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8.9 List of Approved Penalties

Type of Offence First Offence Subsequent Offence Max Penalty
Overweight/Underweight of W kilograms W x 2 pts n x W x 2 pts n x W x 2 pts
Wrong, late or missing information
Documentation not complete No launch No launch No launch
Configuration check not complete No launch No launch No launch
Notification of start time > 30 min after start Warning 10 pts 25 pts
Declared start time differing from the real time Warning 10 pts 25 pts
Changing FR without advising the Organisers 10 pts 20 pts 25 pts
Incorrect FR adjustment (Time interval between
fixes > 10 sec) 		Warning 10 pts 25 pts
Late delivery of documentation (FR, outlanding
certificate) > 30 minutes 		Warning 10 pts 25 pts
Late delivery of backup documentation > 60 min. Warning 10 pts 25 pts
Incomplete outlanding report Warning 10 pts 25 pts
Incorrect Start
Between 0 and 0.50 Km from the start line 50 pts 50 pts 50 pts
More than 0.50 km from the start line No valid start No valid start No valid start
Valid Start at Incorrect Start Point 100 pts 100 pts 100 pts
Incorrect Rounding of Turn Points or Areas
More than 0.50 km from the boundary of the Turn
Point or Area 		50 pts 50 pts 50 pts
More than 1.00 km from the boundary of the Turn
Point or Area 		No Control No Control No Control
Dangerous or hazardous flying
Cloud flying 100 pts Day Disqual. Disqualification
Circling in wrong direction in the local zone Warning (n-1) x 25 pts Disqualification
Circling in the start zone Warning (n-1) x 25 pts Disqualification
Towing: early or late release Warning (n-1) x 25 pts Disqualification
Towing: pull-up before release Warning Day Disqual. Disqualification
Finish: crossing below height or altitude limit Warning (n-1) x 25 pts Disqualification
Finish: hazardous manoeuvre Warning (n-1) x 25 pts Disqualification
Landing: incorrect landing lane Warning (n-1) x 25 pts Disqualification
Flying above the absolute altitude limit (defined at
briefing) if excess altitude < 100m 		1 pt/m n pts/m. Day Disqual.
Flying above the absolute altitude limit (defined at
briefing) if excess altitude > 100m 		Outlanded at the
point of airspace
entry 		Day Disqual. Disqualification
Starting above the altitude limit 1 pts/m n pts/m Day Disqual.
Entering restricted or closed airspace Outlanded at the point of airspace entry Day Disqual. Disqualification
Landing after legal daylight 10 pts/min Day Disqual. Disqualification
Cheating or falsifying documents
Falsifying documents Disqualification Disqualification Disqualification
Attempt to obtain external help for finding lift from
non competing glider or airplane 		Day Disqual. Disqualification Disqualification
Other Violations
Flying under influence of alcohol Day Disqual. Disqualification Disqualification
Positive doping control see FAI policy See FAI policy See FAI policy
Wing Span Penalty in 15m & STD Class (#) 1 pt/cm 1 pt/cm 1 pt/cm

(#) If the span of a glider in the 15 m Class or in the Standard Class exceeds 15,000 mm, a penalty of a fixed number of points shall be subtracted from the daily score. The number of daily penalty points is obtained by subtracting 0.3 cm from the measured overspan, then rounding this number to the nearest whole cm.

Examples:

(i) A 2.7 cm overspan will give daily penalty points of 2.7 - 0.3 = 2.4 which is then rounded down to 2 points.

(ii) A 3.9 cm overspan will give daily penalty points of 3.9 - 0.3 = 3.6 which is then rounded up to 4 points.

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