Basic Marshal Kit – ORMU

Basic Marshal Kit – ORMU

 

Basic Marshal Kit for marshals that attend ORMU Cross Country events.

  1. Recommended Personal Equipment
  • Own transport (although a 4×4 is not a must, the need to travel from your point to the next might be required).
  • GPS (and the knowledge how to use it).
  • Table & chairs
  • Fire extinguisher (serviced).
  • Comprehensive first aid kit including protective sun lotion and insect repellent.
  • Food and drink.
  • Drinking water for personal use (do have more than enough as competitors might request water when stranded at your point).
  • Basic tool set and spares for personal vehicle including a pair of pliers and a side cutter.
  • Basic camping equipment.
  • Toilet paper (apart from the obvious use, you can mark a suitable helicopter landing site by means of a white cross).
  • Sufficient fuel.
  • Duct tape.
  • High lighters.
  • Pens and Pencils.
  • Note pad.
  • Stop watch that can time hours, minutes and seconds.
  • Sequence sheets.
  • Incident Forms.
  • Clip boards – at least two.
  • Hammer (at least a 4 pound or sliding hammer).
  1. The following will be provided by event organizers but every marshal should strive to build his own kit where possible.

Droppers (quantity = 14; minimum of 1.2 metres long).

        Race Route:

PVC Signage (minimum size 600 mm x 600 mm with sleeve pockets on left and right sides).

  1. a) Marshal Signs (quantity =1). Black ‘M’ on white background.
  2. b) Crossing Signs (quantity =1). Black ‘+’ on white background.
  3. c) Exclamation Signs (quantity =1). Black ‘!’ on white background.
  4. d) Stop Signs (quantity =1). White STOP in red octagon on white background.

      Public Traffic:

PVC Signage (minimum size 600 mm x 600 mm with sleeve pockets on left and right sides).

  1. a) Caution – Motorsport in Progress Signs (quantity =2)
  2. b) Indemnity Signs (quantity =1). Black wording on white background.