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 / Report3rd MOL Cup Debrecen Hot Air Balloon International Competition and Airshow / Istvan CSERALJAL, HUN / May 20 – 26, 2003 / Hungary / Not Received
24th Hungarian National Championship and 4th TERMOFARM Cup 2003 / Lazlo MESZAROS, HUN / June 20 – 26, 2003 / Hungary / Not Received
Mobilux Trophy 2003, 2nd round of the 2003 World Honda Grand Prix / Jean SAX, BEL / July 23 – 27, 2003 / Luxembourg / Received
11e Coupe d’Europe de Montgolfières/14th Ladies World Cup / Michel ACHARD, Christophe MOUNIER / July 31 – Aug 3, 2003 / France / Not Received
13th European Hot Air Balloon Championship, Vilnius / Hans AKERSTEDT, SWE / August 8 – 17, 2003 / Lithuania / Received
47th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett, Arc et Senans / Volker LÖSCHORN, GER / Sept 12 - 18, 2003 / France / Received
2003 Motegi Hot Air Balloon International Championship / Hans AKERSTEDT, SWE / November 19-25, 2003 / Japan / Received
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 / Country4t MOL Cup Debrecen Hot Air Balloon International Competition, Carnival and Pre-Europeans , Debrecen / Laszlo MESZAROS, HUN / May 25 – 31, 2004 / Hungary
16th World Hot Air Balloon Championship, Mildura, / Simon FISHER, AUS / June 26 - July 3, 2004 / Australia
Mobilux Trophy 2004, 2nd round of the 2004 World Honda Grand Prix, Echternach / Jean SAX, BEL / July 28 - August 1, 2004 / Luxembourg
48th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett, Thionville / Walter MULLER, GER / August 26 - Sept 4, 2004 / France
10th Gas Balloon World Championship, Bitterfeld / Volker LÖSCHORN, GER / Sept 8 - 15, 2004 / Germany
2004 Motegi Hot Air Balloon International Championship / Hans Akerstedt, SWE / Nov 18 - 24, 2004 / Japan
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)