Alpine Canada National Officials Program ALPINE LEVEL III v. November 2017 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1. Some Do’s of An Effective Official ....................................................................................................................... 1-2 2. PRE-COURSE INFORMATION & HOMEWORK ........................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1. Pre-Course Assignment ........................................................................................................................................ 2-2 2.2. Role of the Official ................................................................................................................................................ 2-3 2.3. Focus on the Chief of Course ............................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.4. Level 3 Case Studies ............................................................................................................................................ 2-4 3. OFFICIALS PROGRAM ............................................................................................................................................ 3-1 4. THE RULES OF SKI RACING ................................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1. How Rules Become Rules .................................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2. Sources of Rules ................................................................................................................................................... 4-2 4.2.1. Rules – The Most Common Problems ...................................................................................................... 4-2 5. OFFICIALS CERTIFICATION & JURY ROLES / RESPONSIBILITES .......................................................................... 5-4 5.1. Composition of Jury .............................................................................................................................................. 5-4 5.2. Qualifications for Jury Members and Other Officials .......................................................................................... 5-4 5.2.1. Certification of Race Officials for FIS Events ............................................................................................ 5-4 5.2.2. Certification of Race Officials for Non-FIS Speed Events ........................................................................ 5-5 5.2.3. Certification of Race Officials for non-FIS Technical Events ................................................................... 5-5 5.2.4. Entry Level Non-national points Events .................................................................................................... 5-5 5.2.5. Masters Series Races. ............................................................................................................................... 5-5 5.3. General Responsibilities of the Jury .................................................................................................................... 5-6 5.4. Duties and Responsibilities of Jury Members ..................................................................................................... 5-6 5.4.1. Referee and Assistant Referee ................................................................................................................. 5-6 5.4.2. Start Referee .............................................................................................................................................. 5-6 5.4.3. Finish Referee ............................................................................................................................................ 5-7 5.4.4. Chief of Race .............................................................................................................................................. 5-9 5.4.5. Technical Delegate .................................................................................................................................... 5-9 5.5. THE TD and Local Options .................................................................................................................................. 5-10 5.6. TD Role and Responsibility in Course Inspection ............................................................................................. 5-10 5.7. Jury Case Studies ............................................................................................................................................... 5-13 6. PRE- RACE ADMINISTRATION ................................................................................................................................ 6-1 6.1. Race Forms ........................................................................................................................................................... 6-2 6.1.1. Race Notice: ............................................................................................................................................... 6-2 6.1.2. FIS Entry Form ............................................................................................................................................ 6-3 6.1.4. Program for a FIS Race ............................................................................................................................. 6-5 6.1.5. Team Captain’s Meeting Minutes: ............................................................................................................ 6-8 6.2. Starting Order: 1st, 2nd Run and “Snow Seed” ................................................................................................... 6-9 6.2.1. 1st Run Starting Order – the Draw ........................................................................................................... 6-9 6.2.2. 2nd Race Starting Order: Two - one run race events ................................................................................ 6-9 6.2.3. Starting Order for 2nd Run (2 Run Race)................................................................................................. 6-9 7. THE RACE COURSE ................................................................................................................................................ 7-1 7.1. Race Course Technical Requirements ................................................................................................................ 7-1 7.2. Piste Preparation .................................................................................................................................................. 7-3 7.3. Preparation of the Piste ....................................................................................................................................... 7-4 7.4. Course Maintenance and Repair ......................................................................................................................... 7-5 7.4.1. Chemicals ................................................................................................................................................... 7-5 7.4.2. Course Marking and Contrast ................................................................................................................... 7-5 7.4.3. Safety Systems ........................................................................................................................................... 7-6 7.5. The Start Area ..................................................................................................................................................... 7-11 7.6. The Finish Area ................................................................................................................................................... 7-12 7.7. Course Setting .................................................................................................................................................... 7-14 7.8. Training ............................................................................................................................................................... 7-15 7.9. Race Day - The Real Thing! ................................................................................................................................ 7-15 7.10. Course ‘freeze’ during speed events .............................................................................................................. 7-16 7.11. Tear Down ......................................................................................................................................................... 7-16 8. TIMING ................................................................................................................................................................... 8-1 8.1. Synchronization of Timing Systems ..................................................................................................................... 8-1 8.2. A Timing Best Practice: ......................................................................................................................................... 8-2 8.3. Calculated Net Manual Time – EET ....................................................................................................................