6 Jan 15
MILITARY LEAGUE (UK SOUTH) (MLS) TEAM HARRIS ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS WED 11 FEB 15 – EVERLEIGH
1. Introduction. Sport is a major facet of military life; it improves morale and team building, competitive spirit, physical robustness and fitness and the pursuit of excellence and enjoyment. A truly successful sport is one that is open to all ranks and positively encourages development at every level; Orienteering is all this!
2. General. The MLS Team Harris Orienteering Championships (known as the ‘Team Harris’ throughout this instruction) will take place on Wed 11 Feb 15 at Everleigh organised by AACen and will be conducted iaw MLS Rules[1]. The Team Harris is ‘pre-entry only’ (with very limited EOD, see paragraph 14 below) and full event details will be promulgated on a flyer and published on the British Army Orienteering Club (BAOC) website.
3. Purpose. The purpose of the Team Harris is to:
a. Annually establish the best teams in the MLS.
b. Expose competitors to high quality orienteering maps and planning; as well as technically demanding and physically challenging orienteering.
c. Expose the local civilian orienteering community to the best of the MLS teams;
IOT support community engagement, recruitment and develop orienteering as a military skill.
4. Eligibility. The Team Harris is open to all Regular and Reserve teams from UK South designated units (with Major/Minor Unit status iaw Sp Comd UK South Amalgamations for Sport)[2], Civilian competitors may enter as guests in Ad Hoc Teams only (Long or Short courses).
5. Competition Format. The Team Harris will be run as a Harris format event, consisting of a Long and a Short course, for teams of 3. The basic concept is that each team member has to visit a set of compulsory ‘Spine’ controls and in addition the Team Captain has to distribute an additional set of ‘Secondary’ controls amongst the team so that all Secondary controls are visited by at least one member of the team. The team time is determined by the time of the last person in the team to finish, plus any added time for missed controls (see paragraph 6 for details of time penalties). For Major Units this will be the combined time of the Long and Short team last finishers.
6. Time Penalties. No team will be disqualified for missing a control. However, missing a control (either Spine or Secondary) is evidence of failure, poor planning or execution of the plan. Consequently any competitor that has missed one or more controls will be penalised 15 minutes for every control missed.
7. Course Details. The 2 courses will be planned to the following Technical Difficulty (TD), approximate distances and equivalent Colour Coding:
Course / Teams / TD / SpineControls / Secondary
Controls
Long / Major Unit (Long), Minor Units and Ad Hoc (Long) / 4 (medium/hard) / 8-10 controls
4km / 20
Short / Major Unit (Short), Female, Veteran (M/W40+), Under 25, Ad Hoc (Short) / 3 (medium) / 6-8 controls 3km / 15
8. Team Composition. Units are only to register competitors who are on the actual assigned strength of their unit on the day of the competition. Teams are to consist of 3 runners, and Units/Clubs may enter as many teams as they wish, but as a minimum team composition is as follows:
a. Major Units. Enter a minimum of two teams of 3 (minimum of one on the Long and one on the Short course).
b. Minor Units, Ad Hoc (Long). Enter one team of 3 on the Long course.
c. Female, Veterans (M/W40+), Under 25. Enter one team of 3 on the Short course. These teams may also count towards the Major Unit B team (if appropriate).
d. Ad Hoc (Short). Enter one team of 3 on the Short course.
9. Mapping/EMIT. The map of Everleigh will be printed at a scale of 1:10,000 on waterproof paper. Control Descriptions will be on the map and use IOF symbology; no loose Control Descriptions will be available. Maps will be issued to the Team Captain at the Start. The EMIT electronic punching system will be used throughout the competition.
10. Central Briefing/Mass Start. There will be a central briefing and demonstration for all competitors at 1245 hours, with a mini-mass start of the first runners from each team at 1300 hours, starting with Major, then Minor Units, then any teams not in either of these 2 categories.
a. 1300 hours. Major Unit (Long) teams, Minor Units and Ad Hoc (Long).
b. 1330 hours. Major Unit (Short) teams, Female, Veteran (M/W40+), Under 25 and Ad Hoc (Short).
11. Attendance. Attendance is voluntary and there is no pre-entry requirement, but competitors are responsible for their own personal safety and for assessing their own abilities to complete the selected course.
12. Communications Plan. The event flyer will be published on the BAOC website and disseminated by PD Ops/Trg HQ Sp Comd.
13. Results/Prizes/Prize Giving. Results will be placed on the BAOC website at www.baoc.info/ as soon as possible after the event. Prizes will be awarded for the categories listed below (subject to final entries). The prizes will be awarded at the MLS Prize Giving event on Wed 20 May 15 at a venue TBC (details to follow):
MajorUnits / Minor
Units / Female
Teams / Veteran
Teams / Under 25
Teams / Ad Hoc
(Long) / Ad Hoc
(Short)
6 members / 3 members / 3 members / 3 members / 3 members / 3 members / 3 members
1st / 1st / 1st / 1st / 1st / 1st / 1st
2nd / 2nd / 2nd / 2nd / 2nd
14. Team Entry. The Entry Form is to be completed by all teams taking part. It is appreciated that some competitor details may not be known until just before the event, in which case those parts of the Entry Form should be left blank, but must be declared at Registration on the day. The entry fee is £4.00 per Military competitor, £6.50 per Civilian competitor. A Team Registration Pack will be provided at the Registration Tent for each unit entered with the appropriate number of pre-marked EMIT cards. These will not be issued to Team Captains until the Entry Forms have been completed correctly and entry fee payment made. A copy of the entry form showing who will be competing should be faxed or emailed () by NLT 1200 hours Thu 5 Feb 15.
15. Accommodation and Messing. There is no overnight accommodation and/or messing arranged for this event, therefore any requirements are a Unit responsibility.
16. Allowances and Service Transport. Orienteering is classified as military training; it is not an Army ‘Recognised’ or ‘Approved’ Sport. Therefore participants are entitled to the normal duty allowances detailed in JSP 752. Service transport may be used subject to the normal rules for military training and charged to Purpose of Travel Code 13 (POT 13). All charges against Public Funds incurred by individuals, or units, are to be charged against their appropriate unit training budget with prior authority of the budget manager.
17. Medical/Safety. In the event of an emergency, competitors should call 999 in the first instance and then coordinate with the event organiser. A copy of the EASP[3] covering the Risk Assessment and event safety will be clearly displayed at the Registration for all competitors to read prior to competing.
18. Mandatory Dress and Equipment. Competitors are to adhere to the strict dress and equipment codes and are required to wear full body cover (no shorts or vests), carry a Compass and a whistle (for emergencies). The wearing of protective gaiters is also advised. Competitors not observing the dress and equipment rules will not be permitted to start the event. Team Captains are to brief their Team members accordingly.
19. Authority. The annually published DIN[4], Authority for Army Orienteering, is the overarching authority for Army service personnel participating in AOA sponsored events and competitions (ie this Championship) to be classified as official individual military training. It is recognised that physical training is an integral part of service life and is essential for military effectiveness; technically difficult and physically demanding orienteering plays a key role in this military output.
20. Further Information. Should anyone require further information concerning this Championship, contact either the Organiser (Mr Neil Gordon) or the MLS Secretary (the under-signed).
S D Greening
WO1(SSM)
MLS Secretary
94344 8098 (Military)/01980 618098 (Civilian)
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Entry Form for the MLS TEAM HARRIS Championships
To:WO1(SSM) S D Greening AGC(SPS), MLS Orienteering Secretary
HQ Force Troops Command, Bldg 19A, Trenchard Lines, Upavon
PEWSEY, SN9 6BE / From:
Unit:
Address:
Tel: 94344 8098 (Military) or 01980 618098 (Civilian)
Fax: 94344 8203 (Military) or 01980 618203 (Civilian)
Email: / Tel No:
Fax No:
Mil email:
1. We wish to enter the following numbers of teams:
MajorUnits / Minor
Units / Female
Teams / Veteran
Teams / Under 25
Teams / Ad Hoc
Teams
6 members / 3 members / 3 members / 3 members / 3 members / 3 members
Course / Service or BOF No / Rank / Name / Init / Age Class / M/F
Course / Service or BOF No / Rank / Name / Init / Age Class / M/F
2. The entry fee is £4.00 per Military competitor, £6.50 per Civilian competitor. Cheques made payable to Central Bank Upavon Sp Unit. ENTRIES MUST BE MADE BY NLT 1200 hours Thu 5 Feb 15.
Date ………………….. Signed……………………….…….. Print Name ………………………..
[1] MLS/2014-2015 dated 3 Jun 14 (Military League UK South Orienteering Rules for 2014-2015 Season)
[2] Iaw para 12 to MLS Rules.
[3] Iaw para 9 to the MLS Rules.
[4] 2014DIN07-138 dated Aug 14.