Race Officer (RO) |
Responsible for all aspects of Safety |
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Makes decision to hold the race |
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Manages the Race |
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Supervises Team |
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Selects Courses and manages Mark Layer |
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Marks course for each class on chartlets |
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Selects start line position |
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Monitors progress of Race |
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Decides when and where race will finish |
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Assistant Race Officer (ARO) |
Monitors wind at all times while afloat and relays to RO |
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Assists RO with course and start line selection |
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Sets Start line |
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Monitors start from Pin End – identifies OCS |
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After starts acts as patrol boat and monitors fleet progress and relays to RO |
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Available to act as finishing boat if course shortened |
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Mark Layer |
Monitors wind at all times while afloat and relays to RO |
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Lays marks as directed by RO |
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After starts acts as patrol boat and monitors fleet progress and relays to RO |
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Available to act as finishing boat if course shortened |
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Radio |
Ensures that course information is provided and correct |
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Makes all course and countdown broadcasts |
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After starts repeats courses on request |
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Timing |
Monitors and prompts on all timings leading up to start |
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Leading up to and during starts, controls timing of broadcasts |
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Keeps timing of starts and finishes |
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Signals (Horn) |
Display of course boards |
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At direction of Timing, makes all start sound signals |
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At direction of RO makes other sound signals (Recall, postpone etc) |
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Signals (Flags) |
Produces list of courses and passes to Radio |
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Display of course boards |
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At direction of RO makes appropriate flag signal with hand held flags |
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Recorder |
Recording starters |
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Recording retirements from the race |
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Recording finishers |
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Committee Boat Captain and Crew |
Conduct of Committee Boat afloat |
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Anchoring |
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General assistance as requested by the RO |
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Bosun |
Responsible for all equipment to be used on the day |
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(Equipment checking and preparation undertaken prior to day) |
