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1 YCC Safety Briefing 2007

2 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva
Weather Warnings In case of 40 flashes per minute: warning. Stay close to the port. In case of 90 flashes per minute: alarm. RETURN IMMEDIATELY TO A SAVE PORT. YCC Lectures 2007 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva

3 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva
YCC Surveillance Area This surveillance area applies for courses and Thursday evenings for ALL BOATS except Surprises and First. Agreements between teachers and surveillance are possible to extend the zone in case of special needs and circumstances. Lines of sight: Les Crenées (the cape north of Choiseul) - Arnières Port (122°) Versoix Vieux Port – Tower over Collonge (132°) Creux de Genthod – Nernier (tip at the end of the small lake) (42°) YCC Lectures 2007 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva

4 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva
1. Les Crenées (the cape north of Choiseul) – Arnières Port (white house) YCC Lectures 2007 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva

5 2. Versoix Vieux Port – Tower over Collonge
YCC Lectures 2007 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva

6 3. Creux de Genthod – Nernier (tip at the end of the small lake)
YCC Lectures 2007 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva

7 YCC Sailing Safety Rules
The skipper is the ultimately responsible for safety on and of his boat! safety of the sailors safety of the boat There exist safety and rescue organisations helping the skipper in case of distress YCC surveillance in case of club events Sauvetage Lémanique ... but nothing helps more than good seamanship! YCC Lectures 2007 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva

8 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva
Distress Signals All boats have a red flag, at night any light. Waving in circles means distress, in half-circles disabled. Sound signals are: four short sounds: disabled SOS (… _ _ _ …): distress YCC Lectures 2007 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva

9 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva
Information Information on wind speed rules as well as emergency phone numbers published in the YCC News of August 2006! Refer to YCC Surveillance web pages for latest updates. YCC Lectures 2007 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva

10 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva
How to call for help? In case of distress accidents damage to persons severe boat problems disabled boat boat springing a severe leak distress signals in absence of surveillance: telephone call Sauvetage Lemanique International Help Call Number You should use the most immediate means to call for help! The CERN Fire Brigade acts as a central and will help you especially in case of language problems. They will relay your message or get you in touch with the appropriate services. If you do not call via the CERN Fire Brigade, please send a mail to the committee or phone a committee member immediately after the state of distress is over! YCC Lectures 2007 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva

11 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva
How to call for help? In case of average accidents damage to the boat severe boat problems disabled but secured boat telephone call obligatory to personally call one of those: Sascha Schmeling Gijs de Rijk Tomasz Ladzinski YCC Lectures 2007 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva

12 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva
How to call for help? Vital Information Who? Your name and your boat’s name How can you be contacted? mobile phone? What? Nature of the incident How many persons are affected? When? Time of the incident? Where? Precise position of the incident? Which? Which help is required? YCC Lectures 2007 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva

13 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva
In Case of Shelter If you need to take shelter and moore the boat outside its normal place: in any case obligatory to personally call one of those: Sascha Schmeling Gijs de Rijk Tomasz Ladzinski in order to avoid unnecessary rescue operations Police de la Navigation in order to announce your mooring place Capitanerie Cantonale Make sure your personal contact information in the database is correct! YCC Lectures 2007 YCC Safety on Lake Geneva

14 Your Surveillance Shift
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