Recommendations T O I Mprove R Ace M Anagement; Recommendations R Egarding R Ace C Ontacts; Recommendations R Egarding C Risis M Anagement P Lan - Raymarine SmartPilot ST6002 Operating Manual

signal d evices s uch a s f lares, w histles, s ignal m irrors, a nd s trobe l ights. T he g uide s hould
also i nclude a l ist o f n on-­‐approved e mergency s ignaling d evices s uch a s l aser f lares a nd
chemical l ight s ticks.
3.03 RECOMMENDATIONS T O I MPROVE R ACE M ANAGEMENT
3.03.1 R ecommendation R egarding R ace C ontacts
The p anel r ecommends t hat N OSA a nd o ther r ace o rganizers h ave a n e mergency
contact t hat i s a vailable t hroughout t he d uration o f t he r ace. T his s ingle p oint o f c ontact
(phone n umber) s hould b e a vailable f or a t l east o ne h our b efore t he s tart o f t he r ace
and o ne h our a fter a ll v essels h ave f inished t he r ace.
3.03.2 R ecommendation R egarding C risis M anagement P lan
The p anel r ecommends t hat U S S ailing d evelop a c risis m anagement p rogram
template t o a ssist t o r ace o rganizers. T his p rogram s hould i nclude a c rew l ist t emplate, a
template f or a p oint o f c ontact f or e ach b oat, a t emplate f or l isting o f c ommunication
equipment o n b oard b oats w hile r acing, a t emplate f or o n-­‐the-­‐water e mergency
systems ( rescue b oats f or s mall b oat e vents, r ace c ommittee b oats t o a ssist w ith c apsize
accidents, e mergency m edical t ransport), a t emplate f or e mergency m edical e vacuation
during a r ace, a t emplate f or o n s hore e mergency s ervices i ncluding e mergency m edical
transport, e mergency c ontact ( local S AR, U SCG, P olice o r S heriff, F ire D epartment, E MT)
and a t emplate f or c ommunications i n t he e vent o f a n a ccident.
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