current Hill Rally Stages and have an appreciation of the performance of Hill Rally Vehicles in differing weather conditions.
10.7. The Event Safety Officer should be assisted by a Spectator Safety Officer who is responsible for specific arrangements to accommodate spectators in suitable areas to prevent them accessing unsuitable areas and to make suitable access facilities for spectators’ use.
10.8. The Event Safety Officer is responsible for ensuring effective arrangements to supplement the general Marshalling strength organised by the Stage Commander as follows:
a.
b.
c.
Ensure arrangements are available to every Stage Commander for summoning appropriate emergency services via rendezvous points if necessary to the scene of any incident
Unless the complete route is visible from the Start or Finish areas provide an effective radio network operated through a nominated Controller under the direction of the Stage Commander linking Officials at Start Finish and intermediate points with rescue and medical services. The frequency must be secure and either the ASN Safety Frequency or a privately-licensed frequency to Ofcom Regulations.
The Controller must be experienced in the use of radios and in controlling a network and must ensure the disciplined use of the radios. Where the ASN Safety Frequency is used the Radio Controller must hold a valid ASN Controller’ s Licence( Notes on radio procedure are available from the ASN).
10.9. Written instructions on the operation of the Stages must be made available to all Officials and Marshals. These must clearly establish:
a.
b.
That the number of Vehicles to be sent through any Stage prior to the Competition is to be kept to a minimum; that the Crew of each Course car has specific duties allocated by the Clerk of the Course on which they must report to the Stage Commander( or Deputy) immediately on completing each Special Stage; and that no Stage can start until the Zero car Crew have confirmed that the Stage is ready for Competitors and Marshals have any spectators on the Stage under their control( see Art. 12.
That there must be no movement of any Vehicle or of the rescue services once the Stage has opened without the specific approval of the Stage Commander and then only after suspending the Stage and being satisfied that it is cleared of competing Vehicles.
10.10. On Special Stages where it may be necessary to authorise the movement of non-competing Vehicles prior to the Stage being cleared a system of Red Signals must be in place( see Art. 6.1)
10.11. These Signals can only be located at radio points and only displayed on the specific instruction of the Clerk of the Course or the Stage Commander.
10.12. Red Signals must be used when there is a possibility of non-competing Vehicles and rescue services moving on a Stage ahead of competing Vehicles.
10.13. There must always be a Red Signal displayed at the Point where rescue or emergency Vehicles join the route of a Stage.
10.14. Competitors must be advised in writing which Stages are operating this system and the procedure which they must adopt( See App. 9 Arts. 6 re Special Stages).
a. That under no circumstances will any car be allowed to drive in the reverse direction of the Stage. b.
c.
That detailed emergency procedures and equipment have been made available by the Event Safety Officer
That the priorities in dealing with an incident are first to deal first with the injured by removing them in a suitable Vehicle if it is safe to do so and then to deal with the Vehicles if they constitute a hazard to the continued running of the Stage or to property
d. That no Competitor will be permitted a re-run of a Special Stage. e.
That the system of ensuring Competitors are positively monitored and checked through a Stage is
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