A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA
A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA
A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA
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A.27 Out-of-Bounds<br />
A.27.1 It is <strong>for</strong>bidden to cause damage in the competition terrain. The competitors are<br />
solely responsible <strong>for</strong> their damage.<br />
A.27.2 The competitor shall not enter the following areas except when specific<br />
permission is included in the Event In<strong>for</strong>mation:<br />
aa) Yards and gardens;<br />
bb) Sown land and land with growing or standing crops<br />
cc) Limited access highways or fenced railways<br />
dd) Areas marked “out of bounds”<br />
ee) Buildings<br />
A.27.3 In consideration of nature conservation, the land owners, and others, the crossing<br />
of fences and ditches, as well as passing across <strong>for</strong>est plantations, shall occur in<br />
such a way that no damage is done. Barriers and gates opened by the competitor<br />
shall be closed by same.<br />
A.28 Start<br />
A.28.1 The start order shall be determined by the Meet Director or his/her designate with<br />
the principle of fairness kept in mind.<br />
A.28.2 At U.S. Championship events, the starting order shall be designed such that top<br />
ranked competitors and those with the same interests (same college or club) start<br />
as far apart as possible.<br />
A.28.3 The starting list of registered competitors shall be officially declared at least 15<br />
hours be<strong>for</strong>e the first start time.<br />
A.28.4 For individual starts the runners on each course start one by one at intervals as<br />
specified in the appropriate course <strong>for</strong>mat section. Ideally all starting intervals on<br />
a course are equal.<br />
A.28.5 The competitors take their competition maps at the starting time at the start<br />
location or after the starting time at the map issue point.<br />
A.28.6 The start location and the map issue point shall be situated in such a way that<br />
be<strong>for</strong>e the starting time a competitor will not be able to see which route the<br />
previous runner takes. When possible the start location shall also be situated such<br />
that competitors arriving at the finish cannot communicate with those waiting to<br />
start.<br />
A.28.7 The use of a mass start shall be announced in the Invitation and is to be used only<br />
when permitted elsewhere by these rules or with the permission of the sanctioning<br />
committee.
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