SAFETY PROCEDURES
Communications All Communications should be made in English on VHF Channel 72. Alert the Race Committee (RC) immediately first call. RC then will respond and assist. Information Boat Name, Position on Race Area, Type of Incident, Injured / Person or not, Level of damage. Do not use name of Injured Person(s) (IP). Use IP. If you hear an incident reported - Keep the VHF channel free from unnecessary chat! GC32 ICA 2017 2
Emergency Plan / GC32 WORLDS Polizia Papa Sierra incident support Emergency Services 118 / 112 Shore Based Emergency Services at Rendezvous Point Slipway GC32 Sailing Boat - incident observed or notified on VHF 72. Race Committee Injured Person taken ashore with Fraglia Vela Riva Office Team Coordinating incident GC32 Safety Lead Team Support Boats Emergency Red Cross Boat GC32 RT 2017 3
Pick Up Point / GC32 WORLDS PARKING MOORING Areas Cats and Tenders CLUBHOUSE Fraglia Vela Riva RED CROSS PICK UP POINT GC32 RT 2017 4
Incidents Incident Type Techincal / Collision Man Overboard Human injury Capsizing Capsizing with crew trapped, with or without injured person. No Media boats are allowed near the Boat whilst an incident is being responded too. GC32 ICA 2018 5
Technical Incident Boat or Team Support Boat call RC on VHF 72. The RC assists with coordinating resources, as required. The RC considers the Abandonment of the race: depending on location, nature of the incident. Does the boat need help or not? If help is needed, the Course Safety RIB(s) can assist. If not, the Teams Support Boat will manage the problem alone. At the end of the incident the Boat or the Teams Support Boat should inform the RC. GC32 ICA 2018 6
Man Overboard Boat, Umpire or Team Support Boat call RC on VHF 72 "Man Overboard" 3x times, then with details. E.g. Boat name, After the first rounding mark X, 20-30 meters from boat "X. The RC may consider the Abandonment of the race: depending on location & nature of the incident. Umpire RIBs, Course Safety Leader(s) or the closest Team Support RIB available then picks up the MOB. Boat or rescuing RIB shall call the RC to confirm MOB is recovered. Team Support RIB or Boat collects the MOB and repatriates MOB to their Boat. If there is an injury, see Human Injury. GC32 ICA 2018 7
Human Injury Boat or Team Support RIB shall call the RC using VHF 72. Course Safety Leader(s) and the Team Support RIB should respond and protect the Boat by creating safety zone in the vicinity of Boat. The RC may consider the Abandonment of the race: depending on location, nature of the incident. Quick and specific appraisal provided to the RC using VHF 72 as soon as practical. 2 possible scenarios: Course Safety Leader not involved: the crew member doesn t need any additional medical help. Transfer on the Team Support Boat ashore, as required. Course Safety Leader involved: Additional medical help is required. Transfer ashore, as required. RC coordinates injury response with shore team. GC32 ICA 2018 8
Capsizing Boat, Umpire or the Team Support RIB shall call the RC using VHF 72. Course Safety Leader(s) and the Team Support RIB should respond and then protect Boat by creating safety zone in the vicinity of Boat. The RC may consider the Abandonment of the race: depending on location, nature of the incident. Quick and specific appraisal provided to the RC using VHF 72, as soon as practical. Separate VHF channel 77 to be used to coordinate recovery. GC32 ICA 2018 9
Capsizing with crew trapped/injured Boat, Umpire or the Team Support RIB shall call the RC using VHF 72. Course Safety Leader(s) and the Team Support RIB should respond and then protect Boat by creating safety zone in the vicinity of Boat. Course Safety Leader Diver or Team Diver responds. The RC may consider the Abandonment of the race: depending on location, nature of the incident. Quick and specific appraisal provided to the RC using VHF 72, as soon as practical. How many people? Guest or Crew? A diver in action? If there is an injury, see Human Injury. RC coordinates further resources and actions, as appropriate. Cont. GC32 ICA 2018 10
Capsizing with crew trapped/injured Types of Injuries. Priority One Life-threatening injuries. Call for help, create a free airway, stop bleeding, start CPR. Priority Two Need immediate care. Priority Three - Able to wait for help after the race is finished. GC32 ICA 2018 11
Visual Hand Signals to be used. OK HELP GC32 ICA 2018 12
RACE COURSE SAFETY GC32 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2018
GC32 Standard Race Course Sizes and Measurements RC BOAT 150 200 m 500 m 250 m 1P 1S GATE 1 START & FINISH 2000-2200 m 2S 2P GATE 2 All distances are approximate and adjusted according to the wind 150-200 m START & FINISH 250-300 m GC32 WC 2018
Restricted Area GC32 World Championship South Wind / Ora RIVA CUP 2017 15
Restricted Area GC32 World Championship North Wind / Pelèr RIVA CUP 2017 16
Flags on Boats allowed in the Restricted Race Course Area GC32 WC 2018 17
Boats that are allowed in Restricted Race Course Area Only the following boats are allowed in the area during racing: Race committee boat (1) / RC flag Umpires RIB / Jury flags n 1-4 Safety Leader RIB (2) / Safety flag n 1-2 Marks layers RIB (4) / RC flags n 1 4 (Shall stay clear of all boats racing and only intervene if absolutely necessary) Official GC32 video RIB (1) / Press flag n 1 (Shall stay clear of all boats racing) Official GC32 press RIB (1) / Press flag n 2 (Shall stay clear of all boats racing) GC32 Class Manager (1) / GC32 CM flag All RIB drivers need to be approved and instructed by the GC32 Class. Personal floatation devices and kill cords must be worn at all times by the RIB drivers. The following boats are allowed in the green zone only during racing: Team RIB (13) / Team flags n 1 13 VIP ribs / VIP flags Official GC32 press RIB (1) / Press flag n 3 GC32 WC 2018 18
GC32 RT 2017 GC32 Restricted Race Course Area Police Scooter Police Scooter Police Boat TEAM RIBS ZONE 100 m 500 m 1200 m 500-850 m RC BOAT Police Scooter 200 m GATE 1 1P 1S START & FINISH 100 m Police Scooter TEAM RIBS ZONE PRESTART 2000 2200 m GATE 2 2S 2P TEAM RIBS ZONE Police Scooter 500 m Police Scooter 100 m START & FINISH TEAM RIBS ZONE 100 m Police Scooter Police Boat All distances are approximate and adjusted according to the wind speed and direction.