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1 Dragon Boats NSW Inc. (Incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act, 2009) (Registered Number: Y ) (ABN ) Securing Boats on storage racks at Bank St Document Number: NSW027 Version: 1 Updated: February 2012 Contact: Dragon Boats NSW Authors: FFB Dragon Boat Club Purpose This document is produced by the FFB Dragon Boat club, on behalf of Dragon Boats NSW (DBNSW). It is information for anyone using the training facility at Bank St., Pyrmont; especially DBNSW-affiliated clubs, DBNSW-affiliated organisations or DBNSW members who wish to train corporate crews. Associated documents This document supplements the following DBNSW policies and documents: Use of boats at Bank St. ( St_v1.pdf, retrieved 28th January 2012) Safety updates for Bank St. users, January 2012 Summary The current boat storage convention at the DBNSW training facility at Bank St., Pyrmont, is as follows: Boats are to be stored on their assigned 3-tier rack on the upper embankment, according to boat registration number. Boats are to be individually secured onto their own horizontal rack arm. Boats are to be secured with either rope or ratchet tie-down & strap. Ropes are only to be untied at the horizontal rack arm's freestanding end, i.e. opposite to the vertical support shaft. The other end is to be always tied to its bracket. If a boat is to be secured with rope, the preferred knotting arrangement is: "2 round turns and 2 halfhitches." If a boat is to be secured with a ratchet tie-down & strap: the strap is to be hooked into the rack bracket on the vertical support beam immediately above the rack arm; the tie-down is to be hooked into the bracket at the arm's end. DISCLAIMER: While all care has been taken in the preparation of this material, no responsibility is accepted by the author(s) or Our Community, its staff or volunteers, for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies. The material provided in this resource has been prepared to provide general information only. It is not intended to be relied upon or be a substitute for legal or other professional advice. No responsibility can be accepted by the author(s) or Our Community for any known or unknown consequences that may result from reliance on any

2 Securing boats on Storage Racks at Bank St Boat positioning on the rack For all boats, ensure it is evenly supported over both horizontal support arms. As a guide for the 20-seater boats, the bench closest to the bow or stern should be almost over an arm. Boats are to be placed on the arms as close to the vertical support beams as is practical. Also, the assigned rack for each boat is based on the boat's registration number. Rope Untying 1. Go to the end of the support arm furthest from the rack's vertical support beams. 2. Grasp that fastened rope's nearest free end. 3. Thread rope back until that fastening is completely untied. N.B. Do not untie the rope completely; leave the vertical support beam's fastening alone! Tying Step 1: Ensure rope secured at the upright's bracket, near horizontal support arm. N.B. Always keep this end of any rope tied to the bracket.

3 Securing boats on Storage Racks at Bank St Step 2: (Starting position) Rope lying against boat rack and arm. Step 3: 1st "round turn" intermediate, showing rope's free end under arm Step 4: 1st "round turn" intermediate, lower end under arm before lifting past arm. N.B. Pull rope's free end until its section lying against the boat is taut. Step 5: 1st "round turn" complete, perform another before readying for half-hitches. N.B. Continue pulling rope's free end to maintain the section lying against the boat as taut as possible.

4 Step 6: 1st half-hitch intermediate: lay rope's free end across vertical section Securing boats on Storage Racks at Bank St Step 7: 1st half hitch, completed: bring free end under 1st horizontal section and pull through Step 8: 2nd half hitch intermediate: lay rope's free end across vertical section Step 9: 2nd half hitch, completed: bring free end under 2nd horizontal section and pull through

5 Securing boats on Storage Racks at Bank St Ratchet tie-down Loosening Detail of ratchet buckle in "closed" position, showing handle release button. Step 1: Begin to release handle from ratchet mechanism via pressing release button towards the handle's free end. Step 2: While keeping its release button pressed, rotate buckle handle until it is fully open. Once the buckle's fully open the button can be released. Step 3: Pull the buckle until its strap is vertical, the other retaining strap should easily feed through the buckle's central slot.

6 Step 4: Pull remaining length of retaining strap through the buckle until it is free. Securing boats on Storage Racks at Bank St Tightening Step 1: Ensure strap is hooked into the bracket and lays flat against boat Step 2: Ensure strap lays flat against boat's hull. Step 3: Ensure strap continues to be flat at arm's hook bracket

7 Step 4: Open the ratchet tie-down buckle until the ratchet is engaged into the 2nd-last notch, retaining the obtuse angle between the buckle's handle and body. Ensure buckle's centre slot bisects this angle, otherwise orient centre slot through moving the buckle's handle back and forth. Once centre slot re-oriented, use buckle's release button to restore handle's position to the original angle. Securing boats on Storage Racks at Bank St Step 5: Hook the buckle onto the support arm's bracket such that the buckle's "elbow" points up or towards the boat. Step 6: Feed the longer retaining strap through the buckle's centre slot from the side opposite to buckle's handle. Step 7: Loop the retaining strap around and feed it through the buckle's upper section.

8 Step 8: Pull strap's free end until there is little to no slack. Now can commence tightening the ratchet buckle. Securing boats on Storage Racks at Bank St Buckle's handle at start & stop of movement cycle, pointing to boat support arm Buckle's handle at cycle's midpoint, pointing towards boat. N.B. need to continue holding strap's free end until ratchet starts holding taut end in place. Step 9: Continue tightening until starting to feel resistance in buckle's handle on the up-stroke.

9 Securing boats on Storage Racks at Bank St Detail of buckle, showing strap being tightened inside. Step 10: Full-tightened ratchet strap assembly. Side view of fully-tightened ratchet strap assembly, showing untwisted strap from bracket to bracket (Optional) Tidy strap's free end by wrapping around buckle's handle and thence feeding it through itself.

10 Precautions Strap twisted against the boat, immediately after hook. Also boat not flush against vertical support beam. Securing boats on Storage Racks at Bank St Detail of strap incorrectly threaded into tie-down buckle, folded upon itself during tightening. N.B. Requires care when unthreading, can become very intricate.