Open Book Task Module One - New Zealand Radio Yachting Association Inc.

Welcome to your race officer training course module one

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This is an open book test. You may use the following reference material to complete the test:

a. Racing Rules of Sailing 2021 – 2024 (RRS);
b. NZRYA Race Management Manual (NZRYA RMM);
c. NZRYA Standard Notice of Race (NZRYA SNOR); and
d. NZRYA Standard Sailing Instruction (NZRYA SSI).

The questions are all multiple choice and there is only one correct answer to each question. Record which one you believe it is.

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1. The Organising Authority for an NZRYA sanctioned event is:

A.....................the host club

B.....................NZRYA

C.....................the local state body

D.....................the Race Officer.

2. At NZRYA sanctioned events, the Protest Committee:

A..............is chaired by the Race Officer

B..............must be chaired by a qualified International judge

C..............should consist of three competent persons

D...............may have its decision appealed by competitors.

3. The Race Committee is

A.............in charge of the whole event

B.............in charge of the Protest Committee

C.............in charge of the Organising Authority

D.............in charge of the racing.

4. The Race Committee can

A...............make decisions and arrangements which suit it – especially ones which the local club have found to work well

B..............make decisions within the rules of sailing

C...............make decisions only with the agreement of the Organising Authority

D...............make decisions to ensure the racing continues quickly.

5. The Protest Committee

A..............must not made up of skippers who competed in the same heat or race

B...............is not able to protest boats

C..............is appointed by the Race Committee or Organizing Authority

D..............is able to make whatever decision it likes.

6. In NZRYA sanctioned events with disabled competitors, the Race Officer:

A...............must treat all competitors the same as any help may be considered ‘Outside Help’ under RRS E 4.2

B..............is to make arrangements as fair as possible to enable the disabled competitor to compete on equal terms

C..............Is only permitted to provide assistance to get the boat in and out of the water

D..............may provide an assistant who can provide local knowledge for the area.

7. The Notice of Race

A...............takes precedence over the Sailing Instructions when there is a conflict

B...............can be written in any way the Race Officer likes, provided it contains all the information needed

C...............is published by the Organising Authority

D...............can be altered anytime up to the commencement of racing.

8. The Race Officer

A.............. is always the starting judge

B...............has authority over the whole event

C...............can disqualify boats which have clearly broken a rule

D...............manages the Race Committee.

9. The Racing Rules of Sailing

A...............are the only rules relevant to the event

B...............only apply once the warning signal has sounded for a race

C...............are amended for radio sailing in Appendix D

D..............are amended for radio sailing in Appendix E.

10. Managing the Race Committee

A.............involves allowing them to get on with their roles unhindered

B.............involves helping each of the members of the Committee to do their role

C.............involves making sure their tasks are completed perfectly

D.............involves focussing on the detail of each task.

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