Transcript Syria officials development projects

Syria Officials and Young Drivers Development
Project
Hani Shaban , SAC Vice President /Director Of Programs
Syrian Automobile Club History
Since 1950
The Syrian Automobile Club was established year 1950 by number of Dignitaries and
Business men in Syria as a social non profit organization specialized in promoting tourism in
Syria by cars .
SAC joined the Int. Automobile Federation
FIA in 1960.
After its establishment SAC members were active
in the Social life in Syria and the club started
issuing cars travel documents and International
driving license
Due to the economical and political situation in Syria in particular and the
region in general SAC wasn't able to take any active role in Motorsport But
dreams and hopes for a better future were always there
Year 2000
A Fresh new start in Syrian Motor Sport
In year 2000 the SAC started in organizing the first ever Rally in Syria as a
candidate event for the Middle East Rally championship which eventually
became a round of the MERC since 2001.
This event was followed in the next year with establishing the Syrian Speed test
championship , and later on in 2003 an Int. Hill climb race was added to this
championship which is also part of the middle east hill climb challenge .
More dreams and projects became true and others are in the future plans of
SAC:
The new SAC facility with a Karting Track is planed to be opened in the
summer of 2012
Creating the Syrian local Rally championship on Tarmac in 2012
Designs and construction observation
were done by SAC
members
and
Volunteers
The Karting track was designed
according to CIK grade B specifications
In July 2008 the first speed test event was
organized to announce the soft opening
of the club track
SAC Volunteers and Officials
Since the first motor sport event in Syria the SAC felt the need of a new blood in the
club and started in attracting young Syrian volunteers to help organizing its events.
A small number of young people with big faith and confidence and a lot of love for
their country volunteered , many of them are active members and board member of
the club now
In 2002 the club established the
motorsport office and started
planning the future of motorsport in
Syria in a more advanced vision .
The training of the club officials was
done internally with the help of many
friends from the neighboring clubs in the
Middle East and by sending our officials
to attend Int. events
2009 FIA Institute funding programs
In 2009 SAC was introduced to the FIA institute funding programs for Officials
Safety Training OSTP and Young Drivers Safety Training YDST , it was a
great opportunity to upgrade the training program of the Syrian Motor Sport
officials to an international level and help create a new generation of officials
that can implement the Int. safety standard .
The applications were filled with the help of the FIA institute personnel and
was approved for 2010 in both programs OSTP and YDST
Syrian Officials Safety Training Program
OSTP 2010
In 2010 SAC concentrated in training its officials on the safety skills that relates
to directly saving lives in Motor Sport accidents so the program had three
sections :
1- Basic First Aid Training Program BFA
this program targeted all levels of officials and Volunteers involved in the
,
organization of motorsport events in Syria , the target was to have as many
people in the event that are able to take correct and immediate care of a person
who has been injured in the event and to prevent death or further illness and
injury and relieve pain until advanced medical aid can be obtained
More than 200 officials and volunteers benefited from this training which had
theoretical and practical training in the techniques of BFA .
2- Basic Trauma Life Support Program BTLS
the target of this program is to give more advanced life support training for
Officials that are directly involved in the organization of the motor sport events on
the ground and to have few groups of organizers in different locations that can
interfere in severe cases .
The training contained theoretical and practical training in :
A- primary survey and assessment
B- clearing airway and airway management
C- recovery position and CPR
D- head neck and back trauma as well as spinal injury
E- fractures and burns
3- Fast Intervention Rescue Program FIR
The target of this program is to train the officials on how to take all necessary
precautions and on the best ways to deal with motor sport dangers and
accidents .
The training focused on :
A- chain of command
B- how to get to the accident
C- assessment
D- communication, and how to report an accident
E- what to expect in a rally car
F- fire fighting training
Syrian Officials Safety Training
Program OSTP 2011
In 2011 and after the success of the 2010 seminars and the positive
feedback that all officials expressed , SAC applied to the FIA Institute for
2011 improved program that contained all the 2010 programs with some
modification on the contents based on the reviews of the participants and
the presenters , and an important new seminar was added to the program
( Extrication Seminar )
The Extrication seminar Idea came from the Czech republic club that held
this program in Zlin in April 2010 , two SAC officials attended the seminar
and preparations started to organize the same seminar in Syria in 2011
Extrication in addition to First Aid and Rescue training were all held in one seminar
on an Int. level in April , presenters from France (Mr. Jean Duby) and from Turkey
(Dr. Erdem Yilmaz) and our freinds from the Czech Republic club (Mr. Jan Regner ,
Martin Konecny , Tomas Novotny) in addition to our Syrian presenters were all
there with a large agenda program and experience .
The attendance exceeded 120 person of Syrian Officials and medical doctors ,
rally drivers and officials from the Sultanate of Oman .
The participants had a great chance to benefit from the presenters experience and
to have practical training on extrication using our new Extrication Trainer , also on
using the HANS devise and all problems that can result from having these safety
tools in a rally car .
Syrian Young Drivers Safety Training
Program YDST 2011
The Drivers safety training was established in 2010 with the Support
of the FIA Institute , it targeted the young generation of the drivers
who are interested in Motor Sport .
The reason of this program is to train the young drivers on the
safety behavior before and during motor sport events and to explain
the necessity of implementing the regulation and using all the safety
tools requested .
it also gave the participants
information about the
communication between
participants and officials in
the event and each part
duties
In 2012 SAC is preparing new training program for its officials in all fields:
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Marshals training
Safety officers
Scrutineers
Stewards
Clerk of the course
Etc.
We are also working on preparing manuals for all different officials levels and duties
and on implementing an on-line training system and licensing system for all officials
based on training and knowledge .
Our goal in the near future is to achieve a high level of training for all the Syrian
officials and build an easy and clear system for volunteers wishing to take part in this
sport .
SAC is grateful to the chance that was given by the FIA Institute
to develop Motorsport in Syria and hoping to get silver
accreditation in 2012 in preparation for the next level of being a
Regional Training Provider RTP in the near future .
THANK YOU