Registered Regatta Safety Checklist

Regatta ________________________________________________________ Date ______________________

The safety checklist below should be completed by the Chief Referee on the day of the regatta and returned to USRowing by within five days after the regatta. The questions are divided into Pre-Regatta and Regatta Categories. Preregatta questions are those areas that need to be confirrned before the event takes place. Regatta questions are the areas that are addressed during the regatta. NOTE: This form is to be used as a critique of how the event was run and what action or corrections need to be taken next year for sanctioning.

Applicable to: Sprint Race, Head Race, Open Water or All

	APPLICABLE	ANSWER		QUESTION
PRE-REGATTA
1.	ALL	YES	NO	Were the number and quality of launches, as pre-agreed with the local organizing committee, present and operational?
2.	ALL	YES	NO	Were all launches on the water stocked with a paddle and personal flotation devices for all persons in the launch, plus two extra PFD's?
3.	ALL	YES	NO	Was there telephone communication present at a fixed shore installation?
4.	ALL	YES	NO	Were there enough operational radios/walkie talkies for at least one of the referee launches following each race and were they in contact with a fixed shore installation?
5.	ALL	YES	NO	Was there an identifiable and adequate first aid installation at the regatta site?
6.	ALL	YES	NO	Were drinking water, ice, blankets, and adequate sanitation facilities provided at each regatta site?
7.	ALL	YES	NO	Was there an illustration of the course posted before and during the regatta which showed the traffic pattern and any known hazards or areas where problems are likely to occur?
8.	ALL	YES	NO	Were local regatta rules, affic patterns, and safety provisions included in each compcting club's information packet?
9.	ALL	YES	NO	If the course was not reserved for regatta use only, were adequate measures taken to ensure safety?
10.	ALL	YES	NO	Were hazardous spots conspicuously marked on the water?
11.	ALL	YES	NO	Did each shell have a bow ball or an equivalent, and was the dockmaster instructed to check each boat for quick release foot gear or heels attached with strings to allow quick release ?
12.	ALL	YES	NO	Was the dockmaster instructed to check each boat in which the body of the coxswain was enclosed or partially enclosed within the hull to make sure it met the required standards?(See rule 3-110)
13.	SPRINT	YES	NO	Were there a minimum of five referees, and was the Chief Referee fully licensed? (In the case of dual races, the number may be amended to three referees.)
REGATTA
14.	ALL	YES	NO	Were the tenets of safety and fairness enforced?
15.	ALL	YES	NO	Was at least one fully staffed reserve launch available on the water in the event of problems?
16.	ALL	YES	NO	Were marshal boats provided to monitor safety in the warm-up area and/or at spots where the race course should be crossed?
17.	SPRINT	YES	NO	Was each race coming down the course accompanied by at least one referee launch?
18.	SPRINT	YES	NO	Was each race coming down the course observed by a second launch, as provided in Rule 2-207(c), in addition to the referee launch? (Additions or combinations of secondary referee launches and safety launches are permitted at the disc:retion of the Chief Referee.)
19.	HEAD	YES	NO	Could the Chief Referee (at her/his discretion) either directly observe or monitor via other race officials or Marshals a) the assembling of shells in the staging areas? b) the starting of each shell? c) the actual rowing over the course? d) the finish?
20.	OPEN	YES	NO	Was each open water boat equipped with personal flotation devices in sufficient number to accommodate every competitor?

Notice to Chief Referee: Please contact US Rowing within one working day if there were any accidents resulting in bodily injury. Please use the space below or an additional sheet of paper to relate any comments, details of accidents or discussion regarding NO answers.

Signed: __________________________________________________________________	Date: _________________
Chief Referee

Registered Regatta Safety Checklist

APPLICABLE

ANSWER

QUESTION

PRE-REGATTA

REGATTA