upon completion of the abseil:
"Abseil at (Insert location) complete. Headed to (Insert Location). All clients and guides safe and well. Thanks (Insert Name)."
If you are completing a canyon for the entire day (Serendipity) , you must send the below text message upon arrival at XXXXX LUKE TO ADD IN:
"Serendipity group at (Insert Location). All clients and guides safe and well. Thanks (Insert Name)."
Upon finishing the canyon, send the below message so Base Camp has an ETA.
"(Insert Location) canyon complete. All clients and guides safe and well. ETA in XXXXX minutes. Thanks (Insert Name). "
It is the operations manager obligation to acknowledge the guides checkin texts with a simple "OK".