[Type text ] [Type text ] [Type text ] US SAILING FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM & PROCEDURES MANUAL 2013—2016 Effective—1 January 2013 Originally Published—May 2013 US Sailing Member of the PO Box 1260 15 Maritime Drive Portsmouth, RI 02871-0907 Phone: 1-401-683-0800 / Toll free: 1-800-USSAIL - (1-800-877-2451) Fax: 401-683-0840 E-Mail: [email protected] International Paralympic Committee Roger H S trube, MD – A pril 20 13 1 ROGE R H STRUBE, MD – APRIL 2013 [Type text ] [Type text ] [Type text ] Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................................................6 Appendix to Introduction – Glossary of Medical Terminology..........................................................................7 Joint Movement Definitions: ...........................................................................................................................7 Neck........................................................................................................................................................7 Shoulder..................................................................................................................................................7 Elbow ......................................................................................................................................................7 Wrist .......................................................................................................................................................7 Hand .......................................................................................................................................................7 Trunk.......................................................................................................................................................7 Hip ..........................................................................................................................................................7 Knee........................................................................................................................................................7 Ankle.......................................................................................................................................................7 Glossary of Other Medical and US Sailing Terms you may Encounter...............................................................8 Part A General Over View and Sailor Evaluation ....................................................................................... 13 A1.0 General Overview and Sailor Evaluation......................................................................................... 13 A1.1 Purpose ..................................................................................................................................... 13 A1.2 Sailing Functions ........................................................................................................................ 13 A1.3 Ranking of Functional Limitations............................................................................................... 13 A1.4 Eligibility for Competition........................................................................................................... 13 A1.5 Minimum Disability.................................................................................................................... 14 A2.0 US Sailing Class and Status ............................................................................................................. 15 A2.1 Class .......................................................................................................................................... 15 A2.2 Class Status................................................................................................................................ 16 A2.3 US Sailing Master List................................................................................................................. 17 A3.0 Classification Procedure................................................................................................................. 18 A3.1 Classification Administrative Fee................................................................................................ 18 A3.2 Personal Assistive Devices.......................................................................................................... 18 A3.3 Disability Verification by Sailor’s Personal Medical Providers...................................................... 18 A3.4 Sailors’ Responsibility for Classification Evaluation..................................................................... 19 A3.5 Method of Assessment............................................................................................................... 20 A3.6 Deciding the Class...................................................................................................................... 23 A3.7 Vision Impairment...................................................................................................................... 24 2 ROGE R H STRUBE, MD – APRIL 2013 [Type text ] [Type text ] [Type text ] A4.0 Specific Rules for Boat Classes........................................................................................................ 25 A4.2 Non-Paralympic Boat Classes ..................................................................................................... 26 A5.0 Classification Administration and Regulations................................................................................ 26 A5.1 US Sailing Classification Administration Fee................................................................................ 26 A5.2 Master List................................................................................................................................. 27 A5.3 Sailor Failure to Attend Evaluation ............................................................................................. 27 A5.4 Non-co-operation during the Evaluation .................................................................................... 27 A5.5 Intentional Misrepresentation of Skills and/or Abilities .............................................................. 27 Appendices to Part A..................................................................................................................................... 29 Appendix A1 – Benchmarks....................................................................................................................... 29 Classification .........................................................................................................................................29 Appendix A2.0 Functional Classification Documents............................................................................... 30 Appendix A2.1.1 Classification Agreement – Completed by the Sailor................................................. 30 Appendix A2.1.2 US Sailing Classification Administrative Fee: $50 ...................................................... 31 http://raceadmin.ussailing.org/Classifiers/Master_Classification_List.htm................................................ 31 Appendix A2.1.3 Athlete Disability Information Form ......................................................................... 32 Appendix A2.2.1 Functional Anatomical Test (FA) – Neck & Upper Extremity...................................... 33 Appendix A2.2.2 Functional Anatomical Test – Trunk & Lower Extremities......................................... 34 Appendix A2.2.3 Functional Dock (FD) and Functional Sailing Test (Sail) .............................................35 Appendix A2.2.4 Classification Results – Scoring................................................................................. 36 Appendix A3 Classification Review and WADA Notice Form................................................................. 37 Appendix A4 Scoring Rules -- Impaired Strength, Movement, Co-ordination........................................ 38 Appendix A5 Rating Chart for Class, FA points and FD/FS points .......................................................... 39 Appendix A6 US Sailing Vision Test Forms and Exam Explanations....................................................... 40 Appendix A6 US Sailing Vision Test Forms and Exam Explanations....................................................... 41 Appendix A6 US Sailing Vision Test Forms and Exam Explanations....................................................... 42 Appendix A7 How to Perform Tests and Determine Rating (Under Ongoing Development) ................. 43 Appendix A8 Classification for Single-Person (SP) Dinghy..................................................................... 47 Appendix A9 Modifications for Non-Paralympic Boat Classes .............................................................. 47 Appendix A10 Procedure for Vision Document Analysis ........................................................................ 48 Appendix A11 Procedure to Determine Sailor’s IBSA & US Sailing Impaired Vision Class........................ 49 Appendix A12 US Sailing Classification Fee ($50.00) .............................................................................. 50 Part B Protests and Appeals ..................................................................................................................... 51 B 1.0 Protests ....................................................................................................................................