Safety-at-Sea Committee Meeting
Friday, October 17, 2003
1200 - 1500 Hours
St. Louis, MO

 Agenda

CALL TO ORDER - Ron Trossbach

• Committee Membership review - Ron Trossbach (recognize Fred Horwitz, and Cai Svendsen for their long dedicated service).

EDUCATIONAL

• Inshore Safety Program Status - Tom Hubbell.

• Publication review (Hypothermia Card, First Aid Book, Safety Recm's Booklet) - Ron Trossbach.

• SAS Seminar Administration - Dan Nowlan.

• Take the 13 topics of 6.01, create a Slide Show for use at SAS Seminars for standardization and verification that the topics were covered (or in the case of Hands-on and CPR/First Aid, not covered) for use by moderators.  Glenn McCarthy for Chuck Hawley.  (action - appoint a subcommittee).

• SAS Seminar Curriculum Status - Ron Trossbach

STUDIES

• Review the status of the study involving the use of Man Overboard Modules, Horseshoe Liferings, Strobe Lights, Drogues, etc.  -  Glenn McCarthy for Matt Pederson.

• Overhead Power lines - No one assigned/Ron Trossbach.

STANDARDS

• MOB maneuver diagram plots - Eric Wallischeck at USMMA.

• Category 1 Inspection, a slide show would be beneficial to show people how to comply with the 10 most difficult regs to pass an inspection.  One example would be pictures of a sliding hatch that can be locked from the inside and outside.  (action - appoint subcommittee).   - Glenn McCarthy, for Chuck Hawley.

• 2004-5 ISAF Special Regulations Publication Plans - Ron Trossbach

•  6.01:

OPTION A - Ron Trossbach for Sheila McCurdy

FROM SHEILA McCURDY
DRAFT 9/28/03
International Sailing Federation Offshore Special Regulations

6.03 Training topics for practical, hands-on sessions US SAILING prescription.

Practical hands-on training of the crew is the responsibility of the captain of the vessel who shall vouch for successful completion of training in an on-line form submitted to US SAILING. Training in the topics 6.03.1 - 6.03.5 shall be accomplished in the following ways:
a. An ISAF Approved Offshore Personal Survival Course.
b. A course of a minimum of four hours taught by a US SAILING Passage making Instructor or by showing proficiency to a Passage making Instructor through demonstration and testing.
c. On-board drills and discussions with the captain of the vessel supplemented by attendance in the US SAILING Safety at Sea Seminar demonstrations of life raft and flare use. The training time shall be a minimum of four hours.
d. A current CPR certification and First Aid certification from a nationally recognized training organization.

This prescription would create the need for US SAILING to develop the following:
1) Online form and database for SAS training records submitted by captains.
2) Identification of ISAF Approved Offshore Personal Survival Course(s).
3) Curriculum and standards for a US SAILING Safety at Sea Passage making course of four hours to be offered at US SAILING recognized sailing programs.
4) Means to demonstrate and test knowledge and skills of sailors challenging to be recognized as proficient. (List of skill requirements and multiple choice test) .
5) Curriculum/ lesson plans for on board drills and discussion.

Reasoning for details in prescription
- Alternatives include ISAF-based course, US SAILING certified course(s), and an opportunity to "challenge" into the system. (If you can show you know the stuff, you save yourself time.)
- US SAILING-certified Passage making instructors work for sailing programs around the country and are accessible to sailors in many major sailing areas throughout the sailing season for individual or crew training.
- Sailing schools might offer these courses to cruising sailors as well expanding their market beyond a handful of offshore racers.
- Training minimum time (4 hours) augments the SAS seminar (7 hours) for total of 11 hours. [The time required for ARC certification in CPR (4 hours?) and First Aid (4 hours?) adds substantially to the commitment of time.]
- The ISAF model course totals 3.5 hours for "practical" training and about 7 hours for "theory." [BUT the model course provides 45 minutes for CPR and First Aid theory and 30 minutes for practical. This might work as a refresher but a class does not lesson CPR in an hour and a quarter.]

OPTION B - Glenn McCarthy

PHASE 1 - We are maintaining individual records who has attended US SAILING Sanctioned SAS Seminars (completed).
PHASE 2 - Re-do the curriculum to conform to the intention of the 6.01 topics using audio-visual support, good speakers, and a lecture format (appoint a subcommittee).
PHASE 3 - We need to develop a protocol for the Offshore Department to certify which seminars and/or courses meet 6.01 (less the Hands-on and CPR/First Aid), then we need to advertise these courses.
PHASE 4 - We need to change the data in the database to identify which individuals attended a seminar and/or course that meets 6.01 after certification by the offshore department (less the Hands-on and CPR/First Aid), and those who took a course where we had not certified the course to 6.01.
PHASE 5 - After US SAILING assumes the management of the SAS Seminars, US SAILING will develop an income structure to offset the expense of running the seminars (management, magazine advertising, seminar organizer mentoring, publications, certificates, etc.)
PHASE 6 - We need to provide a place for individuals to provide their CPR/First Aid certification and Hands-on training into the database (with expiration dates for each). So that we present the full solution on 6.01.

OPTION C - Ron Trossbach

US SAILING Prescribes that the hands-on training requirements of SR 6.?? thru 6.?? shall be the responsibility of the individual captain. Suggested outlines for this training are available on the US SAILING Web Site."

• US SAILING Prescriptions to the ISAF Special Regulations - Glenn McCarthy for Chuck Hawley.

3.09.8
3.27.3
3.28.2
4.10 - Radar Reflector Prescription - Stan Honey
4.19.2
4.19.4
4.19
5.01.2
5.07.1

NEW BUSINESS

• The new Pyewacket will have both a bow and stern rudder, as do other designs of recent.  Do we still need to carry an emergency rudder even if we can show that we can steer the boat with just the bow or stern rudder if the other one carries away?  How would I get an official "Special Regs" interpretation on that question? - Stan Honey.

• Crew Award (volunteer or staff member award) - Glenn McCarthy for Dick Allsopp.

ADJOURNMENT

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