Below, is the Sea World Stadium orientation check list. As noted in the video, they stated they were not trained very well, they had no known risks of being in the water....Lets take a look here....
shamu-stadium-orientation-checklist.ashx
DAILY PROCEDURES - Post one week: shows they review animal records, discuss spotting protocol, and the safety coolers. I would imagine they would have been informed WHY they need spotters....
Safety: Radio protocol for animal watch, Know location of Emergency Action Plan, Know location of Night Watch Animal Emergency Phone Tree. They even are required to discuss if some one just accidentally fell into the pool.....without an attack being required. And the last one under Safety, "Read Animal Profiles and Aggression Incident Reports Notebook".....clearly all staff have access to the incident.
Area Approvals - post week one: all speaks to Non-Tilikum areas. Clearly, it was known by all trainers that Tilikum has some aggression problems.
Educational Papers: Read Agression In Marine Mammals: Exploring the Causes & Possible Reduction Techniques.
That is a huge orientation check list, that clearly ensures staff know about the animals, ensures that that staff know they are required to learn each animal, their profiles, and read on their incidents. It also required the staff to learn about Marine Mammals aggression.
Clearly, Staff are orientated to it, and are aware of it. Again, another example of Blackfish not providing the appropriate information, ensuring a bias, one sided view point is achieved.
shamu-stadium-orientation-checklist.ashx
DAILY PROCEDURES - Post one week: shows they review animal records, discuss spotting protocol, and the safety coolers. I would imagine they would have been informed WHY they need spotters....
Safety: Radio protocol for animal watch, Know location of Emergency Action Plan, Know location of Night Watch Animal Emergency Phone Tree. They even are required to discuss if some one just accidentally fell into the pool.....without an attack being required. And the last one under Safety, "Read Animal Profiles and Aggression Incident Reports Notebook".....clearly all staff have access to the incident.
Area Approvals - post week one: all speaks to Non-Tilikum areas. Clearly, it was known by all trainers that Tilikum has some aggression problems.
Educational Papers: Read Agression In Marine Mammals: Exploring the Causes & Possible Reduction Techniques.
That is a huge orientation check list, that clearly ensures staff know about the animals, ensures that that staff know they are required to learn each animal, their profiles, and read on their incidents. It also required the staff to learn about Marine Mammals aggression.
Clearly, Staff are orientated to it, and are aware of it. Again, another example of Blackfish not providing the appropriate information, ensuring a bias, one sided view point is achieved.