OFFICIAL F.I.P.S.e.d. RULES
CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL "FOR NATIONS" COMPETITIONS
"DISABLED"
ORGANIZATION
-1- Official international competitions must be organized by national
federations affiliated to C.I.P.S.. The organizing federation will be officially
responsible for the competition in question.
-2- Only those who are members of a national
federation affiliated to C.I.P.S. with their full annual fee paid for shall be
admitted; they are to be nominated by the federations they are members of; the anglers
who make up the teams of national federations must hold the nationality of the
latter.
An angler, who has already participated in a World
Championship or in an international competition representing a nation, cannot
compete for another nation.
The competitors must always be
able to prove their nationality by means of ID cards, passports or other
documents to attest their identity. The identifying document shall be
presented at the 1st or 2nd team managers' meeting.
Only teams that are members of
the national federations shall be admitted to World Championships.
In order to apply for the
organization of a championship, the nation in question must have participated
at least once, during the past three years, in the championship that it
proposes to organize.
A preview programme must absolutely be sent to the
secretary of F.I.P.S.e.d. before the end of November in the preceding year.
With the
exception of the World Fishing Games, F.I.P.S.e.d. can be responsible for
providing the software program and all certificates and classifications for
prize-givings for all the championships; in this case, the organising Nation
shall meet all board and lodging expenses (room, meals and closing gala dinner) for
the person undertaking this work; the stay may begin on the eve of
the first day of practice and end on the day after the closing dinner; F.I.P.S.e.d. will be responsible for travel costs.
For all
F.I.P.S.e.d. championships, the organising Nation shall meet all board and lodging expenses (room, meals and closing gala dinner) for two members of the F.I.P.S.e.d.
directive committee; the stay may begin on the eve of
the first day of practice and end on the day after the closing dinner.
A
championship cannot be awarded to a nation if the nation does not undertake to
put live fish back into the water after they have been counted and weighed (it
is forbidden to kill fish).
The
nation which organises a World championship will be responsible for acquiring
the trophies which will be paid for by F.I.P.S.e.d.; the nation must provide 3
trophies for the team trials and 3 trophies for the individual trials; these
trophies must have a plaque, on which will be inscribed "F.I.P.S.e.d." as well
as the place and date of the championship. The maximum amount that F.I.P.S.e.d.
will reimburse will be 300 € for 6 trophies. F.I.P.S.e.d. will continue to
provide the medallions.
Programmes
and invitations for all championships should only be given to nations which are
members of F.I.P.S.e.d. (no invitations should be given to clubs or
individuals).
-3- Each nation that is a C.I.P.S. member will be
allowed to present only one team composed of 4 anglers and 1 reserve
who must be nominated before the first draw. In each team, only one
blind angler is allowed; he may angle without a float.
No competitor will be allowed to participate as an
individual.
In the event
of injury during a competition, the first-choice participant may be replaced by
the reserve member regularly entered in official documents, although fishing
tackle cannot be replaced. The substitution shall be authorised by a JURY
member.
In both legs, each team must obtain a minimum of ten
"HANDICAP" points, according to the table below:
- 6 points: blind
competitor
competitor with one arm partially or totally amputated
in which the mobility and the muscular force is completely absent (obligation
of supplying a medical certificate)
competitor with one arm totally
unusable (obligation of supplying a medical certificate)
-
4 points: competitor with a partial amputation of an upper limb, but with
the remaining part mobile and usable
competitor with one arm partially usable (obligation of
supplying a medical certificate)
-
3 points: competitor in a wheel-chair, who cannot angle outside his
wheel-chair
-
2 points: competitor in a wheel-chair, who can angle outside his wheel-chair
competitor
with a leg which he cannot move or without muscular force (obligation of
supplying a medical certificate)
competitor lacking a leg
-
1 point: competitor who is disabled at
both legs, but can move himself without external apparatus or a wheel-chair
competitor
who is disabled in a way which is not apparent (obligation of supplying a
medical certificate)
competitor having a visible physical handicap or a
different non-visible handicap, but causing a degree of disability of at least
70% (certificate proving the disability percentage compulsory)
Only one
1-point competitor may be in the team.
Deaf and/or dumb competitors
cannot be considered as being disabled for fishing activity.
All
anglers of the team must have at least 1 handicap point (including the
reserve). The list of the registered members of each team must contain
indications of the number of "HANDICAP" points for each competitor.
"ACTIONS
AUTHORISED BY COMPANIONS OF DISABLED PARTICIPANTS" (see table attached to the
end of this regulation). Three copies of this table should be prepared by the
Organising Nation.
The F.I.P.S.e.d.
jury will check the fishermen during the last day of training.
Before
registering their fishermen, Nations should be aware of those actions which may
be performed by the companions. These actions, which are detailed in the
following table, must be respected and may not be changed for the competition.
On the
registration form which the participating Nations send to the organiser, the
number of "handicap" points for each fisherman should be shown next to the
name.
-4- The
competitions must be organised at
watercourses, such as rivers or channels or in suitable water basins, such as
lakes, etc; it must be possible to fish along the entire width of the venue;
the depth must be as even as possible in the entire area and it must be at
least 1.5 meters;
the minimum width allowed for a venue is 25 meters.
-5- The
venue must be as straight as possible, and present equal fishing conditions for
all competitors; furthermore, the venue must allow anglers to stand in a
continuous line, avoiding interruptions such as power lines, bridges etc. as
much as possible. The venue must not present any dangers for the competitors or
the spectators.
One or more members of the technical commission shall
perform an inspection of the venue, which may be selected for a championship,
and this inspection must take place at the time of year corresponding to that
proposed for the organization of the competition in question; the report of the
inspection shall be submitted to the Executive Committee of F.I.P.S.e.d. for
evaluation and decision; this decision will then be sent to C.I.P.S. for
information. The final approval or rejection of a venue by F.I.P.S.e.d. will be
transmitted to the candidate nation.
With regard to accommodation, participating Nations will have two
possibilities:
1- To choose the official
accommodation proposed by the organising Nation (optional).
In this case the conditions of the stay will have to be made clear,
i.e.:
- the price per night per person for half board, depending on the number
of persons sharing each room, whatever the duration of the chosen stay (full
board cannot be mandatory); the participating Nation shall specify the dates of
its stay (the term "official stay" used by many Nations, starting on the
Thursday, has never appeared in any regulations, and therefore must not be
used);
- the price of the closing gala dinner.
The
accommodation terms proposed to Nations must be approved by the Technical Commission.
2- To find one's own
accommodation.
In
this case participating Nations are required to communicate this choice to the
organising nation at the time of entry (on ad hoc entry form).
In the two cases (participation through or without the help of the official
organisation), the contribution for the entry fee is € 1000
including 7 closing gala dinners and 5 fishing permits for the whole
duration of the Championship (the period of practice and the competition
itself), insurance and sundry expenses such as gifts, cups, trophies, etc..
With reference to the closing gala dinner, be it a dinner with table
service or a buffet dinner, participating Nations shall have at their disposal
a number of seats corresponding to the number of gala dinner places reserved
for them.
If no details about the accommodation have been
specified by the deadline set up by the organization, the participating nations will have to deal with
their own accommodation and then they have to pay 1000 € to the organization.
Any
Nation that fills in an entry form and undertakes to participate in a
championship but then does not take part must in all cases pay to the
organising Nation the contribution of 1000 €.
Nations failing to observe this rule shall be forbidden from taking part in and
organising future championships.
Organising Nations shall specify in the programme of the event a list of
hotels, lodgings, rooms and campsites situated within a radius of 20 km.
All
participating nations have the obligation to inform the organizing nation about
their arrival date at least one week before the first training day. Any absent
nation (yet to arrive) on Friday morning training shall be considered as
WITHDRAWN and may not participate in the championship (refer to the list of
sanctions; article 30 § c).
The world championship for DISABLED will take place between
the 1st and the 15th August or between the 1st and the 15th October.
-6- During the competitions, the competitors must have
an angling position (ring) within a minimum range of 10 meters and a maximum
range of 20 meters.
The width of these rings shall be established together with the technical
commission. The angling position of each competitor will be separated by a
neutral zone of maximum 1
meter on the left and the right sides (the space may be
reduced or even left out).
The angling position must be
well defined so it is isolated from the spectators; for this object, it is
possible to erect a fence or set up ropes at an adequate distance from the
shore (we recommend a distance of at least 10 meters); furthermore a
corridor must be created so that officials may use it and this corridor shall
be inserted between the anglers and the spectators.
This official corridor shall under no circumstances be occupied by fishing
tackle.
The team managers, 2 per
Nation, may enter their teams' competitors' sector; the team managers shall
wear a visible back-number for identification, clearly indicating relative
status. Only one team manager at a time shall be
allowed inside a sector.
Also the companion helping the competitor is
authorized to enter the ring.
The organisation must customize
each angler's ring by means of a board indicating the name and the nationality
of the competitor and also the number of fish caught, with hourly updating.
TEAM MANAGERS' MEETINGS
-7- It would be preferable for General Stewards to attend the Team Managers'
meetings.
In
the case a team manager or a delegate from a nation is absent, the President of
F.I.P.S.e.d. or his delegate will carry out the operation of drawing lots.
1st meeting - Thursday afternoon or two days before the first
round
During
this first meeting, an international jury will be appointed, in conformity with
article 27 of the present Official Rules. Subsequently, the following
operations shall be carried out:
1- Roll call of nations;
2- Nations will draw lots in alphabetical order to determine the call-up
order of the draw for the first round;
3- Various pieces of information about the progress
of the championship.
2nd meeting - Friday
afternoon or eve of the first round
Drawing lots attributing only sectors (A,B,C, etc.) of
the first round to each angler who is part of a team.
3rd meeting - the
morning of the first round
Draw
allocating the competitors a competition slot in the various sectors.
4th meeting - on the afternoon of the first round
Notification
of the results to the participating Countries.
Considerations
on the performance of the round.
Drawing lots attributing only sectors (A,B,C, etc.)
of the second round to each angler who is part of a team.
5th meeting - the
morning of the second round
Draw
allocating the competitors a competition slot in the various sectors.
DRAWING LOTS
-8- The drawing lots for each round
must be carried out at least 180 minutes before the beginning of the
competition under the scrutiny of the organisers and in the presence of the
team managers or delegates of each team and of the representatives of the
F.I.P.S.e.d..
For the two legs, the distribution of the 4 anglers in
their sectors shall be determined by drawing lots, just as has been done in the
past.
In
both legs, the assignment of the positions will be made according to an
automatic drawing system. This grid has been constructed in such a way that the
anglers of one team are spread out within a fourth of a sector. The drawing,
according to the order set up during the first managers' meeting, will allow
the automatic establishment: i) for the first leg, of the position of each
angler in the four sectors; ii) for the second leg, the position of each
angler, to be defined after the drawing of lots of the sectors. According to
the number of nations participating, a special grid will be prepared each time.
-9- In streams, channels and watercourses, angling
position number 1 must always be situated downstream; in water basins (lakes,
ponds, etc.) position number 1 will always be situated to the left looking at
the lake and the marking will run from the left to the right.
-10- Team managers will receive a back number for each
one of their competitors.
The back
number by the captains should be green (two team manager back-numbers
shall always be provided) and the ones
for the reserves should be red. The back numbers by the competitors will be of
different colours for each sector (except green or red) or will be of a neutral
colour with different coloured lettering for each sector.
GENERAL RULES
-11- a- Each competitor will have 120
minutes to prepare himself. As soon as the anglers arrive to the venue, they
must wear their back numbers and deposit all their equipment at the allotted
ring, without entering the ring (these rules also regard those who help the
anglers transport their equipment). It is not allowed to prepare the material
until the official starting signal is given, indicating that the competitors
are allowed to enter their ring. During the subsequent preparative operations,
the competitors may be helped by their companion; the help which may be
given is stated on a previously prepared form for this aim. All materials
may be handed over to the anglers until the baiting signal is emitted, but only
through each individual steward. After this signal, it is forbidden to supply
any kind of material (baits, ground baits and equipment) to the competitors,
except for pieces of broken rods, which may be substituted through the
individual steward. He may intervene also to help an angler to unfasten the
elements of the rod, which are stuck.
Baits and ground baits may be handed over to the
anglers during the two preparation period, but their quantity must be checked
by the commissioners during the hour that precedes the beginning of the
competition. After the
control of the baits and of the ground baits, it is forbidden for anglers to
receive further quantities of baits and ground baits. Until the
signal to enter the box is given, the baits and the ground baits may be
prepared by the angler or a third party outside the box. After the signal to
enter the box and until the check is performed, this preparation may be
performed either by a third person outside the box or by the competitor inside
the box.
b- The anglers are not allowed to form
his heavy ground bait balls and ground bait before the control of the baits and
the ground baits has been made. If this control has not been carried out, the
competitors are not authored to angle.
The competitors may reach to the
venue by their personal means of transport.
-12- There must be one steward assigned to each
competitor and a general steward to each sector. These individual and general
stewards must have full knowledge of the rules of the competition.
The general steward shall verify the following (if
possibly with the assistance of a member of the Executive Committee of
F.I.P.S.e.d.):
a- the quantity of
ground bait [this must be measured when ready to use (wet and sieved) including
earth, gravel, corn maize, wheat, hempseed, etc. and other additives that are
not obnoxious for the fauna and the water environment] is limited to 17 litres for the all
championships. The executive committee of F.I.P.S.e.d. may modify these
quantities, after a proposal from the technical committee;
b- the quantity of
baits (all included baits will be measured and not pressed) for all championships is limited to 2.5 litres of which
jokers and/or bloodworms may constitute a maximum of 1 litre. The executive
committee of F.I.P.S.e.d. may modify these quantities, upon a proposal from
technical committee;
c- that the competitors present at the control the quantities of baits and
ground baits that are indicated in the program. In
the event of non-compliance, the competitor will be reprimanded - (article 30 a). The list of competitors
who have been reprimanded will be announced at the Captains' Meeting. If the
offence is committed again during the second round or during the following
championship, the competitor shall be disqualified as a recurrent offender
(article 30 b).
The ground
baits must be presented at the controls in graduated buckets and the baits in
boxes of the "official dimensions". The competitors must obligatorily be
equipped with their own buckets and boxes of the right size. Competitors not in
possession of "official size" boxes shall receive one penalty place on the
sector score table (for example, a competitor who does not have boxes at the
end of the round and is awarded 5th place will be assigned 6 points
instead of 5. The competitor in sixth place shall, in any case, be assigned 6
points).
As regards
aquatic larvae (jokers and bloodworms), they shall be presented in a single box
(e.g. of 1 litre
of aquatic larvae is authorised, the one litre box only may be used). The boxes
shall be closed without the use of any instrument required to keep them in the
same conditions (e.g. adhesive tape may not be used to keep the lid closed);
d- collect a possible
surplus of baits and ground baits after the control.
The individual steward must:
a- control
the keepnet;
b- control the angling behaviour of the competitor he is responsible
for;
c- verify and
make note of every fish caught;
d- at the
end of the competition, he shall keep the angler's fish caught under
observation and forbid the access to any unauthorised person into the angling
position until the arrival of the weighing team. Together with his angler, he
will sign the weighing protocol indicating the weight of the fish.
-13- The
competitors must observe all legal fish
size limits if they are in force for the competition (national rules). These
sizes shall be made public during the team managers' meeting (and it is the
team manager's responsibility to ensure the competitors are informed). Fish must
be kept alive in a micromesh keep-net. The keep-net shall have a minimum
diameter of 50 cm
and a minimum length of 3
metres; it shall be submerged as far as possible during
the entire competition by its full length. It is not allowed to use other
systems for keeping the fish. The competitors must have their own keep-nets
with them, unless they are supplied by the organizing federation. Any angler
weighing maimed fish at the weighing procedure will be sanctioned.
-14- The
composition of ground baits and baits must be of natural origin. It is
forbidden to use products of metal origin. Artificial
baits such as imitation of maggots, silkworms, moths, bloodworms, earthworms,
etc. are prohibited.
All surplus of ground bait and
baits must not be thrown into the water after the training period and the
competition.
-15- The competition shall take place by sectors in two
legs of 3 hours each; in case of a forced interruption (e.g. a thunderstorm),
the leg will be considered valid providing it has lasted for at least 1 hour
-16- Each
competitor is expected to follow rules of the competition integrally.
-17- The
fishing-line must obligatorily be equipped with a float (this is not
obligatory for blind competitors); only single hooks are allowed.
Overshooting of the float is forbidden (the weight of the sinker of the line
must not exceed the capacity of the float used). It is strictly forbidden to
fish at the bottom of the watercourse, with or without float (this is not
obligatory for blind competitors), and it is not allowed to mount the
terminal or the sinker in derivation, nor to fish with spoons, artificial
flies, baits using living or dead fish or fish roe.
The main mass of the sinker must
absolutely not lie at the bottom (except in the case of blind
competitors). However, 10% of the total weight of the sinker may lie at the
bottom. In the case of angling in a strong current (at whatever speed), the
sinker must be presented so that it does not interrupt the natural progression
of the line. In the case of a "throwing and dragging" angling procedure, the
line must continue its progression without interruptions, if released.
In case a member of the jury notices
or is invited to notice the evident infringement of the first two paragraphs of
article 17 and of article 34, during a leg, he has the possibility of requiring
the control of the angler's line or to verify the length of the rod of the
angler in question without waiting for the end of the leg. In this case, it is
forbidden for the competitor to modify the composition of his line (position of
the float, variation of the weight of the sinker, rupture of the end of the
sinker, destruction of the line, etc.). If the angler in question refuses to
accept the control or modifies the line, he will have to appear before the Jury.
Baits used on the hook must not be mixed on the
point, but must be put onto the hook.
The catching of a fish is valid even if it is accidentally hooked outside
the mouth.
The deliberate foul hooking of
fish is prohibited.
The possession or use of echo sounders is prohibited,
including during training.
-18- Competitors may keep and assemble as many rods as
they wish, but they are allowed to fish only with one rod at the time.
-19- Only
the team manager is authorized to access
the angling ring of the competitors of his team and this only to give verbal
advice. A team manager is not allowed into the ring of an angler who is not
part of his team. Also the official companion of the competitor is
authorized to enter inside the ring.
-20- Platforms are allowed and the competitors may
stand upon them; they must be placed in a straight line, out of the water or,
if necessary, partially inside the water (this decision will be taken by the
organisation with the approval of the technical commission). Additional platforms
may be set up in line with the main platform, but only for depositing
materials.
In case it is necessary to trace a line to line up all
competitors along the venue (string, line traced on the ground, etc.) in order
to avoid that some of the competitors are closer to the water than others, this
must be carried out before the training period starts.
-21- Competitors may use the space
allotted to them in any way they want; but they are not allowed into the
neutral zone.
Inside the ring allotted to
them, the anglers must move discretely and noiselessly.
It is forbidden to angle and
throw bait or ground bait in the neutral spaces, both upstream and downstream,
or in the rings upstream or downstream (if the neutral areas have been
eliminated); the fish caught by a competitor and sighted in neutral areas or
before the ring of one of the nearby competitors will not be considered valid
and must be put back into the water without delay; in case the competitor
refuses this and puts the fish in question into the net, without a previous
authorization, during the final weighing phase, the person in charge of the
weighing must weigh the biggest fish separately and make note of its weight on
the competitor's card. After the deliberation, the Jury shall decide whether to
annul the weight of the fish or not in relation to the total weight.
Photographers and cameramen have
the right to access the neutral zone (if there is one), with the prior
permission of the adjacent competitors and stewards. Nevertheless, they are not
allowed to go beyond a line set up 2 meters behind the line of the competitors. This line must be provided for
by the organizers. In
the event that no neutral areas provided, photographers and cameramen, with the
permission of the fishermen and the commissaries, may remain on the outer
perimeter of the chosen box; however photographers and cameramen may not pass
the line drawn by the organisers which will be 2 metres behind the line
of fishermen.
-22- Anglers must wait for the first signal to enter
their angling position; after this signal, the competitors may start
preparing their equipment, plumbing the depth, trying their lines, preparing
their ground bait and putting their keep-nets into the water. They have 120
minutes at their disposal to perform these preparatory phases.
At the second signal, the
competitors will be allowed to start the heavy baiting (5 minutes are allowed
for this operation). Balls for heavy baiting may be formed only after having
entered the angling ring and only after the control of the quantities of baits
and ground baits has been performed by the checking commissioner.
Only manual baiting or baiting using a catapult
manipulated with both hands or baiting with a "cup" applied to a "roubaisienne"
are allowed. The ground bait must be prepared and thrown into the water without
any object used to contain it (socks, feeder socks, anti-pollution containers,
etc). It is important to observe the maximum allowed length of the rods to use
the "cup" and also the probe the depth. When ground bait is thrown using the
"cup", only one rod shall be permitted above the water surface (the use of a
second rod for this type of baiting is prohibited).
The third signal marks the
beginning of the competition during which anglers can only use light bait (by
light bait, we intend the manipulation using one hand only, without leaning
against anything (thigh, bucket, etc.). Only if light baiting is performed
using sticky maggots, the latter can only be handled with one hand, but may
subsequently be manipulated with both hands to prepare the ball. Balls for
light baiting must not be formed
before the beginning of the competition (third signal).
The fourth signal warns the competitors that there
are only 5 minutes before the end of the competition.
The fifth signal marks the end
of the competition; after the signal, no fish will count unless it is totally
clear of the water.
The acoustic
signals for the different phases of the championships should be short; in all
cases, the beginning of the signal is taken into consideration.
-23- During the
competition, individual stewards assigned to single competitors shall stand
behind the angler, on his right or left side, in such a way that they do not
disturb the angler, but can still control the fish caught by the angler
assigned to them. Keep-nets must be placed so that the stewards can see them;
the fish shall be deposited and kept alive in the keep-net until the weighing
team arrives.
WEIGHING OPERATIONS
-24- The weighing operations shall be performed by 4 teams composed of 5
members each.
One person is responsible for
the weighing.
Another person transcribes the
weight on the official document.
The other three people are in charge of all other
operations.
Each sector will have a set of scales at its disposal.
The recipients used for weighing the fish must be perforated to allow the water
drainage.
The weighing shall be performed in grams.
When very
small fish such as alevin or fry are caught, which do not register on the
scales (scales scores 0
grams), the fishermen will be classified in order of how
many fish were caught and then placed in order after those fishermen who
qualified according to the weight of the fish.
-25- Until the arrival of the
weighing team, the competitors must leave their keep-nets containing the fish
in the water. The fish shall be manipulated with caution by a member of the
weighing team; they shall be weighed, not counted; after the weighing, the fish
must be put back into the keep-net of the person who has caught them, the
keep-net must be put into the water without delay. Only at the end of the
weighing of the fish of all members of the sector, the person responsible for
the weighing will give the order to put back the fish into the water. This
system allows those responsible to verify the weight in case of complaints. The
fish must be put back into the water with the utmost care (except for other
local rules on the matter).
-26- The competitor must be present
during the above described operations to control the weight and sign the
weighing protocol which indicates the weight of the fish caught. After the end
of the weighing operations in the sector, when the fish has been put back into
the water and the weighing protocol has been signed, no complaint about the
weight will be accepted.
THE JURY
-27- An international JURY will be appointed to examine
any complaints lodged and to apply sanctions as per the rules; the JURY will be
made official during the first team managers' meeting.
The
JURY will be composed of the subsequent members:
- The
President of F.I.P.S.e.d. or the substitute nominated by him
- The General
Secretary of F.I.P.S.e.d.
- The members
of the Executive Committee of F.I.P.S.e.d. and of the technical, young and
environmental commission that are present at the championships
- The
delegate representing the organizing nation, unless he is of the same
nationality as the above mentioned members, apart from the President of
F.I.P.S.e.d. (or his substitute) who will automatically be the President of the
Jury.
If an infringement is made by a competitor or by a
team of the same nationality as a member of the JURY, the latter may not vote
(except if he is the President of the JURY).
The members of the JURY must wear a "JURY" badge and
they must be present on the competition venue to be able to receive any
complaints. A place where one or more members of the JURY always can be found
must be indicated.
-28- Any
complaints, except for those regarding the classifications, must be submitted
to the JURY within 1 hour after the end of the leg. The complaints may be
presented verbally, but they must immediately be confirmed in writing.
Complaints concerning the classification must be made
within 30 minutes after the official results have been published. The time of
publishing will be noted on the official result list. A deposit of 55 € must accompany every written
complaint submitted to the JURY. If the JURY does not uphold the complaint, the
deposit will be forfeited into the account of F.I.P.S.e.d..
All infractions and warnings must be communicated to
the JURY, which is the only authority with powers to decide for or inflict
disqualifications. A competitor who is the object of a sanction must be
informed about this immediately.
The JURY members and all general stewards must make
sure the rules are followed and they must have perfect knowledge about their
contents.
-29- The
rules, which are published in the 2 official languages, shall be made available
for the JURY and the team managers by the organization of the Championship.
The international JURY will adopt its decisions on a
simple majority basis; in the event of a tied vote, the President of
F.I.P.S.e.d. or his substitute will have the casting vote.
All members of the Executive Committee of F.I.P.S.e.d.
must wear a personal badge and they may circulate in the official corridor for
managers and for those responsible for the organization. The badge shall be
valid only for the term of office of the Executive Committee (4 years).
LIST OF SANCTIONS
-30- The sanctions are as follows:
a) Warning for
the infringement of articles 11a, 12c, 13,
14, 19, 21, 22 and 25.
b) Disqualification
for the infringement of articles 11b,
17 and 34, and after a second warning for the infringement of articles 11a, 12c, 13, 14, 19, 21, 22 and 25.
c) Disqualification
of the nation for the infringement of articles 36b-1 and 36b-3.
d) If an angler
is disqualified, a number of points equal to the number of participating
nations + 1 will be assigned to him. If an angler is disqualified, the anglers
which follow him in the classification will keep their original placing (for
example: X that was qualified 8th is disqualified, the subsequent
anglers will keep their places and will
mark 9 points, 10 points, and so on).
e) If a nation
receives a warning, this will be noted in its file and remain archived for a
period of 3 YEARS. In the case of a new infringement during this 3-YEAR period,
this will be considered as a relapse and the JURY will make its decision,
taking this relapse and the list of sanctions into consideration.
f) If a
competitor receives a warning, this warning will be noted in his file for a period of 3 YEARS. In the case of a new infringement, this
will be considered a relapse, and the JURY will make its decision taking this
new infringement and the list of sanctions into account.
g) The F.I.P.S.e.d. directive committee will have
the authority, both during a competition and subsequently, to impose sanctions
on fishermen, captains or reserves if they commit infractions or behave in a
bad way, also if these infractions are not specified in the official regulations.
-31- The
members of the Executive Committee of F.I.P.S.e.d. may access the competition
venue and make notes of any infringement of the rules.
CLASSIFICATIONS
-32- 1 - TEAM CLASSIFICATION
A - FIRST LEG
a) Sum of the
team member score obtained by the competitors belonging to the same team in
each sector.
In
the case of a tied weight in a sector, the competitors in question will
totalise a number of penalties equalling the average placing they should have
had (example No. 1: two competitors tying for the 5th place totalise
(5+6):2 = 5.5 penalties each; example No. 2: three competitors tying in the 8th placing, totalise (8+9+10):3 = 9 penalties each).
b) The team
with the lowest number of penalties will be classified first and so on.
c) Anglers who have not caught any fish will receive
a number of points equal to the average value of non-attributed places in their
sector (example 1: twenty-four anglers, twelve of whom are classified at the
first 12 places with a penalty from 1 to 12, the following anglers will mark
(13+24):2 = 18.5 penalties each; example No. 2: twenty-nine anglers, five of
whom have caught fish and mark points 1 - 5 and the twenty-four anglers who
have not caught any fish mark (6+29):2 = 17.5 penalties; example No. 3:
twenty-nine anglers, twenty-six of whom have caught fish, whereas the three
competitors who have not caught any fish will mark (27+29):2 = 28 penalties). If there is only 1 angler,
who has not caught any fish or a missing angler in a sector, he will mark a
number of penalties equalling the last position in the sector (example:
twenty-nine competitors, twenty-eight of whom have caught fish, whereas one has
not, the latter will mark 29 penalties).
B - SECOND LEG
The classification is performed in the same way as
during the first leg.
C - GENERAL
CLASSIFICATION
a) The sum of the penalties obtained over the two legs; the team totalling the
lowest number of penalties will be classified first and so on.
b) If a tie on points occurs, the
teams concerned will be placed by the highest total aggregate team weight
obtained by the competitors over the two legs.
c) If a tie
still exists on weight, the highest individual weight shall be take into
account and so on.
2 - INDIVIDUAL
CLASSIFICATION
a) Sum
of the penalties obtained during the two legs; the angler totalling the lowest
number of penalties over two legs will be declared individual World Champion.
b) If a tie on
points occurs between two or more competitors, then the angler with the highest
aggregate weight over two legs will be declared the winner.
c) If a tie on
weight occurs, the angler who has the highest single weight in one of the two
legs will be declared the winner.
d) Finally, in
the event that a tie still occurs, one will perform an addition of the sum of
the drawing lot numbers of the two legs. The highest total will prevail.
e) The anglers
participating in only one leg, will be classified at the end of the individual
classification and in order of placing.
-33- The classification will be carried out by the
organization in the presence of the President of F.I.P.S.e.d. or his
representative and possibly also together with members of the JURY.
LENGTH OF THE RODS
-34- The length of the rods is limited to 11.50 meters.
Despite these limitations, the fishing with the reel
is allowed.
CIVIL LIABILITY INSURANCE
-35- IT IS AN OBLIGATION for Organizers to
take out a "CIVIL LIABILITY" insurance to cover the organization of all legs; a
certificate issued by the insurance company, in which it is certified that all
legs are covered by a "CIVIL LIABILITY" contract, must be handed over to the
President of F.I.P.S.e.d. two months prior to the competition.
TRAINING
-36- a) The official training must take place in the official venue.
b) The
official venue must be organized according to the subsequent modalities:
1) 15 days
of total closure. During these 15 days, training at the Venue is forbidden for
all Nations in the entire area chosen for the championship and in the 500 metres upstream and
downstream of this area (including the opposite bank in the case of canals,
streams and rivers). Apart from the closed period, the
venue shall be made available for regular visits and fishing [local closed
periods and special fishing conditions (fishing permit) shall be respected]. If
the venue is always closed to fishing, it shall be made available for at least
2 weekends (the dates shall be specified in the programme)
2) 3 days of official training
(Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning); on practice days the entire competition venue
(4 sectors) will be split up into 3 parts (e.g. in the case of 10 Nations the
sectors will have to be 100
metres x 4 = 400 metres/3 = 133.33 metres)
3) training on Friday morning will be
compulsory for all nations (complete teams composed of all their anglers) and
both the heavy baiting and the light baiting must be fully respected, just as
during a normal training
4) 2 days of
competition (Saturday and Sunday).
c) To enable all nations to train on the official
venue during the 3 days of training, the organisers will attribute a part of
the venue called a "RING" from the first day and every day after through
drawing lots to each nation, created within the venue
between 8 and 10 a.m.
on the first day of training (it is necessary to include the hours and the
place for this operation of drawing lots in the program). Each "RING" is
composed of 5 angling positions in a
consecutive row. The drawing of lots for the "RING" shall be monitored (system
for drawing lots established by F.I.P.S.e.d. and rendered available for the
organizing nation) in order to enable every nation to train in each and every
sector of the venue.
On the first 2 training days, the organisers will indicate the time when
angling is authorised by using acoustic signals, i.e.:
- 10.30 a.m. heavy baiting
and angling until 1.30 p.m.
- 3.00 p.m.
light baiting only (heavy baiting is forbidden) and angling until 6.00 p.m.
- 1.30 - 3.00
p.m. no fishing allowed
- before 10.30 a.m. and after 6.00
p.m. angling forbidden.
The teams must respect these hours (no baiting will be
authorised before the official signal). No
other heavy baiting may be done after the official 5 minutes. On the 3rd training day, Friday morning, the heavy baiting signal will be given at 10.30 a.m. and all angling
must stop at 1.30 p.m. without fail. No training will be authorised after 1.30
p.m. The venue must absolutely be free from people by 2.30 p.m..
d) Only one
heavy baiting session is permitted (at 10.30 a.m.) at the beginning of the first
training session, using at most an identical amount of bait and ground bait to
that allowed for the two championship sessions. In the second training session,
which begins at 3 p.m., the amount of ground bait [measured on a ready-for-use
basis (wet and sieved), and inclusive of earth, gravel, corn maize, wheat, hempseed,
etc. and other additives that are not toxic for the fauna and the water
environment] is limited to 5
litres. Light baiting only must be performed (heavy
baiting is forbidden). The use of bait in addition to that authorised for the
first session is forbidden, thus controls will be carried out.
ELECTRIC POWER LINES AND PLANTS
-37- It is
strictly forbidden to place competitors within a minimum distance of 25
meters on
both sides of any electrical plant (electrical lines, transformers, trellises,
etc.).
RULES IN CASE OF A THUNDERSTORM
-38- 1 - WHEN THE THUNDERSTORM BREAKS OUT
BEFORE OR DURING THE PREPARATIONS
No angler is allowed to access his ring or prepare his material; a
signal indicates the postponement of the access into the angling ring or the end
of the preparation phase. If the weather conditions so allow, and within the
limits of the schedule, the leg may be regularly performed or may be reduced in
time (in any case, it must last at least 1 hour).
If the weather conditions do not improve or if the schedule of the
program does not allow so, the leg will quite simply be annulled.
2 - IF A THUNDERSTORM BREAKS OUT DURING THE LEG
The leg is immediately
interrupted (a special signal will be emitted by the organizers) and all
competitors must take cover. If the weather conditions so allow, the leg will
continue and a signal will inform the competitors that they may return to their
rings; another signal, 5 minutes later, will authorize the competitors to
resume the angling.
The duration of the leg may be reduced if the schedule
of the program does not allow the continuation until the end of the 3 planned
hours of angling (based on a decision taken by the Jury).
ADVERTISING ON BACK-NUMBERS
-39- Advertisements
are not obligatory.
The size of the advertisement characters on the back numbers must not
exceed a height of 6 cm;
this kind of advertisement will be authorized only on the lower part of the
back number, both on the front side and on the back side.
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OPENING CEREMONY AND PRIZE AWARDING CEREMONY
-40- The
opening ceremony and the presentation of the teams must take place on the eve
of the first leg.
The
first 3 teams and first 3 individual competitors will officially receive GOLD,
SILVER and BRONZE medals. In conformity with the International standards, the
awarding of the prizes will be accompanied by the corresponding National
Anthems and the raising of the winning nations' National flag. The medals will be offered by F.I.P.S.e.d. and they
will be handed over by its official representative.
All other forms of acknowledgement will be distributed
equally among the participating nations. All participating nations must bring
with them their flag and a cassette with a recording of their anthem.
During the
course of the ceremony announcing the official results, the winning Nation may
be represented on the podium for the handing out of medals and playing of the
National Anthem by up to 8 persons.
TRANSLATIONS
-41- In
case of controversies about the interpretation of these rules, only the French
text will be considered as the original text and as reference text.
OBLIGATIONS
-42- The organizing nation of the World Championship has the
obligation to:
a- engrave trophies of
F.I.P.S.e.d.
b- send out
official programs and information about the championship in the 2 official
languages (English and French).
The President of F.I.P.S.e.d. The
General Secretary of F.I.P.S.e.d.
Ugo Claudio MATTEOLI Jackie
DUPUIS
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| Striking |
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| Bringing back the
fish to shore |
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| Preparing the fishing material |
X |
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| Preparing the ground bait |
X |
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X |
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X |
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X |
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| Performing heavy
ground baiting |
X |
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