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Executive Summary
The purpose of this document is to communicate key safety information to the
Promoters (IDEA Marketing), Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) and to the
Event Host Authority for the F1H2O race events. This Safety Case Report must be
read in conjunction with its partner document, Osprey Powerboat Rescue Team Ltd.
"Drop Front Boat" Design and Functional Safety Case Report (Document Number
HMS/01/150515/Issue 2 dated 19th April 2016) (Ref 1).
This document puts forward the planned methodology the Osprey Powerboat
Rescue Team Ltd. employs in order to carry out the duties delegated to it by the race
authorities. This document also details the necessary actions to be taken from
arriving at the event site through launching their rescue boats, the actions that are
taken when on the water, whether during practice or during the events themselves,
up to the point of recovering the boats from the water at the end of the event.
This document also details the necessary training and qualifications for each
member of the Ospreys that provides the evidence that each member is a Suitably
Qualified and Experienced Person (SQEP) for their roles in the team
In order to provide sufficient information to the Event Host Authority an inventory of
Rescue Equipment, Personal Protection Equipment (for rescue personnel), SCUBA
Diving Equipment, Boat Equipment and Medical Equipment is presented at Annex 3.
These rescue boats travel the world to venues where high speed Formula 1 and
Formula 4 races and other formulae of races are held. In the United Kingdom they
attend numerous Club, National and International events of different classes from
Juniors up to Formula 2 races. They have a crew of four personnel who are
experienced in powerboat racing rescue services. Each boat has a Helmsman,
Radio/Flag/First Aid man and two divers for underwater rescue when necessary.
The sister document to this, as stated above, and this document are amongst a suite
of documents that together provide the evidence and the audit trail to compile a
Safety Case for the Boats, Training, Experience, Equipments and Modus Operandi
of the Osprey Powerboat Rescue Team Ltd. that demonstrates that the actions and
services provided by the team is Fit For Purpose and is Acceptably Safe.
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