1. Standard annual MSA slide with the support of the Training Trust
MSA logo pantone colours:
Red:
C:0
M:87
Y:60
K:0
Blue
C;100
M:95
Y:2
K:10
Grey (when used)
C:20
M:1`5
Y:11
K:40

2. Housekeeping
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3. Trainer Slide Name and MSA Lead Trainer grade/title Experience
Disciplines
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4. Circuit Flag Marshalling
Course Outline as per word document
Approach – e.g. Role plays, activities, quizzes etc
Timings
Duration
Buddy link (if appropriate)
Evaluation at end and throughout

5. Goes without saying – or does it?
Motorsport is dangerous, we are there to reduce the effects of that danger
Ask them – “What is a flag marshal’s role in this?”
Answer –
Communications with the competitors
Communications with their team members
Reporting what they see to the Post Chief/Race Control

6. A typical flag marshal?????????????????

7. Clothing for protection 
Dress is important. Flag marshals need protection as much as any other marshal.
Temptation is to dress down and casual – should wear overalls same as any other marshal – visibility and protection. In an emergency or major incident may have to perform incident or other intervention activities.

9. Other essentials NO ALCOHOL Hat – for hot and cold weather.
Extra layers for cold weather
Plenty of food.
Drink – hot and cold, but
NO ALCOHOL
Sun cream
Go through the bullet points – try to ensure discussion and agreement – ask for anything else flag marshals take with them?

10. Safety priorities Look after Yourself Your colleagues
The competitor(s)
The spectators
The cars
Live cowards please – not dead heroes.
As part of the team flag marshal has the same priorities

11. On post positioning Side to side? Back to back? Face to face?
Where do they stand and why?
Generate discussion – visibility/line of sight/comms to adjacent post

12. Use the barriers
Barriers are there for their protection – they should be used!
Discuss debris fencing – how do they work with it – does it hinder?

13. Tyre barrier contents
Tyre barriers can be dangerous – debris can be small but can still hurt

14. Protect your ears
Noise is dangerous – may have silencers on some classes but they are still loud. Permanent hearing damage or even loss can occur.
How many wear ear protection?

15. Protect your eyes
Remember the debris? Glasses may help, but safety glasses are even better

16. Dress for the weather
Can have any season on any day – what do you take?
How do you keep warm/cool? Dry?

17. Relax between sessions
Important to rest – eat/drink/relax
Now is the time for a smoke (if you are a nicotine addict) or to use the phone – NOT when you are on duty!

18. The Flags

19. Flag marshalling Meaning of flags Presentation The technique
Wind problems?
Discuss and demonstrate how to present flags – stationary (knot in bottom corner) waved – figure of eight, swapping hands, intensity of motion etc.

20. Yellow flag Single Waved
Danger, slow down sufficiently to ensure that full control of the vehicle can be retained. No overtaking
Double Waved
Great danger. Slow down considerably. Be prepared to suddenly change from the projected racing line, or take other evasive action including stopping if necessary. No overtaking.
Discuss meanings and interpretations
When would they use a single waved – when would they use a double waved?
How long do they keep waving?
How long do they keep a single waved out?
Emphasise yellow flag(s) are used correctly in future, and any hint of 'over-yellowing' is discouraged
the double yellows are ONLY to be used if 'the track is obstructed, or marshals are working at the trackside.'   ‘At the trackside' means the grass adjacent to the circuit or a gravel trap - but not 200 metres from the circuit.
Flags to be withdrawn at the first opportunity.
A good guideline - car in the gravel - single waved yellow; car in the gravel with marshals attending - double waved yellow’
If single manning a post the order of precedence is:
Double waved flags
Report incident
Safety car board (if needed)
Consider asking the flag marshal/post chief on the next point downstream to report any major incident on behalf of the preceding post when double waved yellows are observed.

21. Green flag
Waved
All clear, at the end of a danger area controlled by yellow flags.
Also shown at all posts during the first lap of each practice session and during the formation lap
End of Safety Car period
Start line only
Used to signal the start of a formation lap.
Same again – when do they use the green?
Discuss sighting/warm-up laps

22. Run the sequence – discuss what they see

23. 3 5 Another discussion – when do they use double waved versus single?
Emphasise single waved precedes a double waved
Refer back to the earlier discussion re the rules 3 5

24. The official rule
Overtaking or not slowing down between a point that a yellow flag is displayed until the green flag is passed is an offence
So what will they do as a flag marshal if it happens?
Discuss reporting – FACTS not opinions, any other witnesses?

25. Hazard area board !
A warning of a hazard that was not present when the practice/race commenced
If a hazard has been indicated by yellow flags these may be withdrawn even though the hazard remains. It will then be indicated by a hazard area board at the flag post preceding the hazard. It is then the competitors’ responsibility to take appropriate care.
When do they use this?
Why? (Snetterton – one car off – driver out - yellows brought in – another car loses control, hits parked car. Driver sues AND WINS!) Basically sign is for legal reasons – to prevent further litigation!

26. Striped flag Stationary Slippery surface ahead Waved
Slippery surface imminent
Debate – what do they use this for? Oil? Water? Other fluids? What about small debris?
Can you point with it? – to the debris perhaps?
When do you use this instead of the yellow?

27. Discussion – use of stationary versus waved5

28. White flag
Stationary
A service car or slow moving car is on the circuit.
Waved
The white flag will be waved to indicate the sector of the track that the slow moving vehicle is in, and held stationary whilst the vehicle is in the next sector
Surrender?
Why use this and not the yellow?
What is a “slow moving car/vehicle”?

29. 5

30. Red flag
Waved
Immediately cease driving at racing speed and proceed slowly, without overtaking, and with maximum caution to pits or start line obeying marshals’ instructions, and being prepared to stop should the track be blocked.
How is this interpreted? What do you expect of the drivers?
Reporting?
How and when do you decide to use it?
What are the rules?

31. Blue flag Stationary Another competitor is following close behind
Waved
Another competitor is trying to overtake
Probably the most difficult flag to use – it is interpretive.
What constitutes “close behind?” What does “trying to overtake” mean?
When do you use it? First lap? (maybe – if a pole man is delayed or a fast man is on 10 seconds)
Generally only for leaders lapping slower cars.
Look the drivers in the eye – move the flag to keep it in the drivers direct vision.
How you wave it will add to you message – slow and languid or with vigour?
Lots of discussion hopefully
Driver’s instructions in Blue Book
A car alone on the track may use the full width of the track. however, as soon as it is caught by a car which is about to lap it the driver must allow the faster driver past at the first possible opportunity. If the driver who has been caught does not seem to make full use of the rear-view mirrors, flag marshals will display waved blue flags to indicate that the faster driver wants to overtake. Any driver who appears to ignore the blue flags will be reported to the Clerk of Course.

32. Start Line flags

33. Displayed with competitor's number
Black with orange disk
Apparent mechanical failure or fire which might not be obvious to the driver. The car concerned must call in at the pits for repair on the next lap.
123
Black & white flag split diagonally
A warning to the driver that his behaviour is suspect and he may be black flagged on further reports
123
For how many laps?
Do you need two people to display?

34. Displayed with competitor's number
Black flag
The driver must stop at his pits within one lap of receiving the signal and report to the Clerk of the Course.
A penalty of exclusion may be enforced by the display of the black flag.
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35. Start & finish line Start line Red lights or National Flag Start
When is the flag used rather than lights?
Do we still use the green lights?
Who is the person to use these?
Chequered Flag
End of race or practice

36. Safety car SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Hand out safety car regs (careful – the 2010 blue book has errors in the text) Use the handout “Safety Car Regs 2010”.
Discuss how this works – problems – what needs to be looked at? What do you need to be aware of? SC SC SC SC

37. Safety car SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC

38. Flag signals & their meanings
What the officials Mean:
What the driver thinks:
Waved Green
The course is clear
The course is clear.
Start racing. (unless you have already)
Waved
Yellow
Danger, slow down no overtaking
Someone else has screwed up for a change. Possible primo over-taking opportunity.
Double Waved Yellow
Great danger, slow down considerably, be prepared to stop, no overtaking
Slam on the brakes immediately without checking your mirrors. Whoever’s behind you will think twice about ever passing you again.
Blue
Another competitor is following close behind
There’s somebody right behind you trying to get past. Turn your mirrors down & block like hell.
Summary and some humour

39. Flag signals & their meanings
Yellow with red strips
Slippery surface imminent
Check your oil pressure gauge. You may not have any.
Back and White diagonal
Warning - You are being watched - suspect behaviour.
Make sure that bloody observer doesn’t see you next time!
Black
Pull into the pits and report to the Clerk of the Course
Either the car just ahead of you or the one behind has done something bad. Also known as the “Who Me ???” flag.
Black & orange disk
Warning.
Your car has an apparent mechanical failure or fire.
(Idiot!) Either something has fallen off your car - slow down & look for it. Or – your backside is on fire – speed up and blow it out.

40. Flag signals & their meanings
White
A service or slow moving car is on the circuit
Slow moving or emergency vehicle ahead. Proceed at full speed & see how much you can scare the marshals and how close you can come without hitting it.
Red
Immediately cease racing proceed slowly, no overtaking, obey marshals instructions
The car you hit has spun & caught fire & is blocking the track, so the race has to be stopped.
Chequered
End of Race.
Time to start thinking up excuses as to why you came in dead last!.

41. Catchpole's view
Last specific flag slide – show then ask for questions

42. Hand Signals
Communication to your team members – ensure you understand and use the hand signals. Ensure all team members understand them!

43. Hand signals
Stop
The “DOCTOR” signal - one arm held up straight - may be used to summon a doctor, paramedic or ambulance personnel who are on the post
The “AMBULANCE” signal is arms crossed at the wrists and held above the head. This should only be used for an injury in the crowd or to summon assistance when a driver has been removed from a vehicle and been taken ill on the banking. The ambulance will usually arrive via the spectator area, though urgent cases may also require a Rescue Unit.
The “RESCUE” signal is arms held out sideways level with the shoulders. This should be used if a driver is trapped or needs medical assistance and you don’t have a doctor, paramedic or ambulance personnel on the post.
The “SAFE TO CROSS” signal is a sweeping movement with one arm as if ten pin bowling.
The “STOP” signal is a hand held up in the stop position.

44. Enjoy – and stay safe!

45. Effective use of flags?
A last look at flagging – never rely on the flags – they are communication – but communication can go wrong or be ignored

46. Evaluation
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47. Acknowledgements Club logos Venue thanks etc
With the support of the training trust