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ENTRY
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The Championships
are open to all Member and Associated Member
countries of FAI who may enter a team of pilots not
exceeding 5 of one sex and 2 of the other sex. Maximum
number of pilots is 120.
All entries must be made on the official Entry Form, signed by the NAC.
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3.0
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1.2
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Applications, with
fees paid, not received by the entry deadline may
be refused.
Entry fee will be 250 € per male pilot and 50 € per female
pilot,team leaders and other accomanying persons 150 €.
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1.3
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The following NACs
will pay their entry fee directly to CIVL/FAI account:
Slovenia, Serbia and Macedonia.
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7.1.3
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2.
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GENERAL COMPETITION
RULES
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2.1
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Registration
The Registration office will be open from 3pm to 6pm on 20th June 2009.
It will be in Fishing house in Ivanec. On arrival the team leader and
members shall report to the Registration Office to have their
documents checked and to receive supplementary regulations and information.
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2.12.1
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2.2
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Pilot documentation
Pilot Registration Form
Evidence of competitor's nationality
Pilot's valid FAI Sporting licence
Evidence of pilot qualification (IPPI card Para Pro 4 stage recommended)
Satisfactory evidence of glider airworthiness
Certificate of personal accident insurance (third party liability
insurance will be obtained by organiser for all competitors and officials)
Signed Release of Liability document
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2.12.1
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2.3
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Number of
rounds
There will be a maximum of 12 (twelve) full rounds completed within the
time available. A minimum of 3 (three) rounds must be completed
to validate the competition.
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2.4.7
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2.4
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Launch order
A draw of teams will determine launch order.
When the final round of the competition is called, pilots should launch
in reverse order of their current competition position.
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2.20.2
2.20.2.1
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2.5
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The organisers shall
provide numbers for each pilot which should be displayed
prominently, on the lower leg, with number facing
forward. This will be confirmed at registration. The
organiser shall also provide a small sticker number
for each paraglider’s front line.
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2.11
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REST DAYS
The organiser will announce the policy on rest day during the competition
after 8 rounds are completed.
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2.19
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PILOT BRIEFINGS
There will be a daily briefing for team leaders each morning at 8 a.m,,
unless otherwise specified by prior announcement, and notified on
the Competition notice board. The Chief Judge, Event Judge,
Safety Director and Steward should also attend.
Briefings may be
postponed or reconvened in the event of bad weather,
and times will be announced and posted on the notice
board. All pilots and other personnel should
attend briefings promptly.
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2.14
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SITES & TAKE-OFF METHODS
Foot launch from hill sites.
Ravna gora – N: 620
m, landing/target at 310 m.
Launch is large enough
to lay out at least 10 gliders.
Ravna gora –S,SE,
SW: 660 m, landing/target at 240 m.
Launch is relatively
small but has enough space to spread 3 gliders. Pilots
must be experienced at nil wind take-offs and in
general have good take-off skills.
Ivančica – N, NE:
1061 m, landing/target at 400 m.
Alternate landing
from all take offs are meadows without obstacles.
The maximum permitted
wind speed for the purposes of competition scoring
is 7.0 m/s.
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TAKE-OFF & LANDING
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7.1
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Competitors must
have good nil-wind as well as strong wind take-off
skills.
At the Launch Marshall’s or Competition Director’s discretion, a pilot
may be temporarily stood down or permanently withdrawn from the competition
if he/she appears unable to launch safely in wind and weather conditions
that fall within operating limits.
A failed take-off attempt or safety problem arising immediately after
take-off (and which is not a result of pilot’s poor pre-flight check)
which results in a landing at take-off, or away from the target, will
be eligible for a re-launch for that round.
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2.21.1.1
2.21.1
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7.2
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Competitors must
fly in the published flying order, unless they have
prior permission from the Launch Marshall.
Pilots must have their competition number clearly visible, as instructed
at registration, before each take off.
Competitors not ready to fly in the established flying order when called
forward to launch by the Launch Marshall, or who take off without the
Launch Marshall’s permission, will be liable to a maximum score.
A pilot who is not present at launch will be marked ABS in the results
of that round and a maximum score will be recorded.
A pilot who did not fly will be indicated as DNF in the results for that
round and a maximum score will be recorded.
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2.21.2
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7.3
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The interval between
launches will be a minimum of 1.5 minutes between
pilots, and may be adjusted by the Launch Marshall
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2.20.1
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7.4
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Final Approach
Competitors should be afforded a fair attempt at a target landing. They
should have sufficient time during the flight to reach the target
area directly from launch, to make a considered final approach to
the target.
The competitor is deemed to have started the final approach when, having
turned to face the target, the Event Judge considers he/she has made
a final commitment to making an approach to the target and is not expecting
to have to make any significant changes of direction.
Any further manoeuvres undertaken by the competitor from this position
will not detract from the above factor.
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2.21.5
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7.5
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Landing
Competitors will be scored according to the distance in centimetres between
the first point of ground contact and the edge of the dead centre
disc to a maximum score of 1000 cm.
The Measuring Field will have clearly marked circles set at 0.5 m, 2.5
m, 5 m and 10 m.
Landing must be made on the feet. Falling is not allowed and a
maximum score will be recorded, if the competitor falls.
Falling is defined as: any other part of the body or flying equipment
(including any part of the harness, but excluding speed bar or foot strap)
touches the ground before the feet do, or before the wing touches the
ground.
If a competitor lands with both feet together and the first point of
contact cannot be determined, then the furthest point of the footprint
is measured.
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5.1.1
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7.6
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The maximum wind
speed at the target for the purposes of scoring is
7 m/s.
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2.21.7
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7.7
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Signals
The official signal for pilots in the air to fly away from the target
fo safety reasons will be the waving of a red signal flag by someone
in the measuring field.
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2.21.4
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PRE-FLIERS
The official Championships
pre-fliers will be notified to all pilots at the
first competition briefing. They will be experienced
pilots familiar with the local sites, who understand
the importance of their role in the Championships. They
will not be competitors.
Pre-fliers will fly after significant periods of stand down of 1 hour
or more.
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SCORING
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9.1
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Individual scores
shall be an aggregate of all scores achieved by that
competitor. When five or more valid rounds
are completed, the worst score is dropped.
The winner shall be the pilot gaining the lowest aggregate score across
all the rounds flown in the Competition.
Providing there are at least 8 women pilots from three countries competing,
individual Gold, Silver & Bronze FAI medals will be awarded in the
female class.
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5.2.3
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9.2
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Each nation’s team
score for each round will be calculated as the aggregate
score of the best four scores of the team. There
is no dropping of the worst score in team scoring.
If any nation has less than four competitors, then a maximum score will
be awarded to the team for each round for each of the scores for which
there is no competitor.
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5.2.4
5.2.4.1
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As soon as is practical
at the end of the round, the recorder will post the
scores on the main notice board. These will
be marked Provisional, with the posting time and
date clearly visible. Any complaint against
the Provisional scores must be lodged within 2 hours
of the scores being posted, except for the final
round, when complaints must be lodged within 1 hour.
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5.2.6
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Penalties
Dangerous flying: First offence: strong warning. Second offence:
maximum score for the round. Third offence: exclusion from the
competition.
The Chief Judge and Launch Marshall shall liaise with the Safety Director
and the Competition Director to report incidences of dangerous flying.
Other rule infringements: As for dangerous flying.
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5.3
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JUDGING
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10.1
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Judging Team The Chief Judge and Event Judge will be qualified
persons appointed by the Championships organiser.
They will have experience of Judging at international
Paragliding Accuracy competitions and at least one
will be a current paragliding accuracy pilot.
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13.2.3
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30.2
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In addition there
should be seven further suitably qualified members
of the Judging team, plus a minimum of two reserves
to allow for rotation of duties and relief. Judging
team members can be from any nation, but there must
be at least two nations represented in the Judging
team at the target at any time.
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13.2.5
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All nominated Judges
will be given a copy of the Judging Code (Section
7C) to which they must adhere. Any Judge may have
his appointment revoked by the Chief Judge in conjunction
with the Competition Director, if he/she fails to
maintain the standards of the code, or are guilty
of misdemeanors during the competition.
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Video evidence.
The organiser will provide video coverage of all competitions landings
which will be available only in case of protest. In the case where
amateur video evidence is available when an official complaint is made,
the Competition Director and Chief Judge reserve the right to choose
whether and when to view that video evidence. The decision will
be made on a case to case basis.
Further information on the policy on video evidence will be provided
at the first pilot briefing.
The FAI appointed Jury may choose to accept video evidence as an aid
to decision making. Such acceptance shall not create a precedent
for subsequent protests.
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SAFETY
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11.1
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Safety
Committee
A Safety Director
will be appointed and a Safety Committee formed.
The Safety Director’s responsibility will be to monitor
all aspects of safety. These include but are not
limited to: addressing all pilots at a specific safety
briefing, attending all pilot briefings,checking
the meteorological conditions and especially the
wind speed at launch and target, checking pilot separation,
liaison with Zagreb airport for air traffic, liaison
with power company to ensure power line above launch
is off, preventing pilots launching with unsafe equipment,
collecting accident report, discussing any accidents
with the Steward and presenting the conclusions at
pilot briefings.
The Safety Director
in conjunction with the Competition Director may
stop the competition for reasons of safety. Any decision
taken by him will be reported to the Steward.
He will have knowledge and experience of the site being flown and ideally
he must have experience in appropriate competitions.
It is recommended
the Safety Committee includes: Competition Director
(or Technical Director), Launch Marshal (or Deputy,), senior member of
Judging Team, minimum of two experienced pilots (one
local, one visitor – they must be competitors).
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11.2
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Emergency
procedures
During the competiton
there will be an English speaking doctor and ambulance,
appropriately equipped, at the landing area.
A Mountain Rescue
Team will be on the take-off area.
Expected response
time for evacuation by ambulance to hospital (Clinic
in Varaždin) is 30 minutes.
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2.6.5
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12.1
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Operational
regulations:
Air space will be
reserved for the competition without restrictions.
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12.2
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RADIO TRANSCEIVERS
Radios are allowed for communication between competitors and team
leaders. Radios are not to be used for the purpose of providing
advantageous competitive information or for coaching. Radios or
other communication devices are not to be used during competition flights,
other than for emergencies. Only frequencies allocated by the organisers
may be used. The official frequency during the competition, used by the
organising team will be: 145.825 MHz. The Safety radio frequency
will be the same.
Individual teams can choose their own VHF frequency, excluding those
specified, within 144-146 MHz range. The above does not apply to ELTs
incapable of voice transmission. The use of GPS systems during competition
flights is permitted.
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COMPLAINTS
AND PROTESTS
Complaints and Protests will be dealt with according to the procedures
in Section 7C and General Section. A complaint may be made to the Competition
Director or his deputy, preferably by the team leader. It should
be made with the minimum delay and it will be dealt with expeditiously.
If the complainant
is not satisfied with the outcome, the team leader may
make a protest in writing to the Director or his
deputy. The time limit for protests is 2 hours after
notification of the result of the complaint. The
protest fee is € 30. It will be returned if the protest
is upheld.
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FREE FLIERS
There will be no free-flying allowed from the Competition site in use,
either during the competition or during a stand down, either by competition
pilots or by free flyers, except at the end of the Competition day,
when declared by the Launch Marshall/Competition Director .
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