Safari Rally Kenya

Rally Safety Guidelines SAFARI RALLY KENYA Rally Safety and Media Guide Organized by : WRC SAFARI RALLY PROJECT 1 Rally Safety Guidelines Rally Safety Guidelines Rally Safety Guidelines INTRODUCTION One of the greatest challenges for the sport of motor rallying is to ensure the safety of Content the public. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................2 Unfortunately, the majority of the watching public do not clearly understand the potential dangers and STANDARD OF SAFETY PLAN ......................................................................................................................................2 are unable to comprehend the speed of the cars. As a consequence they frequently place themselves in RESPONSIBILITIES ......................................................................................................................................................3 dangerous positions simply through lack of understanding. Clerk of the Course .....................................................................................................................................................3 It is our responsibility to ensure that spectators are placed in acceptable locations and are clearly aware of the Chief Safety Officer .................................................................................................................................................... 4 dangers if a car should get out of control. Chief Medical Officer .................................................................................................................................................. 4 The possibility of injury to spectators, volunteers, officials or media is not acceptable. Special Stage Commander ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Special Stage Safety officers .................................................................................................................................... 5 Traditionally, our sport has well-established safety plans with many excellent examples; however, they do not all sufficiently take into account the special needs of spectator safety, and this booklet is targeted at Safety Marshals ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 identifying the special attention that is necessary to ensure that spectators are in an acceptable location. By PREPARING THE SPECIAL STAGE .............................................................................................................................. 6 doing this we will in fact contribute to the improved safety of the competitors. CHICANES ................................................................................................................................................................... 6 STANDARD OF SAFETY PLAN CRITERIA FOR “SPECTATOR AREAS” & “NO GO AREAS ............................................................................................ 8 Why did the rally cars go off the road ....................................................................................................................... 8 A safety plan must be drawn up and include: Category 1 ................................................................................................................................................................. 8 − The location of the Rally Headquarters (Rally Control); Category 2 ................................................................................................................................................................. 8 − The names of the various people in charge: Category 3 ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Clerk of the Course; SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS DURING THE RUNNING OF STAGES ................................................................................. 9 ACCIDENT PROCEDURE FOR RALLY CREWS AND MARSHALS .............................................................................. 10 Deputy clerks of the course; PROCEDURE IN CASE OF AN INCIDENT .................................................................................................................. 10 Chief medical officer (FIA approval required for World Championship events in accordance with CRITERIA FOR SAFETY INSPECTION ........................................................................................................................ 11 Supplement 2 of the appendix H); CONSEQUENCES OF AN INSPECTION .................................................................................................................... 12 Chief safety officer; DUTY OF ORGANISER’S SAFETY CARS (A, B, C, INFO, “000, 00, 0” AND Safety officers in each special stage. SWEEPER) ................................................................................................................................................................ 12 − The addresses and telephone numbers of the various safety services: SAFETY CARS ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 1. Safety Inspection Car “C, B, A” (Info 1, 2, 3) ..................................................................................................... 12 Police, 2. Road Closing Car “000” (or the last Safety car ................................................................................................. 13 Hospitals, 3. Road Closing Car “00 .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Emergency medical services, 4. Road Closing Car “0............................................................................................................................................. 13 Fire-fighting services, 5. Sweepers ............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Breakdown services, 6 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 7 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Red Cross (or equivalent). 8 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 − The full itinerary with detailed road sections. MEDIA ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14 − The safety plan for each special stage, which should list all key officials, emergency services for that stage, Media safety and identification ............................................................................................................................... 14 telephone numbers, etc., plus a detailed map of the special stage. CRITERIA FOR GPS TRACKING SYSTEM .................................................................................................................. 15 − The organisers and the clerk of the course should make provision for an alternative route for each special Criteria for Radio SOS Points (Organiser’s Tracking System) ............................................................................... 15 stage, to be used in the event of cancellation as above. Yellow Flag Procedure .............................................................................................................................................. 16 − For WRC events, see also the WRC regulations specifying deadlines for submitting to the FIA the safety plan and medical questionnaire and arrangements with the designated hospitals. The safety plan specifically addresses issues in each of the following areas: − safety of the public, − safety of the competing crews, 2 3 Rally Safety Guidelines Rally Safety Guidelines − safety of the officials of the event. and includes: − He will advise the Clerk of the Course of the seriousness of any reported incident or injury. − details of where the rescue services are stationed, − He will visit hospitals and medical centres to inform medical staff to be on alert during the event. − instructions for intervention, Special Stage Commander − evacuation routes, − It is his duty to have full knowledge of the Special Stage(s) he has been assigned to, at the earliest possible time before the event. − rendezvous points, − He must draw up a list of the special stage necessities in accordance with the special requirements of − the hospitals which have been contacted and which would be used in the event of an emergency. each special stage, and therefore ask the organisers for the necessary personnel and materials to support In all cases, contact should be made with the local authorities or, failing this, with a private organisation, in him at the event. order to draw up a rescue plan to be implemented in the

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