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RACE OFFICER APPLICATION FORM

Type of Application (Delete as appropriate)
RYA (Regional) / Initial / Renewal
Personal Details
Surname / Salutation
(Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms/etc)
Forename(s) / Date of Birth
Full Address
(including Town
and County):
Postcode / Club(s)
RYA Membership number
(you must be a member) / RYA Region
(in which you operate)
Home Telephone: / Mobile Telephone:
E-mail
(you must have email access)
GBR Passport Holder or principal residence in the UK YES / NO (Delete as appropriate)

References are required for initial applications. The references you supply with this application must be provided by a qualified IRO, GBR NRO or GBR RRO. The referee must have first hand experience of your abilities and witnessed this in one way or another at one of the events you have listed above (a mentor or someone who worked on the same course or event).

The requirements for qualification can be found at:

DECLARATION:I have read and understood the requirements for appointment and reappointment to the status of RYA Regional Race Official and hold the documentation required for my qualification. I agree to uphold, promote and support the racing rules, regulations and policies of the International Sailing Federation and of the Royal Yachting Association.
SIGNED:
Date of application:

Note:

This page will be removed before the rest of your application is forwarded to the Appointmants Panel.

YOU ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE THE TABLE BELOW WHICH WILL HELP IN DECIDING FUTURE APPLICATIONS,

Please note that while the system is in development the points score is only indicative. YOUR SCORE WILL NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DECIDING YOUR APPLICATION

Points / Max Available / Your Score
Number of Race Venuesin any capacity
Two or more locally / 5 / 10
Two or more when one is in a different region / 10
Events1when in charge of racing
Four or more, two points per event / 2 / 20
Other Smaller Events when in charge of racing
Four or more / 5 / 5
Events1when not in charge of racing
One to Four / 5 / 10
Five or more / 10
Courses2in any capacity
Two / 5 / 10
Three or more / 10
Disciplines3in any capacity
Two / 5 / 10
Three or more / 10
Working with an IRO, NRO or another RRO in any capacity
One other IRO, NRO or RRO / 5 / 10
Two or more other IROs, NROs or RROs / 10
Mentoring must be on the committee boat
Acting as a Mentor to a less experienced RO or being mentored by a more experienced RO / 10 / 10
Current racing as a competitor (any size event)
Four or more / 10 / 10
Seminars and Conference
One or more Regional seminar attendance / 20 / 20
One or more National conference attendance / 7 / 7
One or more Regional conference attendance / 5 / 5
Your Total Score

Notes

  1. An event is any Regatta or long seriesof more than 4 races. If it is a long series then 4 races is equivalent to 1 event.
  2. A course type is RTC, Passage, Trapezoid, W/L, or Sausage Triangle.
  3. A discipline is dinghy/catamarans/boards/kites/keelboats/yachts/model yachts/team racing/match racing.

Seminar this is a two day seminar with 2 instructiors, 8 to 20 students and an examination for those not previously qualificed
Seminar / National / Regional (delete as approprite)
Place / Date
Instructors / Exam % Mark
Qualifications / tick / tick / tick
VHF / Power Boat 2 / Safety Boat
Other Race Official Qualifications
Specify level and discipline eg Regional Judge
Conferences differ from a seminar in that there is little formal teaching and it is often multidisciplinary (with ROs, judges, etc)
National Conference / Regional Conference
Place / Place
Date / Date
Racing Experience
Years
Raced / Type of Boat / Club / Open Meeting / National / International (Delete as appropriate)

ABBREVIATIONS TO BE USED BELOW

Course Type:

OFFOffshore

RTCRound the cans

W/LWindward/Leeward

TRAPTrapezoid

STSausage Triangle

Roles:

MENMentor supervising a race officer less experienced than yourself. Note that this can be only used at two events and is limited to formal mentoring.

PROPrincipal race officer NOT in charge of a course at a multi-course event. Note that you could be both PRO and a CRO at the same event.

CRORace officer in charge of racing at a multi-course event

RORace officer in charge of racing at a single course event

DRODeputy race officer

ROARace officer assistant in charge of Finish or Pin End boat

RMTOther role in the race management team

List here your 4 most challenging events in the last 4 years

Please use ONLY the abbreviations shown above

Date / Event Title
(including the venue and the name of
senior race official where this is NOT the applicant) / Inland, Estuary or Sea / Classes / No of Boats / No of Races / Course type / Your Role

List here ALL other events in the last 4 years where you were involved in race management

Date / Event Title
(including the venue and the name of
senior race official where this is NOT the applicant) / Inland, Estuary or Sea / Classes / No of Boats / No of Races / Course type / Your Role
Date / Event Title
(including the venue and the name of
senior race official where this is NOT the applicant) / Inland, Estuary or Sea / Classes / No of Boats / No of Races / Course type / Your Role

Continue on a separate sheet if required or expand the table by adding rows.

RRO Application Form February 2017