Preparation Guide for Boating Event
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Preparation Guide for boating event Document prepared by Danny Brosseau Lifesaving Society The Lifesaving Society would like to express its gratitude to the National Search and Rescue Secretariat for the financial support of this guide. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ..................................................................................................... 9 Chapter 1: Preparing the Participants and the Emergency Response Team .. 11 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................11 1.2 Basic Instructions.....................................................................................12 1.3 Checking Participants’ Safety .....................................................................13 1.4 Checking Watercourse ..............................................................................14 1.5 Safety Requirements for a Boating Activity ..................................................15 1.6 Emergency Response Committee................................................................15 1.7 Two Specialized Teams .............................................................................17 1.8 List of Tasks of Emergency Response Team..................................................19 Chapter 2: Required Equipment .................................................................... 21 2.1 Rescue Equipment....................................................................................21 2.2 First Aid Kit .............................................................................................21 2.3 Means of Communication ..........................................................................21 2.4 Emergency Transportation Vehicle ..............................................................22 2.5 Types of Rescue Craft ...............................................................................22 Chapter 3: Preparing for Maximum Safety .................................................... 27 3.1 Participant Registration and Identification ....................................................27 3.2 Recommendations for Participants ..............................................................27 3.3 Emergency Plan .......................................................................................30 3.4 Positioning your Emergency Response Team ................................................31 Chapter 4: More on Communication .............................................................. 33 4.1 Background .............................................................................................33 4.2 Review ...................................................................................................33 Chapter 5: Emergency Situations .................................................................. 35 5.1 Tips for Taking Action in an Emergency .......................................................35 5.2 Tips for Search Operation ..........................................................................36 5.3 Response Capacity in Case of Abandoned or Inoperable Craft .........................36 Chapter 6: Conclusion ................................................................................... 39 Planning Guide for boating event 3 Definitions .................................................................................................... 41 Appendix 1 : Contents of Firs Aid Kit ................................................................... 43 Appendix 2 : Basic Rescue Equipement Recommended for Rescue Craft ....................... 45 Appendix 3 : Ground First Aid Team: First Responder’s Equipement ............................ 47 Appendix 4 : Aquatic Safety Patrol: Patroller’s Equipement ....................................... 49 Appendix 5 : First Aid Station Checklist ................................................................ 51 Appendix 6 : Intervention Procedure for Victim with an Injury ................................... 53 Appendix 7 : Intervention Procedure for Victim with Injury to Spinal Column................. 55 Appendix 8 : Intervention Procedure for Victim in Danger of Drowning......................... 57 Appendix 9 : Intervention Procedure for Victim in Cardio-Respiratory Arrest.................. 59 Appendix 10 : Planning Form ............................................................................ 61 Appendix 11 : Notes ....................................................................................... 69 4 Planning Guide for boating event PLANNING GUIDE FOR BOATING EVENT Published by The Lifesaving Society Writer Danny Brosseau Coordinator, Aquatic and Boating Rescue Programs, Lifesaving Society Co-writer Marion Billard Boating Safety Officer, Transport Canada, Marine Safety Editor Julie Saint-Mleux, M.A. Translation MATRA•gs Inc. Translation Services All rights reserved. © Lifesaving Society, 2005 1st edition, November 2005 Reproduction, in whole or in part, by any means is prohibited without the written authorization of the Lifesaving Society. Reproduction requests should be submitted to the Lifesaving Society at: 4545 Pierre-De Coubertin Avenue PO Box 1000, Station M Montreal (Quebec) H1V 3R2 [email protected] www.sauvetage.qc.ca 1-800-265-3093 514-252-3100 The Lifesaving Society is Canada’s lifeguarding leader. The goal of its water safety training programs, Water Smart™ public awareness campaign and administrative services is to prevent drowning and water-related injuries. Ever since the first Bronze Medallion was issued in 1896, the Lifesaving Society has trained 200,000 Canadians each year in lifeguarding, rescue and first aid. This includes all lifeguards, first responders and rescuers in Canada. The Lifesaving Society is an independent philanthropic organization. The Lifesaving Society represents Canada internationally as an active member of the Royal Life Saving Society and the International Life Saving Federation. In Canada, it is also in charge of search and rescue competitions, which make up a sport recognized by the International Olympic Committee. Planning Guide for boating event 5 6 Planning Guide for boating event Canada’s Lifeguarding Experts — Preventing Drowning for over 100 Years Nearly 500 Canadians die each year in water-related accidents, most of which occur in unsupervised areas and are preventable. Therefore more Canadians need to learn rescue techniques to save their lives and those of others. The Lifesaving Society is proud to have been in charge of training lifeguards and rescuers since its inception. The Society came into existence in London, U.K., in the late- nineteenth century, with the creation of the Swimmers’ Life Saving Society. In 1894, Arthur Lewis Cochrane immigrated to Canada and passed on his lifesaving knowledge to students at Upper Canada College in Toronto. In June 1896, a total of 18 students of his were the first recipients of the Lifesaving Society’s first award, the prestigious Bronze Medallion. The organization became the Royal Lifesaving Society in 1904, during the reign of Edward VII. In the fifties, it was the first organization to adopt the mouth-to-mouth technique instead of manual resuscitation methods. The first training program on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was launched in the sixties. In the eighties, the Society once again showed that it was in the vanguard of lifesaving developments by designing the ACTAR 911™, a cost-effective dummy for CPR training. Now called the Lifesaving Society, it is a registered charitable organization that is present in all regions of the country and has a volunteer focus. While research and public awareness have been incorporated in the Lifesaving Society’s activities to give it a more dynamic and comprehensive role, it has not forgotten its core ideals. The Lifesaving Society has always been and always will be Canada’s lifeguarding leader. Planning Guide for boating event 7 8 Planning Guide for boating event FOREWORD The Lifesaving Society has had an aquatic safety patrol for nearly one hundred years. Over time, the patrol has developed expertise in monitoring boating events on a variety of watercourses in Canada. The patrol members have been trained as rescuers and first responders in the event of boating accidents. They give training courses, advise organizers of boating events, and ensure safety during a variety of water- related activities. While participants’ safety is primarily the responsibility of the organizer of the activity, the Lifesaving Society nonetheless felt that a boating safety manual would be a useful addition in this context. Accordingly, it has prepared this guide in cooperation with the Canadian Coast Guard and Transport Canada, Office of Boating Safety and its partners. The guide contains safety instructions and tips for organizers planning water- related activities. It also contains information on how to build a competent monitoring, prevention and response team, as well as information for participants. Please contact us if you have any questions. Once you have prepared your draft safety plan, we can assign a resource person to you to help with the final steps in the planning process. The Lifesaving Society wishes to thank Hubert Desgagnés and Robert Jinchereau of the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) for their support and advice in drafting this document. The Lifesaving Society also wishes to express its gratitude to Karen Lamothe and her Drummondville Triathlon team for sharing with us the information in their emergency measures plan. Members of the Lifesaving