The FMCBC’s policy for university/college clubs is for their student members who are under 19 to sign the Universal Waiver and not the Acknowledgement of Risk form. The reasons for this are:
- It can be difficult for a university student to obtain a signature from his/her parent/guardian because the student has moved away from his/her hometown to attend university.
- By only using a waiver, it ensures that no adult participant signs a non-binding AR by mistake.
- It is better to have a signed waiver than no signed form, but in reality neither are going to protect the club or the trip leader in the case of a lawsuit from a minor.