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Providing Safety Cover for Rowing Races
What We Need to Know
Tony MarshallBritish Sub Aqua Club
Introduction•Information: Prior to Event
•Information: On the Day
•At Finish of Event & Debrief
•Observations in Hindsight
Prior to Event: First Contact•Event Name: e.g. British Rowing Event
Workshop •Date: e.g. Saturday 14th. January 2012•Location: e.g. Henley Rowing Museum•Contact Details
▫Organisation / HQ full address, postcode▫Organiser’s name, address, telephone
numbers, email address•Number of safety boats required
Prior to Event: Venue Details•Directions to Venue
▫Any specific instructions•Parking
▫Car parking: restrictions? permit required?▫Trailer parking: security, proximity to
launch site•Launching
▫Type of slipway: soft/hard, width, length, duration of tide
•Positioning and ID of safety boat(s) on course
Prior to Event: Event Details•Pre-event briefing time
▫Early enough for Safety Boats to get on Station on time
•Time required on station•Event start and finish times•Safety radios: Collection point / Sign Out•Safety boat licence requirements
▫e.g. Upper Thames, Environment Agency, Tideway, PLA accreditation
Prior to Event: Miscellaneous•Accommodation (if provided / required)•Refreshment Arrangements
▫Bacon Butties / Lunch Bags / Tea / Coffee▫Vouchers / Hospitality Passes
•Convenience Breaks•Agree Responsibility of Casualty Boat
Recovery▫Safety Boat or Event Organiser to manage
Prior to Event: Briefing on the Day•Contact Details
▫Confirm Organiser’s contact mobile telephone no.
•Radio Communications▫Confirm event radio collection point▫Safety channel: specific, or single channel
for all traffic▫Contact details: Race control / Safety
control▫VHF channel: Requirement to contact other
traffic
Prior to Event: Briefing on the Day• Safety Boat Cover Times
▫Event start and finish times▫Cover requirements prior to start / after finish▫Number of competitive boats
• First Aid Locations▫Which organisation, availability of Doctor▫Ability to attend to casualty at water’s edge
• Course Information▫Segmented / zoned river chart, if available▫Rowing Clubs, Landmarks▫Number and location of all safety boats
During the Event•Race information
▫Instructions to referees, competitors, safety boats
▫Risk assessments – Wind / Tide / Wash / Other Craft / Debris
▫Precise location of incident/casualty▫Incident reporting
•Radio Checks▫Regular, hourly checks by Safety Control
•Event Radio Network▫Close down after safety boats stood down
The Role of the Safety Boat•Clear Understanding of What’s Required•Safety Control to Direct Safety Cover•Competence of Safety Boat Crews•Patrolling
▫Line of Sight between Safety Boat Stations•Response
▫Incident Severity Grading – Gold/Silver/Bronze•Rescue Management
▫Priority – Casualty First▫Status Reporting – Safety Radio net
Post Event: On the Day•Clear Instructions on Stand Down Timing•Handover of Event Equipment e.g. Radio•Debrief•Incident Report Forms•Feedback between Organiser,
Competitors and Safety Boats•Administration - Payment
Post Event: Observations in Hindsight•Organiser to feedback any relevant
comments to Safety Boat•Safety Boat to feedback any relevant
comments to Organiser•Follow Up Written Incident Reports•Improvement Suggestions for Future
Events
Summary•Full Information Prior to Event
•Confirm Details on the Day
•Debrief and Feedback at End of Event
•Follow Up – Improvements & Observations
Any Questions?Tony Marshall
British Sub Aqua Club