9 TH EUROPEAN CAVE RESCUE MEETING 2011 MESCEK HAZA, ORFŰ, HUNGARY, 2 ND 4 TH OCTOBER 2015 INTERNAL CAMP KIT COMPOSITION SETUP AND USAGE CORPO NAZIONALE SOCCORSO ALPINO E SPELEOLOGICO COMMISSIONE TECNICA SPELEOLOGICA
AGENDA Who are we The Riesending experience The Bivouac for rescuers In a kit! A use model An operating scheme
WHAT IS CTS Commissione Tecnica Speleologica A committee intended to work on technical subjects Heterogeneous knowledge and competences
CURRENTLY WORKING ON Deep Camp Kit Today! Digital data transmission through the telephone line Telephone Compact rotary hammers tests Casualty s vital parameters monitoring system
THE RIESENDING-SCHACHTHÖHLE EXPERIENCE -980 m More than 10 days Several teams Three bivouacs
BIVOUACS IN RIESENDING 3 bivouacs were already installed Relevant? Enough? What was available? What was needed (supplies)? Management
A CAMP IN A KIT? How to define a specific unique kit? Focus on Equipment Installation Management!
A UNIQUE KIT? Operating contexts are extremely critical to choose a proper schema and the most suitable equipment Hard to setup a standard configuration suitable for all of the possible scenarios Operating contexts are not standard!
REQUIREMENTS Equipment Flexibility Comfort Food Hygiene Management Packed to facilitate transportation Easy to install Sustainable for several days
Flexibility The functional schema Two functional zones: sleeping sleeping zone dining area Meals! sleeping
Flexibility - SUB-KITS Modular kits according to the needs Self-consistent kits (units) Sleeping Food/Meals Sacks contain all is required to setup a unit
The sleeping area units Small units spread or grouped Two-tarps system: 6 tarps 1 Tent for 3 Rescuers 3 Enclosed Hammocks
The dining area unit 1 Tent for 4/5 Rescuers Meals! Meals preparation Dining Water treatment Storage
REQUIREMENTS Equipment Flexibility Comfort Food Hygiene Management Packed to facilitate transportation Easy to install Sustainable for several days
COMFORT Synthetic sleeping bags Air-mattress Enclosed hammocks or tents
FOOD High quality Lyophilized 100% natural ingredients Organic Hot meals! Adequate diet Pasta Meat Fruit Additional dietary needs (the, coffee, sugar, Parmigiano, olive oil, ) For vegetarian and vegan too!
WATER & HYGIENE Water management Gravity mechanical filter 1,7 l/min Water tanks Waste management
REQUIREMENTS Equipment Flexibility Comfort Food Hygiene Management Packed to facilitate transportation Easy to install Sustainable for several days
MANAGEMENT PACKED FOR TRANSPORTATION Each sack: Max weigh per sack = 6,5 Kg Filled till ¾ to leave room for personal belongings Max two sacks for each sub-kit: Reduced risks to loose equipment Modularity!
DRY & SAFE Each sack
SACKS COMPOSITION OVERNIGHT UNITS Sack #1: 1 sub-kit x 3 Rescuers 1 sleeping bag (Rx) 1 sleeping bag (Lx) 2 mattress (Reg) 5,3 Kg 5 Kg Sack #2 1 sleeping bag (XL) 1 mattress (XL) 6 tarps 6 anchor (rings + fix) 20 m x 2 mm rope
SACKS COMPOSITION OVERNIGHT UNITS 1 sub-kit x 3 Rescuers Total sub-kits: 6 (12 bags) To sleep for 18 Rescuers For each shift
SACKS COMPOSITION DINING AREA SETUP 1 sub-kit for dining area 2 Sacks 2 multi-fuel burners 8 gas cans 6 tarps + 2 mm rope 4 water tanks (8l each) 1 pots set Olive oil, Parmigiano, sugar, coffé, the, saline supplement 36 cutlery Energetic bars Rotary hammer + batteries 8 anchors Hammer 13 mm spanner Telephone00
SACKS COMPOSITION FOOD UNITS Sack #1: 18 main meals ( first course ) 18 main meals ( second course ) 5,3 Kg 6,7 Kg Sack #2 20 breakfasts 30 fruit meals
SACKS COMPOSITION FOOD UNITS 1 unit a = 36 main meals 1 unit b = 20 breakfasts + 30 fruit 1 sub-kit = 4 units a + 1 unit b Totals: 5 bags 144 main meals + 50 breakfasts/fruit To eat for 36 Rescuers For approximately 3 days
SACKS COMPOSITION HYGIENE 1 Bag First aid kit Plastic can with hydrated lime Disinfectant (Amuchina) Toilette paper Small plastic bags for trash/excrements
OVERALL PARTITION AND COMPOSITION 20 Bags: Overnight: 12 Dining area: 2 Food: 5 Hygiene: 1 2 teams made by 18 people Working for three shifts
Supplies sacks Ready-to-go at the cave entrance 1 Food sub-kit: 5 sacks x 36 Rescuers for 3 days 1 Overnight sub-kit: 2 sacks x 3 Rescuers 1 Maintenance bag with spare parts
Continuous supply Standard sub-kits allow: Regular and well planned supplies Reduce risks of improvisation Fast response to requests
Units entry sequence hypothesis An entrance sequence should look like: 1) Dining area setup (2 bags) 2) 3 Overnight units (6 bags) 3) Food sub-kit (2 bags) 4) 3 Overnight units (6 bags) 5) Food sub-kit (3 bags) 6) Hygiene (1 bag) To be tested
Timeline
Prompt reaction!
A hope To never need to use it! Thank You!