CALL TO ORDER, Chair Ralph Naranjo.
3.11 Loose lower lifelines, Ralph Naranjo.
3.25(?) SASC should consider a recommendation to Offshore Race
Organizers about the use or non-use of internet weather information
while racing, as well as the use of cellular phones, satellite and
radio communication. The question of outside assistance versus safety,
particularly with regard to accurate weather information is a
difficult one, John Bonds.
3.XX (Non-Skid) Surfaces which may be stood on as hatches, portals,
working deck areas, including companionways, shall have adequate
non-skid characteristics or have non-skid materials applied or
embedded for good footing, Ralph Naranjo.
4.07 First Aid Kit and Manual, review quality of recommended texts,
Ron Trossbach.
4.10 Removal of US SAILING Prescription, Ralph Naranjo.
4.18 EPIRB's - Government is phasing out 121.5 Mhz and 204.3 Mhz
monitoring. Change "US SAILING recommends the use of 406
MHz EPIRBS..." to, "US SAILING requires the use of 406MHz
EPIRBS...". Applicable to Categories 0-2, Ron Trossbach.
5.01 US SAILING prescription to require USCG Certified. Change
"...meeting the definition in the above paragraph and
manufactured to either British National or European Community
Standards" to, "...meeting the definition above paragraph
and manufactured to either Underwriters Laboratories, British National
or European Community Standards", John Bonds.
6.01 US SAILING prescribes that training under this
Regulation shall take place
in a program that is approved by US SAILING and that shall require a
minimum of 8 hours.
Competitors who are
members of other National Governing Boards shall demonstrate that they
have
completed such training in accordance with the requirements of those
organizations, Bruce Eissner.
1. Changes, Additions, Deletions to the Safety at
Sea Committee, Ralph Naranjo.
