At the IGC/FAI General Meeting on Mar 8^th/9^th, 2019 in Istanbul a presentation "Improving the Safety in Gliding Championships" was held by Alfred Ultsch as contribution from FLYTOP / OSTIV Training and Safety Panel (TSP).

With consequences: In the future, the OSTIV TSP will have its own permanent seat in the IGC Safety Group and will apply the FLYTOP mehtods for flight safety to competitions worldwide. Initially, the IGC stewards and organisation teams of selected competitions will be instructed accordingly.