Amendments

Amendment list (AL) record

Formal amendments are published by the FAI Secretariat, acting for the International Gliding Commission (IGC). Within nations, the organisation responsible for National Airsport Control (NAC) for gliding is then responsible for distributing amendments to all holders of Section 3 of the Sporting Code (SC3). This amendment list is for SC3 only - separate lists exist for the annexes to SC3.

A proposal for an amendment to the Sporting Code or its annexes must be submitted to the IGC Bureau at least six months prior to the next IGC Plenary meeting. A proposal must refer to the paragraphs affected and give reasons for the amendment. It is preferable for the proposed change to be in the format of the Code.

The Bureau will review the proposal and determine if it is "substantial" or otherwise, following input from the specialist subcommittee. The Bureau will instruct the specialist subcommittee to process items that are clarifications of existing rules, or prepare discussion papers on substantial proposals for consideration at the next Plenary meeting. At the Plenary meeting, the philosophy behind a substantial amendment will be considered and set. The specialist subcommittee will then draft the Code amendment with Bureau feedback, and have it tested as required. The proposed amendment will then be put on the IGC web site prior to the following Plenary meeting, at which time it will be submitted for approval or rejection. See the action flowchart opposite for details.

A Code clarification becomes effective on the 1st of October following approval by the Bureau. A substantial change become effective on the 1st of October following the IGC meeting at which it is approved, except that if it has flight safety implications it may be approved by the Bureau prior to the IGC meeting.

1 1 Oct 2000 all changes incorporated

2 1 Oct 2001 all changes incorporated

3 1 Oct 2002 all changes incorporated

4 1 Oct 2003 all changes incorporated

5 1 Oct 2004 all changes incorporated

6 1 Oct 2005 all changes incorporated

7 1 Oct 2006 all changes incorporated

8 1 Oct 2007 all changes incorporated

When amendments have been made to the text of the Code, a copy of the amendment list instructions should be inserted after this page so that, at a later date, the subjects of the amendment
may be easily identified. Alternatively, users may download the amended Code from the document page of the FAI web site.

The latest amendments are indicated by a vertical line to the right of any paragraph that has been changed (in the PDF version only).