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RACE OFFICER APPLICATION FORM

Type of Application (Delete as appropriate)
National / 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

  1. initial applications. The references you supply with this application must be provided by a qualified IRO or GBR NRO. 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 below (a mentor or someone who worked on the same course or event).
  2. Organising Authority maybe contacted if required for a reference or references.

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 National 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 World Sailing and of the Royal Yachting Association.
The RYA will process the personal data you have given for the purpose of fulfilling this contract with you. Your personal data will be processed in line with our Privacy Policy
SIGNED:
Date of application:

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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 Areas (Solent counts as 1) in any capacity
Two or more in UK / 5 / 10
Two or more when one is abroad / 10
Major 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 or another NRO in any capacity
One other IRO or NRO / 5 / 10
Two or more other IROs or NROs / 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
Courses and Conference
One or more National Course attendance / 20 / 20
One or more National conference attendance / 7 / 7
One or more Regional conference attendance / 5 / 5
Your Total Score

Notes

  1. A major event is any Nationals/Worlds/Regatta Week or an Open/Club meeting with >30 dinghies or >20 keelboats. If an event is a regatta there must be 5 races or 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.

Coursethis is a two day course with 2 instructiors, 8 to 20 students and an examination for those not previously qualificed
Course / National / RYA(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 course in that there is little formal teaching and it is often multidisciplinary (with ROs, judges, etc)
National Conference / Regional RYA 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

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