THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS’ REGATTA 2015

THUNDERSTORM SAFETY PLAN INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFICIALS and COMPETITORS A lightning storm is a possibility, although deaths and injuries from lightning strikes are rare. There is an increased risk in a boat, especially if standing up. The Thunderbolt system will be used to monitor electrical activity during racing and training. The Regatta has decided to adopt the following approach to monitoring the risk. Level 0 Thunderstorms are not expected. A Committee member will check the forecast each day. No other action. Level 1 Thunderstorms are possible. Officials are to be warned by Race Committee Chairman. A Committee member will check forecasts regularly. Level 2 A thunderstorm in the area. (It is accepted that forecasting could be wrong and that Level 0 might escalate directly to Level 2.) If lightning is seen followed within 30 seconds by thunder, action is necessary. At times of thunder and lighting, safety is about recognising a high-risk situation and moving to a low-risk situation. However, it is recognised that on the water, difficult situations may arise where there is not enough time to seek ‘proper shelter’, resulting in a ‘choice of evils’ decision. All officials and competitors are asked to familiarise themselves with this plan so that it can be actioned promptly and effectively should a thunderstorm occur. The aim will be to evacuate the lake safely and efficiently. This will be co-ordinated by Race Committee Chairman. Evacuation should follow the Emergency Lake Evacuation process documented below with the following addition steps 1. Reading from a prepared script, the commentator using the main PA system and the Official using the local Check-in PA will warn those competitors and spectators on land of the specific danger of lightning. 2. Crews will be told to carry their blades horizontally, not vertically, in order to reduce the risk of them attracting a lightning strike. 3. Once umpires’ launches and rescue boats have ensured that they have instructed all crews to return to the boating rafts, they also should make their way back, while checking that crews are following instructions. Everyone should be seated in the launches as this slightly reduces the risk.

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4. Start team to be advised to leave the tower. They should keep away from the tower itself. If they get into cars they should close the windows and avoid touching any metal parts. Stakeboat team to do likewise to clear the start pontoon. 5. The safest place is likely to be indoors as long as individuals are not too close to metal objects such as the structure, plumbing or wiring. 6. Once the evacuation is under way and all parties have their instructions, the Race Committee Chairman should ensure that they and everyone else in the tower keeps away from electrical apparatus. Computers should ideally be unplugged to minimise the risk of damage. 7. If for any reason the Race Committee Chairman is unavailable, the Safety Officer, Secretary or the Chairman of the Race Committee will assume co-ordination of these duties from wherever they are located. If necessary, this may involve driving along the course side road and issuing the above instructions using a loudhailer should the radio network be rendered inoperative following a lightning strike to the aerials on top of the finish tower. 8. The ‘all clear’ will be given by the Race Committee Chairman following consultation between the Safety Officer and the Chairman of the Race Committee. This consultation will be based on there being no flash/bang occurring within 30 seconds of each other for at least 30 minutes.

Emergency Lake Evacuation In the event of a major incident or change in conditions (e.g. lightning) requiring evacuation of the lake, the following procedures should be followed. a. Race Control to advise all stations to listen to instructions and to try to minimise any other radio traffic. Reading from a prepared script, the commentator using the main PA system and the Official using the local Check-in PA will warn those competitors and spectators on land of the danger. b. All boating to cease immediately. Crews told to clear the rafts immediately. c. Any race in progress is to be allowed to complete normally, as this is the fastest way to get crews off the course. The starter may start a race already on the stake-boats if he thinks fit. d. Officials to be asked to go to rafts to assist getting crews off as quickly as possible. e. Crews in the warm-up lake to be told to go into the main lake at the 1,000m bridge or the start pontoon (whichever is ahead of the crew) by the Marshals at those positions and then to return to the rafts immediately. f.

Returning crews to be told to use all four rafts for disembarking and to clear the rafts with all possible haste.

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g. Once umpires’ launches and rescue boats have ensured that they have instructed all crews to return to the boating rafts, they also should make their way back, while checking that crews are following instructions.

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