Triathlon marine plan in the Olympic Games and Olympic Games and the ITU World Triathlon Series
Thanos Nikopoulos ITU Senior Manager ITU Senior Manager ‐‐ Technical Operations
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The Marine Plan outlines: the normal operations of the water safety team the emergency action plan The Marine Plan has to be prepared by the local organizing d b th l l ii committee and approved by the assigned ITU Technical Delegate assigned ITU Technical Delegate and ITU Medical Delegate. A full dress rehearsal should be conducted with the presence of the ITU Technical Delegate and ITU Medical Delegate ITU Medical Delegate.
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Marine Plan
Things to consider g • • • • • •
Safe & fair Elite vs. Mass participation vs. paratriathlon Front of house activity TV/press presence Advanced engineering Exposed to weather conditions diti
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The Marine Plan contains: Site plan and swim course layout Environmental data (e.x. tide tables) Water quality data W t lit d t Water safety key principles Team structure Swimmer tracking Swimmer tracking procedures Communication Normal operation procedures
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The Marine Plan contains: Emergency plan (mass evacuation, major incident, minor incident, unaccounted for swimmer, unauthorized access to the course) th i d t th )
ITU Swim Course Technical Official
Start/Finish G Group Leader L d
FOP Safety Team (14)
Lifeguard P ddl b Paddleboarders d (10)
Rescue Craft Lifeguards (4) ‐ Rescue Boat (1) ‐ Medical Boat (1) M di l B t (1) ‐ Jet Ski Crew (2)
Swim Group Leader
Agenda g Swim Team Leader
FOP Boat Drivers (8)
FOP Course Setup FOP Course Setup Team*
Dive Team (3)
Pontoon Lifeguards (4)
Rescue Craft (4) ‐ Rescue Boat Driver (1) R B tD i (1) ‐ Medical Boat Driver (1) ‐ Jet Ski Drivers (2) Medical Pontoon (2) di l (2)
Press/Official Boats (5) Press/Official Boats (5) ‐ ITU 1 ‐ ITU 2 ‐ ITU 3 ‐ TV ‐ Photo
Communication M di l Medical
Venue Control Centre
Race Director/ Race Director/ Technical Delegate
Swim Group Leader
Course Setup Team
ITU Swim Technical Official
Lifeguards
Rescue Boats/Jet R B t /J t Skis
P t Pontoon Lifeguards
Media / Official Boats
Dive Team
LOCOG Radio VHF/UHF Radio Voice/Hand Signals
Normal operating p g procedures p
Emergency g y plan p • Mass evacuation incidents shall include: An incident which required that all competitors are removed from the water.
Emergency g y plan p • Major incidents shall include: Casualties that are not fully conscious or are so exhausted that they are unable to keep their head above water or support b themselves onto a kayak. Casualties that have any l h h form of respiratory/cardiac diffi l difficulty Casualties that are seen to di disappear/sink below the / i kb l h water’s surface.
Emergency g y plan p • Minor incident shall include: All incidents or casualties that are not categorised as major incidents or casualties.
Unaccounted for swimmer • Hasty Hasty search search Conducted by the marine team starting at the team starting at the swim exit. The hasty search is The hasty search is designed to provide a scanning surface search scanning, surface search of the swim course to try and locate the casualty and locate the casualty. • Underwater Underwater search search It will be commence if a hasty, surface search does not locate the casualty. not locate the casualty.
Unauthorised access to the course
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