règlement ERC VISA

3) SAFETY OF THE COMPETING CREWS
3.1 Safety Services
3.1.1 At the start of each special stage :
* 1 fast intervention vehicle with a doctor specialised in resuscitation. (Sign : REA / FIV)
* 2 ambulances and their equipment
* 1 rescue team (Sign : Securité Public AMSAR)
* 1 breakdown vehicle
* 1 fire-fighting service, hydraulic extrication equipment, suitable communications equipment
3.1.2 At intermediary points on the route for long stages (more than 15 km):
* 1 ambulance and its equipment
* 1 fast intervention vehicle with a doctor specialised in resuscitation. (Sign : REA / FIV)
* 1 rescue team
* 1 breakdown vehicle
3.2 Preventative Measures (Signalling and road markings)
3.2.1 Roads and access roads leading to stages must be closed to traffic.
3.2.2 The opening cars will verify the installation of the organization and will inform immediately
the HQ of the rally of any omission that will be corrected before the beginning of the special
stage.
3.2.3 Marshals' posts will be positioned along the course so as to:
- keep the public outside prohibited areas by means of boards, barriers or ropes, whistles
and loud-speakers
- as far as possible, warn crews of any obstructions in the special stage, by the use of yellow
flags.
3.2.4 Use of the yellow flag (FIA appendix H)
3.3 Supervision
3.3.1 A radio network (set up at the most every 5 km - 6 to 25 radio points depending of the
length of the stage) unique to each special stage, must be established to allow the vehicles
to be tracked and the running of the rally to be supervised.
3.3.2 Each radio point shall be identified in the road book and by a sign on the road, bearing the
radio point symbol.
3.3.3 In addition there shall be a warning sign 100 m prior to the SOS radio points.
3.3.4 Any ambulance within a stage should be located at a radio point. An additional sign (white
cross on blue background) should be located beneath the radio point sign at this point.
3.3.5 The tracking of vehicles will be undertaken both at the HQ of the rally and by the chief of
security of the special stage.
3.4 Roadbook (SOS RED/OK)
The roadbook will contain a red SOS and a OK sign that will be at the disposal of the crews
to signal the sequels of an accident. The rules for the use of these signs will figure in the
instructions given out to the competitors before the start of the rally.
3.5 Evacuation
3.5.1 An evacuation itinerary is planned for each special stage.
3.5.2 Emergency services of all hospitals near the route will be on standby.
3.5.3 A security helicopter of the organization will be present on the course. The two helicopters
of the Protection Civile will be on alert and will also be able to intervene.
4) PASSAGES BEFORE THE FIRST CAR :
A - minus 75 minutes : "tricolore" car that verifies the installation of marshals and the
security organization of each SS and renders account to the Clerk ot the Course about
conditions of use of the roads for the race.
B - minus 55 minutes : medical car with doctor on board for possible defection or delay of
one of the doctors foreseen on SS
C - minus 30 to minus 45 minutes: INFO cars, OBSERVER
D - minus 10 to 20 minutes: 00 car. Last verification of the organization and the state of the
road.
E - minus 5 to minus 15 minutes: 0 car in Race conditions
NB : All cars are equipped with radios in direct liaison with the clerk of the course. Missions of car
INFO, 0 and 00 comprise a breakdown of the itinerary divided between several cars that allows the
mission continuity even in case of an incident.
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