A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA

D Rules for Trail Orienteering Events
D.1 Application and Enforcement of the rules
D.1.1 Trail Orienteering Competitions and events sanctioned by Orienteering USA shall
be organized in accordance with these rules.
D.1.2 These rules shall be binding on all organizers, competitors, team officials and
other persons connected with the organization or in contact with the competitors.
The Orienteering USA Trail Orienteering Committee shall supervise the
application of the Rules. The Orienteering USA Rules Committee shall interpret
the Rules and any questions should be so addressed.
D.1.3 Event organizers, competitors and team officials must know these Rules and the
Event Instructions. Ignorance of the Rules will not be accepted as a valid excuse
for any infringement.
D.1.4 These rules take precedence over the Competition Rules for International
Orienteering Federation (IOF) Trail Orienteering Events except for:
d) IOF sanctioned events hosted in the United States
e) International events when so agreed by the participating nations
D.2 Definitions
D.2.1 Trail Orienteering is a sport involving map and terrain interpretation. Competitors
visit control points marked in the terrain usually in a set sequence. Using the map
provided, with aid of a compass, they choose which of a number of markers
represents the one in the centre of a printed circle as defined by the control
description. This decision must be recorded. The term competitor means an
individual or a team.
D.2.2 The mode of movement may be:
a) on foot
b) by wheelchair, either manual or electric
c) on bicycle, tricycle or handcycle
d) other modes, any recognized mobility aid.
D.2.3 No combustion-engined vehicle, nor any battery driven vehicle designed for more
then one occupant is permissible.
D.2.4 An Event is a set of races and their attendant festivities and organizational aspects.
D.2.5 The term A-meet is restricted to events which include races sanctioned by
Orienteering USA.