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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D.23.3 The finishing time may be measured either when the competitor crosses a prefinish<br />
line, in the case where timed controls occur at the end of the course, or at<br />
the finish line.<br />
D.23.4 Times shall be rounded down to whole seconds. Times shall be given in either<br />
hours, minutes and seconds or in minutes and seconds only.<br />
D.23.5 The exact position of the finish line shall be obvious to approaching competitors.<br />
D.23.6 The course ends <strong>for</strong> a competitor after crossing the finish line.<br />
D.23.7 After crossing the finish line competitors shall hand in control cards or download<br />
recorded data. If required by the organizer, they shall also hand in their<br />
competition maps.<br />
D.23.8 Any delays to the competitor, at any point along the route, which are not the<br />
competitor's fault must be recorded and deducted from that competitor’s overall<br />
time. This includes time spent at timed controls in the middle of the course.<br />
D.23.9 If, after taking into account any recorded delay, the competitor has exceeded the<br />
time limit a penalty will be incurred. This shall be a deduction of one point <strong>for</strong><br />
any part of each five-minute unit.<br />
D.23.10<br />
At the finish there shall be first aid supplies and refreshments.<br />
D.23.11 All competitors whether finished or not shall report to the finish by the<br />
announced closing time of the finish.<br />
D.23.12 Once the last competitor has started, solution sheets <strong>for</strong> all the controls,<br />
including timed controls, and copies of their control card shall be issued to those<br />
that have finished. See Appendix C.<br />
D.24 Scoring and Results<br />
D.24.1 Each correctly identified control (including Timed Controls) scores one point.<br />
D.24.2 At the Timed Controls a correct answer in 0-60 seconds scores one point. A<br />
wrong answer scores no points and a penalty of 60 seconds, which is added to the<br />
time taken to answer. No answer in 60 seconds scores no points and a time of 120<br />
seconds.<br />
D.24.3 If two timers were used, then the average of the two recorded times at each timed<br />
control is calculated with half seconds preserved.<br />
D.24.4 The recorded times <strong>for</strong> all timed controls in any one competition are cumulative.<br />
With two timers the total times may show half seconds.<br />
D.24.5 Competitors are placed according to their points scores, with competitors on equal<br />
points being placed according to their accumulated times at the timed controls.