1.0  GENERAL COMPETITION RULES

1.1  REGISTRATION
  PILOTS MUST REGISTER VIA OUR ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM BEFORE CLOSING DATE 31 JANUARY 2012 OR 100 PILOTS CONFIRMED REGISTERED. CONFIRMATION OF PILOT IS ONLY WHEN ORGANIZER RECEIVE FULL PAYMENT CREDITED INTO OUR ACCOUNT BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE. 95% REFUND OF FEE IF CANCELLATION IS MADE 10 DAYS BEFORE CLOSING DATE. IF CANCELLATION IS MADE ON OR BEFORE CLOSING DATE, 50% OF FEE WILL BE REFUND. NO REFUND IF CANCELLATION WITHIN 7 DAYS OF COMPETITION OR NO SHOW.

1.2  PILOT DOCUMENTATIONS
-  Pilot Registration
-  Pilot’s valid Sporting license
-  Evidence of pilot qualification (IPPI card Para Pro 4 stage recommended)
-  Satisfactory evidence of their glider airworthiness
   Equipment checks will be made during the registration period to ensure all pilots are conforming to the rules on safety equipment. Pilots should make available for inspection their gliders, harnesses and associated equipment in the configuration in which they will be flown.
  Certificate of personal accident insurance includes medical evacuation from Malaysia to home country. PILOT MUST SHOW EVIDENCE DURING FINAL REGISTRATION. (Third party liability insurance will be obtained by organizer for all competitors and officials)
   Pilots are required to Sign Release of Liability document during the final registration/briefing.

1.3  NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS * this does not apply to top 30 pilots in the PGAWC World Ranking *
  Total number of pilots is 100. Each country is limited to a maximum of 8 pilots (2 teams) and TWO OFFICIALS ONLY.
  TEAM composition may mix between pilots from other countries where pilots from one country is less than 4 but cannot change during the competition.

1.4  LAUNCH ORDER
  The order can be made by draw at the general briefing. When the final round of the competition is called, pilots should launch in reverse order of their current competition position.

1.5  PILOTS NUMBER
  The organizer shall provide number (helmet and leg stickers) for each pilot.

1.6  BRIEFINGS
  Briefings are in English language. All participants, official and Judges are to attend the 1st Technical briefing. Other briefing, teams may send their team Captain or Team Manager.

1.7  TAKE-OFF & LANDING
  Competitors must have good skill nil-wind as well as strong wind take-off skills. At the Launch, Marshall’s or Competition Director’s discretion, a pilot may be temporarily stood down or permanently withdrawn from the competition if he/she appears unable to launch safely in wind and weather conditions that fall within operating limits. A failed take-off attempt or safety problem arising immediately after take-off (and which is not a result of pilot’s poor pre-flight check) which results in a landing at take-off, or away from the target, will be eligible for a re-launch for that round.
  Competitors must fly in the published flying order, unless they have prior permission from the Launch Marshall. Pilots must have their competition number clearly visible, as instructed at registration, before each take off. Competitors not ready to fly in the established flying order when called forward to launch by the Launch Marshall, or who take off without the Launch Marshall’s permission, will be liable to a maximum score. A pilot who is not present at launch will be marked ABS in the results of that round and a maximum score will be recorded. A pilot who did not fly will be indicated as DNF in the results for that round and a maximum score will be recorded. Re-jumpers can fly at any position in the order set by the Launch Marshal. Re-jump can be made also within running next round.

1.8   SIGNAL
  The official signal for pilots in the air to fly away from the target for safety reasons will be the waving of a red signal flag by someone in the measuring field.

1.9   PRE-FLIERS OR DUMMY FLIGHT
  The official pre-fliers will be notified to all pilots at the first competition briefing. They will be experienced pilots familiar with the local sites, who understand the importance of their role. They will not be competitors.

1.10   SCORING

1.10.1  Individual scores shall be an aggregate of all scores achieved by that competitor. When five or more valid rounds are completed, the worst score is dropped. The winner shall be the pilot gaining the lowest aggregate score across all the rounds flown in the Competition.

1.10.2  For Team Championship, the best of all scores of 3 team members shall be counted. There is no dropping of the worst score in team scoring. If any team has less than 3 competitors, then a maximum score will be awarded to the team for each round for each of the scores for which there is no competitor.

1.13   DANGEROUS FLYING

Dangerous flying:
1.13.1  First offence: strong warning.
1.13.2  Second offence: maximum score for the round.
1.13.3  Third offence: exclusion from the competition.
1.13.4  The Chief Judge and Launch Marshall shall liaise with the Safety Director and the Competition Director to report incidences of dangerous flying and take appropriate action. Other rule infringements: As for dangerous flying.

1.14   JUDGING

1.14.1  Judging Team
The Chief Judge and Event Judge will be qualified persons. They will have experience of Judging at international Paragliding Accuracy competitions.
1.14.2  Judging
All nominated Judges will be given a copy of the Judging Code (Section 7C) to which they must adhere. Any Judge may have his appointment revoked by the Chief Judge in conjunction with the Competition Director, if he/she fails to maintain the standards of the code, or are guilty of misconduct during the competition.

1.15  SAFETY COMMITTEE

1.15.1  A Safety Director shall be appointed and a Safety Committee formed. The Safety Director’s responsibility will be to monitor all aspects of safety. These include but are not limited to: addressing all pilots at a specific safety briefing, attending all pilot briefings, checking the meteorological conditions and especially the wind speed at launch and target, checking pilot separation, preventing pilots launching with unsafe equipment, collecting accident report, and presenting the conclusions at pilot briefings.
1.15.2  The Safety Director in conjunction with the Competition Director may stop the competition for reasons of safety. He will have knowledge and experience of the site being flown and ideally he must have experience in appropriate competitions. Safety Committee shall includes: Competition Director (or Technical Director), Launch Marshal (or Deputy,), senior member of Judging Team, minimum of two experienced pilots (one local, one visitor and they must be competitors).

1.16  EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
  During the competition there will be a medical team, appropriately equipped at the landing area. Expected response time for evacuation by ambulance is 10 minutes to the Ranau Medical facility and 60 minutes to Kota Kinabalu General Hospital.

1.17  AIRSPACE
  Air space will be reserved for the competition without restrictions.

1.18  RADIO TRANSCEIVERS
  Radios are allowed for communication between competitors and team leaders. Radios are not to be used for the purpose of providing advantageous competitive information or for coaching. Radios or other communication devices are not to be used during competition flights, other than for emergencies. Only frequencies allocated by the organizers may be used. The official frequency during the competition shall be notified prior to competition. Individual teams can choose their own VHF frequency, excluding those specified, within 144-146 MHz range.

1.19  FREE FLYING
  There SHALL BE NO free-flying allowed at the Competition site in use during the competition or during a stand down, either by competition pilots or by free flyers, except when declared available by the Launch Marshall/Event Director and pilots MUST NOT land in the scoring zone.

2.0  GENERAL NOTICES

2.1  Individual scoring: if there is five or more valid rounds, the worst individual score is dropped.

2.2  Team scoring: team consists of four pilots or more but only four of them compete in one team at a competition. Pilots can not change the team during the season.

2.3  Team scoring: three (3) best team member scores from each round counts toward team result for that round, there is no score dropping in team scoring.

2.4  Competitor’s obligations:

2.4.1  Competitor must have a valid FAI sporting license and insurance covering medical evacuation to home country.
2.4.2  Competitor has to apply for competition at our Online Registration Form and fulfill entry form.
2.4.3  To confirm entry pilot MUST make full payment before the closing date which is on 31 January 2012.
2.4.4 Late penalty is RM200.00 subject to acceptance by organizer.