modern pentathlon 2013 competition rules 1. general aspects

Appendix 1C - THE UIPM JUDGES QUALIFICATION SYSTEM
1C.1 GENERAL RULES FOR UIPM JUDGES
1C.1.1
1C.1.2
1C.1.3
1C.1.4
1C.1.5
1C.1.6
1C.1.7
The UIPM Executive Board (EB), represented by the Technical Committee (TC), is
responsible to approve, by examination, and manage the annual list of UIPM International
Judges.
The TC must be available to cooperate with the National Federations (NF) and/or the
Continental Confederations (CC) to form and prepare the UIPM International Judges.
Knowledge of English, which is the official language of UIPM Judges, is mandatory to
become an International UIPM Judge (except Assistant).
UIPM Judges will be subject to all the UIPM rules.
The Licenses will be valid for the Olympic period in which they are issued, after which the
International Judge will have to seek renewal.
The list of UIPM International Judges is updated once a year and published in the UIPM
website.
UIPM HQ will provide the printing and distribution of the UIPM Judges License Card, except
for Assistants.
1C.2 JUDGES CATEGORIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1C.2.1
1C.2.2
The different categories, according to the tasks and responsibilities, ordered from the lower
level to the top level, are:
i) D - ASSISTANT
ii) C - REFEREE
iii) B - JUDGE
iv) B - OBSERVER
v) A - DELEGATE
vi) A - EXAMINER
The graduation is cumulative, that means a Delegate must obviously be able to perform the
tasks of the Judges, and the Judges those of the Referees.
GRADUATION EVENTS AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS
D ASSISTANT Individual event National assistant English not needed.
Can not apply penalties
C REFEREE Individual event National Event Director
International B, C Event
Director
B JUDGE Five events International Pentathlon
Director in B and C
competitions
English desirable.
Director, Deputy Director,
Referee, Chief Timekeeper.
English mandatory.
Jury of Appeal and
Competition Jury member
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