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Providing Safety Cover for Rowing Races. Tony Marshall British Sub Aqua Club. What We Need to Know. Introduction. Information: Prior to Event Information: On the Day At Finish of Event & Debrief Observations in Hindsight. Prior to Event: First Contact. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Providing Safety Cover for Rowing Races
What We Need to Know
Tony MarshallBritish Sub Aqua Club
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Introduction•Information: Prior to Event
•Information: On the Day
•At Finish of Event & Debrief
•Observations in Hindsight
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Summary•Full Information Prior to Event
•Confirm Details on the Day
•Debrief and Feedback at End of Event
•Follow Up – Improvements & Observations
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Any Questions?Tony Marshall
British Sub Aqua Club