The New Zealand Mountain Safety Council

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The New Zealand Mountain Safety Council

• Vision
• MSC will be recognised as a leading authority for
  outdoor safety information training in New
  Zealand.
• Mission
• We will
• Enable people to enjoy their recreation safely in
  the outdoors
• Foster positive community support for outdoor
  safety
• Promote the development and maintenance of
  national outdoor safety standards for land-based
  activities.

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• Participating in
• Outdoor
• recreation and
• adventuring is
• fundamental to
• being a
• New Zealander.

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• Knowing our limits and participating within these
  is wise..
• Safely extending ourselves beyond our boundaries
  is how we grow.

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• Let the
• mountains
• speak for
• themselves

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Life is a Daring adventure, or nothing at
all Helen Keller
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Role Purpose of MSC

• To
• undertake research and develop standards for
  outdoor safety
• produce key outdoor safety information
• publicise the outdoor safety message
• deliver training by skilled instructors

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Facts about MSC

• Formed in 1965
• 9 advisory committees
• 28 branches nationwide
• Over 1,400 volunteer instructors

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17 Member Organisations
4 Youth
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MSC Programmes

• Bushcraft
• Outdoor First Aid
• Outdoor Leader
• Risk Management

• Abseil
• Alpine
• Avalanche
• Firearms
• HUNTS (Hunter National Training Scheme)

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Manuals
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Pamphlets
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The Firearms Safety Programme

• MSC has the sole mandate from Police to deliver
  safety training and administer the test to every
  firearms licence applicant as required by
  Regulation 14 of the Arms Regulations 1992

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Regulation 14

• Every Applicant for a Firearms Licence shall
• Undergo a course of Training
• Pass a theoretical test administered by police or
  persons approved by police

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MSCs role in the firearms licensing process

• Applicant applies to
• Police for a FALIC

Applicant completes application receives an Arms
Code to study
MSC ROLE Applicant attends an MSC firearms safety
training and test evening and is given a pass
certificate
Applicant undergoes Police vetting, referee and
security checks
Applicants FALIC application is processed and
declined or accepted
If accepted applicant receives a 10 year FALIC
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The Firearms Safety Programme

• 450 firearms safety instructors who are
  passionate about their contribution
• 140 firearms advisers who support and provide
  technical advice
• The programme is delivered in 147 locations
  through out New Zealand
• FAs volunteer instructors are a community
  firearms safety resource

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HUNTS

• HUNTS (Hunter National Training Scheme) is run in
  partnership with the NZ Deerstalkers
  Association.
• Designed to introduce new hunters to the skills
  essential for successful and safe overnight
  hunting trips.
• Funding from Police
• MOU and Collaborative relationship between MSC
  and NZDA

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The Firearms Safety Programme

• MOU between MSC and Police
• Collaborative relationship between MSC and Police
• Fully funded by Police
• Governance by an industry advisory Committee
• MSC provides technical and independent safety and
  policy advise to police (law, arms code)
• MSC makes submissions to the law and order select
  committee on firearms legislation

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The Firearms Safety Programme

• Firearms instruction makes up 31 of MSC output
  (lecture/test)
• Increasing market 2003 - 5601 tested
• 2004 - 6399 tested
• 2005 - 6626 tested
• 2006 - 8227 tested

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Non Intentional Firearms Incidents

• Non intentional firearms and hunting incidents
  5 (n4) of total deaths by firearms
• 2004 - 225,000 FALIC - 8 incidents (1 death)
• 2005 - 225,000 FALIC - 9 incidents (1 death)
• 2006 - 225,000 FALIC - 11 incidents (1 death)

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Non Intentional Firearms Incidents

• 2004 8 incidents 3 had FALIC 5 had no FALIC
• Of the 5 with no FALIC 2 gt 16yrs 3 lt 16yrs
• Of the 3, 2 events were insecure firearm 1 was
  fatal
• 2005 9 incidents 4 had FALIC 5 had no FALIC
• Of the 5 with no FALIC 4 gt 16yrs 1 lt 16yrs
• The one under 16, FA left unattended - fatal
• 2006 11 incidents 7 had FALIC 4 had no FALIC
• Of the 4 with no FALIC 3 gt 16yrs 1 lt 16yrs
• The one under 16 was an airgun injury

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Non Intentional Incidents 1935 - 2004
MSC Formed
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• Mountain Safety Council firearms safety
• Enabling people to enjoy recreational firearms
  activities safely in the outdoors
• Fostering positive community support for firearms
  safety
• Promoting the development and maintenance of
  national firearms safety standards