Contents

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 Objectives of the Championships

1.2 General Requirements

1.3 Championship Classes

1.4 Responsibilities of the Organisers

PART 2 CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICIALS

2.1 The Championships Director

2.2 Stewards and Jury Members

2.2.1 Stewards

2.2.2 International Jury

PART 3 NATIONAL TEAMS

3.1 Selection of Teams

3.2 Qualifications

3.3 Team Captain's Responsibilities

3.4 Entry

3.4.1 Application for Entry

3.4.2 Entry Fee

3.4.3 Pilots

3.4.4 Rejection of Entries

3.5 Registration

3.6 Insurance

PART 4 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Sailplanes and Equipment

4.2 Aircraft Maximum Mass Limits

4.3 Contest Numbers

PART 5 GENERAL FLYING PROCEDURES

5.1 General

5.2 Briefing

5.3 External Aid to Competitors

5.3.1 Radio Transmitters and Transceivers

5.3.2 Other Types of Aid

5.4 Control Procedures

PART 6 TASKS

6.1 Task Options

6.2 Task Definitions

6.2.1 Racing Task

6.2.2 Speed Tasks

6.2.3 Distance Tasks

6.3 Explanations of Tasks

6.3.1 Racing Task

6.3.2 Speed Task – Assigned Areas

6.3.3 Speed Task – Pilot Select

6.3.4 Distance Task – Assigned Areas

6.3.5 Distance Task – Pilot Selected

PART 7 COMPETITION PROCEDURES

7.1 The Launch Grid

7.2 Launching

7.2.1 Definitions

7.2.2 Contest Site Boundaries

7.2.3 Launching Period

7.2.4 Suspending Launching

7.3 Launching Procedures

7.3.1 Number of Launches

7.3.2 Motor Gliders

7.3.3 Release Areas

7.4 Starting

7.4.1 Definitions

7.4.2 Start Options

7.4.3 Starting Procedures

7.4.4 Validity of Starts

7.4.5 Event Marker

7.4.6 New Starts

7.4.7 Communication of Start Times

7.5 Turn Points and Assigned Areas

7.6 Outlanding

7.6.1 Contest Area Boundary

7.6.2 Real Outlandings

7.6.3 Virtual Outlandings

7.6.4 Aero Tow Retrieves

7.7 Finishing

7.7.1 Finish Options

7.7.2 Definitions

7.7.3 Finish Procedures

7.8 Landing

7.9 Flight Documentation

PART 8 SCORING AND PENALTIES

8.1 Scoring Systems

8.2 Common Rules

8.2.1 Championship Day

8.2.2 Daily Scores

8.2.3 Finisher

8.2.4 Handicaps

8.2.5 Penalties

8.2.6 Cumulative Scores

8.3 Definitions of Scoring Parameters

8.3.1 Championship Days

8.3.2 Competitors

8.4 1000-Points Scoring System

8.4.1 Racing Tasks

8.4.2 Speed Tasks

8.4.3 Distance Tasks

8.5 Kilometre Scoring System

8.5.1 Racing Tasks

8.5.2 Speed Tasks

8.5.3 Distance Tasks

8.6 Place Scoring System

8.7 Team Cup

8.8 Penalties and Disqualifications

8.9 List of Approved Penalties

PART 9 COMPLAINTS AND PROTESTS

9.1 Complaints

9.2 Protests

9.3 Treatment of Protests

PART 10 RESULTS AND PRIZEGIVING

10.1 Results

10.2 Prizegiving

PART 11 LOCAL PROCEDURES

APP. 1 Configuration Checks for the PW5

APP. 2 Sporting Code Review and Change Process

APP. 3 Bid Procedure