More pics of Cliff Dale Comp

Here are some more pics of the Cliff Dale Rescue Comp. Also here is why the rescue comp is called the Cliff Dale.

The Cliff Dale competition has been held every year since its inception since 1976. Cliff Dale was a warden for Papanui area donated the trophy. He later became the Chief Warden for Christchurch City.

The competition consists of a series of rescue related exercises that each participating team completes. Judges mark the teams, scores are collated and various trophies awarded.

Aims
To assess, in a competitive environment, a teams training and competency standard
Undertake a formal debrief of the exercise and record learning points for future competition planning.


2006 CLIFF DALE TROPHY


TEAM LEADERS’ INSTRUCTIONS


1. A team consists of eight ‘active’ members including the team leader. Team members should all be regular members of the team. You can change team members as often as you wish, but only eight persons may be active in any exercise. The ‘non-active’ team members are to remain at a distance from the exercise site, and may not assist the team in any manner. ‘Non-active’ team members may not observe any other exercise. Some teams may contain additional members from other teams if numbers are less than eight. Teams with less than 8 may use non members.

2. You can change the team leader as often as you wish. There is a trophy for the Best Leader. This will therefore be awarded to the team with the highest points for leadership, and may not reflect the ‘Best Leader’ where leaders are changed during the course of the competition.

3. Exercises are forty-five minutes in duration. This includes a briefing from the umpire, travel between exercises, and packing up. Check with the exercise umpire for actual finish times. Most exercises will have only thirty-five (35) minutes active time allowed. No time extension will be allowed.

4. Only equipment allocated by the umpires can be used, apart from personal bumbag equipment (i.e. personal lines etc). No team radios are to be used during the exercises. Check with the umpire before exercise commencement if in any doubt.

5. Safety is paramount. The team leader is responsible for this at all times. Umpires have the discretion to abort an exercise in the case of serious safety breaches, or call a pause to allow for correction of less serious concerns.

6. An umpire’s decision is final. If any disputes arise, these must be put in writing and addressed to the Chief Umpire as soon as possible after an exercise is completed.

7. All team members must be properly equipped with hard hats, boots, overalls, personal gear etc.

8. Ensure the Team Leader is identified to the umpire before commencement of an exercise, and it is preferable that the leader is easily identifiable during the exercise.

9. Morning tea and Lunch will be provided. After the final exercise gear will be collected. Prize giving will commence as soon as the results have been tabulated and finalised.

10. All team members must be registered. Team Leaders are to fill out a registration form and hand it in the registrar before competition commences.


Enjoy the day, and remember it is a learning experience.