Minutes of the Cia Safety Subcommittee Meeting

CIA PLENARY MINUTES 2004 APPENDIX 8

MINUTES OF THE CIA SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING MARCH 11TH 2004

Present: Bengt Stener (SWE) Jean Sax (BEL) Michael SUCHÝ (CZ)

Apologies from: John Grubbström (SWE) Don Cameron (UK)

Observer: Maco Oiwa (JPA) Sabu Ichiyoshi (JPA)

1. Reports from safety officers during 2003. Event Safety Officer Date Country Report 3rd MOL Cup Debrecen Hot Air Istvan CSERALJAL, May 20 – 26, 2003 Hungary Not Balloon International Competition HUN Received and Airshow 24th Hungarian National Lazlo MESZAROS, June 20 – 26, 2003 Hungary Not Championship and 4th HUN Received TERMOFARM Cup 2003 Mobilux Trophy 2003, 2nd round of Jean SAX, BEL July 23 – 27, 2003 Luxembo Received the 2003 World Honda Grand Prix urg 11e Coupe d’Europe de Michel ACHARD, July 31 – Aug 3, France Not Montgolfières/14th Ladies World Christophe MOUNIER 2003 Received Cup 13th European Hot Air Balloon Hans AKERSTEDT, August 8 – 17, 2003 Lithuania Received Championship, Vilnius SWE 47th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Volker LÖSCHORN, Sept 12 - 18, 2003 France Received Bennett, Arc et Senans GER 2003 Motegi Hot Air Balloon Hans AKERSTEDT, November 19-25, Japan Received International Championship SWE 2003

2. Discussion about reported accidents and incidents during events 2003 and the Safety information handed out during the events.

3. Safety officers for events in 2004. The SC decided to recommend the following Safety Officer for First Category Sporting Events 2004.

Event Safety Officer Date Country 4t MOL Cup Debrecen Hot Air Balloon Laszlo MESZAROS, May 25 – 31, Hungary International Competition, Carnival and Pre- HUN 2004 Europeans , Debrecen 16th World Hot Air Balloon Championship, Simon FISHER, AUS June 26 - July Australia Mildura, 3, 2004 Mobilux Trophy 2004, 2nd round of the 2004 Jean SAX, BEL July 28 - Luxembourg World Honda Grand Prix, Echternach August 1, 2004 48th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett, Walter MULLER, GER August 26 - France Thionville Sept 4, 2004 10th Gas Balloon World Championship, Bitterfeld Volker LÖSCHORN, Sept 8 - 15, Germany GER 2004 2004 Motegi Hot Air Balloon International Hans Akerstedt, SWE Nov 18 - 24, Japan CIA PLENARY MINUTES 2004 APPENDIX 8

Championship 2004

4. Updating of the Safety handbook. The sub-Committee decided that there was no need for any major update of the Handbook for the coming year. A small change will be done on appendix 1 (report form for the Safety Officer).

5. Discussions regarding doping in competition Ballooning. Doping and doping tests in Ballooning was discussed.

6. The Subcommittee shall for the coming year work with collecting materials for safety seminars.

7 Nomination of Safety Sub-Committee for 2004.

Bengt Stener (SWE), Chairman Jean Sax (BEL) Michael SUCHÝ (CZ) Maco Oiwa (JPA)