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US SAILING SAFETY AT SEA COMMITTEE
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Revision Date: October 17, 2002
1. PURPOSE
To act as the clearing house for the various
US SAILING constituencies
in matters dealing with safety at sea.
2. COMPOSITION
2.1 The Safety at Sea Committee shall consist of a Chairman and
twenty (20) other members.
2.2. The term of the Chairman shall be three (3) years. The Chairman
shall be appointed by the President of US SAILING at the recommendation
of the Chairman of the Offshore Committee, and may not serve more than
two (2) consecutive terms unless an exception to this limit is approved
by the US SAILING Executive Committee.
2.3. The term of each committee member shall be three (3) years. A
member may not serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.
2.4. After the close of the AGM, the Chairman shall promptly submit
the names of the full Safety at Sea Committee, together with these Terms
of Reference, to the Chairman of the Offshore Committee for approval by
the President, US SAILING.
3. FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
The Safety at Sea Committee shall:
3.1. Liaison with US SAILING Committees and Councils on Safety at Sea
matters.
3.2. Coordinate safety at sea research and safety educational
programs.
3.3 Assign specialist groups to address specific problems in
equipment, technique or other aspect of safety at sea.
3.4. Communicate through the communication distribution channels of US
SAILING.
3.5. Coordinate and submit proposed changes to the ISAF Special
Regulations annually.
4. REFERENCE
4.1. US SAILING Bylaw 11.12.
4.2. US SAILING Regulation 3.40.
Ronald C. Trossbach, Chair
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