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Safety At Sea - Agendas and Minutes - 4/1/2005 Minutes



Safety at Sea Committee Meeting
Friday, April 1, 2005
1400 - 1700 Hours
Newport, RI

MINUTES

 

  1. The SASC meeting was called to order at 2:40 p.m. by Chair Bill Munster.
  2. Members present: Bill Munster, Chair, Bill Stump, Co-Chair, Sheila McCurdy, John Winder, Paul Miller, John Bonds, Chuck Hawley, Gene McCarthy, Rudi Millard, Ken Morrison, Bill Doelger, and Bruce Eissner.  Representing US SAILING: Dan Nowlan.  Guests present: 20.
  3. Working Group 1 – Special Regulations
    1. Four submissions from US SAILING to ISAF were discussed.  Two had no action; one which would have required a crotch or thigh straps on PFDs was postponed pending further research by Chuck Hawley; and the submission which added the requirement to replace rope lanyards securing lifelines at least annual was approved.
  4. Working Group 2 – Education / SAS Seminars
    1. Since 2003, when US SAILING took over the SAS Seminars from Cruising World, we have sponsored 9 to 10 seminars per year and have issued certificates to 1100 in 2003, 1500 in 2004, and 800 in 2005 with 5 seminars to go.
    2. Our goal is to promote our “US SAILING prescribed one-day course and let sailing schools offer the complete curriculum per Appendix G.
    3. Sheila McCurdy will lead the effort to produce a US SAILING SAS Certification booklet and recover the cost from seminar registration fees.
  5. Working Group 3 – Inspection
    1. We will standardize our inspection forms using the last Bermuda Race as a model.
  6. Working Group 4 – Hanson Rescue Medals
    1. Paul Miller will replace Dan Doyle to verify and compile rescue data pursuant to the awards.
  7. Working Group 5 – Research
    1. Chuck Hawley, through West marine is conducting Crew Overboard Trials in San Francisco, August 8th and 9th.  Information is available at www.cobevent .com.
    2. Paul Miller will be conducting further research on lifelines and pulpits.
  8. Web Report
    1. Glenn McCarthy’s web report shows continuing increase in website usage, attached.
  9. Other Items.
    1. John Bonds proposed reducing flare requirements aboard boats with EPIRBs and PLDs (Personal Locator Devices).  Chuck Hawley will research the issue further.
    2. Jim Muldoon reported a grant pending at the Coast Guard for US SAILING to gather safety at sea information and boating accident data nationwide into one repository.
    3. Paul Miller will organize an Appendix K review committee.

Meeting adjourned at 5:05 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Bill Munster, Chair
 

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