2019200M, JURONG LAKE2nd NOVEMBER 2019

- DB12 Club Crew Mixed- DB12 Corporate Mixed

(Minimum of 4 and a maximum of 5 of each gender)

▪ No registration fees. In place of registration fees, Teams may make an outright donation to KDF instead.

▪ Registration Closes: Sunday, 6 October 2019, 2359hrs

Organised By:

Tentative Schedule1:00pm : Registration Opens at Nursery Beach1:30pm : Launching of dragon boats for 5km Race into the water2:30pm : 5km Race participants lining-up for race start3:00pm : 5km – START!3:00pm : Launching of dragon boats for 10km Race into the water

temporary beaching of boats on “green” beach3:30pm : 5km – ENDS!

Immediate recovery of 5km racing boats4:00pm : 10km Race participants lining-up for race start4:15pm : 10km – START!5:15pm : 10km – ENDS!

Immediate recovery of 10km racing boats5:45pm : Prize presentation

DB12-CREW @NURSERY BEACH

DB22-CREW@GREEN BEACH II

DB22-CREW@GREEN BEACH II

Vessel ID

• For submission with PUB

• If you have not done so yet, please let us know by Friday 20/09/2019, 1300hrs

- Breast Cancer Federation- British Chamber of Commerce- ExxonMobil Singapore

Recreation Club- SAFRA National Service

Association- Singapore Institute of

Management

KALLANG BASIN500M RACE COURSE

MARINA CHANNEL1,000M RACE COURSE,

FOUNTAIN

MERDEKABRIDGE

MARINA BARRAGENO ENTRY BUOYS

MOORING BUOYOFF THE FLYER

SAILING BUOYSIN MARINA BAY

500M START POINT

START & FINISH POINT

OTHER VESSELS

FIELD OF PLAY5KM DRAGON BOAT RACESTART: 3:00PMEND: 3:30PM

UMPIRE/SAFETY BOATSCheckpoint 1: Start/Finish LineCheckpoint 2: Race Course Tag BoardCheckpoint 3: FountainCheckpoint 4: Shears BridgeCheckpoint 5: Race Course 500m Start LineExpedition Lead Boat

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KALLANG BASIN500M RACE COURSE

MARINA CHANNEL1,000M RACE COURSE,

FOUNTAIN

MERDEKABRIDGE

MARINA BARRAGENO ENTRY BUOYS

MOORING BUOYOFF THE FLYER

SAILING BUOYSIN MARINA BAY

500M START POINT

START & FINISH POINT

OTHER VESSELS

FIELD OF PLAY10KM DRAGON BOAT RACESTART: 4:00PMEND: 5:00PM

UMPIRE/SAFETY BOATSCheckpoint 1: Start/Finish & Marina BarrageCheckpoint 2: Tag Board & Flyer BuoyCheckpoint 3: Fountain & MerlionCheckpoint 4: Shears Bridge & PromontoryCheckpoint 5: 1000m Start Line & MBSExpedition Lead Boat

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OTHER VESSELS

EMERGENCY LANDING POINTS

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MARINA BARRAGE

PA PASSION WAVE@MARINA BAY

NURSERY BEACH@KALLANG RIVERSIDE PARK

MARINA BAYFRONT SOUTH JETTY

KALLANG WATER SPORTS CENTRE

• Deployment of six(6)*Safety/Umpire power boat

• Race Officials inside the power boats are linked by walkie talkies

• Ambulance and First Aid shall be stationed at Kallang Riverside Park beach (opposite Kallang Dragon Boat Nursery)

• Non life threatening emergencies: Race Officials shall evacuate the casualty via power boat to the First Aid station

• Life threatening emergencies: Race Official shall evacuate the casualty to the nearest designated emergency landing points and call SCDF ambulance at 995

Emergency Support

• Steerspersons must possess minimum SDBA Basic Helm Accreditation license

• All teams must appoint a Boat Captain

• Team Managers required to brief racing crew on:-

– Buddy System

– Capsize Drill

• All teams required to wear ISO 12402-5 or equivalent standard PFD

• Teams are permitted to bring water/snacks into the boat

• Racing Crew may call/seek the attention of any of the Race Umpires, in an emergency

Technical Safety Measures

Inclement Weather Plan

• SDBA depending on MyENV weather app for weather advisory

• SDBA will check with Marina Barrage on status of barrage gates

• Before race start: the race start time shall be postponed. Last call to start race shall be at 1645hrs

• Race in progress: Umpire/Safety boats shall gather all racing dragon boats and bring them back to Kallang Riverside Park beach or to the nearest designated emergency landing points, if necessary

Haze Action Plan• SDBA will abide with haze level alert as published on NEA’s

website and/or the MyNEA smart phone app.

• SDBA will use the 24-hr PSI level reading to decide whether to proceed with the event or not. Decision shall be made to proceed no later than 3pm on Friday 27/09/2019 (exactly 24hrs before race start time)

• In case 24-hr PSI reading is still within acceptable limits on race day, SDBA will also use the 1-hr2.5 PSI reading at 1pm to verify the safe limits before race start

• 24-hr and/or 1-hr2.5 PSI level >150: race cancelled (perhaps postponed to later date). Note that this is lower than the compulsory stoppage level of >200 due to the strenuous nature of racing

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The Starts

a) The Start Line shall be at Merdeka Bridge (facing Kallang Basin)

b) All dragon boats shall assemble behind Merdeka Bridge

c) All teams will draw will their respective Racing Numbers

d) Time interval between teams will be 15 seconds apart

Start Penalty:

< ½ length of dragon boat crossed

start line: plus 5 seconds

➢½ length of dragon boat crossed

start line: plus 10 seconds

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STARTER

UMPIRE

10km Dragon Boat Challenge Definition:-- When a dragon boat hit another, bow to body impact zone- Axis of travel of the Offending Boat (OFB) is in direct line of travel into the

Victim Boat (VB) body impact zone- OFB will be DQ- -30secs Time Bonus to VB

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10km Dragon Boat Challenge Definition:-- When a dragon boat hit another, body impact zone to body impact zone

AND/OR- Striking of paddles between two(2) dragon boats- Axis of travel of the Offending Boat (OFB) is NOT in direct line of travel

into the Victim Boat (VB) body impact zone- +20 secs Time Penalty to OFB- -20 secs Time Bonus to VB- If OFB causes 2nd Sideswipe, the OFB will be DQ

Axis of Travel

Impact Zone

Sideswipes

1. Can overtake either on the right or left2. Overtaking Boat (OB)must maintain 2m clear from Boat Overtaken (BO),

measured from paddle tip to paddle tip3. BO must give clear water to OB coming back into race course after being

passed

2mPaddle tip-to-paddle tip

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Estimate 1 dragon boat length

OB Steersperson judgement

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Overtaking

RIGHTS AT TURNS1. In a Front Boat (FB) and Trailing Boat (TB) situation2. The FB has the right to turn first3. The TB must give clear water for the FB to turn first4. Any collisions/sideswipe that happened will be liable on the TB5. All Steersperson are advised to exercise sound judgement in the interest

of safety when executing the turn

FB

TB

DEFINITION OF TB:-THE DRAGON BOAT IN THE REAR IS MINIMUM ONE SEAT BEHIND THE STEERSPERSON OF THE DRAGON BOAT IN THE FRONT

1. If both dragon boats are aligned (no FB and TB situation).2. The dragon boat nearest to the turn (the Near Turn Boat – NTB) has the

right to turn first3. The dragon boat further from the turn (the Far Turn Boat – FTB) must

give clear water to the NTB to turn4. Any collision or sideswipe that happened will be liable on the FTB5. All Steersperson are advised to exercise sound judgement in the interest

of safety when executing the turn

FTB

NTB

DEFINITION:-THE STEERSPERSON OF BOTH DRAGON BOATS ARE SIDE BY SIDE

LEFT TURN MARKER

Rights at Turns

1. All dragon boats are required to hold water hard to avoid hitting person in the water

2. Avoid drastic evasive maneuvering

3. All Steerspersons are advised to be vigilant and constantly look out for obstacles in the dragon boat line of travel

Man Overboard Situation

1. Stay with the capsize or swamped dragon boat

2. The nearest Race Umpire will come to your assistance (once the coast is clear)

3. If able to right the dragon boat and re-board, you will be allowed to continue with the race

4. Otherwise, the crew will be rescued and the dragon boat towed to the nearest safe landing point

5. The Crew may decide to continue the race or not afterre-boarding

Capsize/Swamping Situation

Standard 10 secs time penalty

• Cutting of corners at Turns

• Any other Technical and/or Non-Safety infringements..

DQ

• If in the opinion of the Race Umpires, a Team was found not to exercise control to avoid collisions or capsizes or serious injuries to the crew of the Victim Boat

NOTE: THE INFRINGEMENT IS DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF IT WAS SEEN AND REPORTED BY A RACE OFFICIAL UNLESS A

COLLISION OR SERIOUS INJURIES OCCURED

Infringements

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