ROWING AUSTRALIA RULES OF RACING AND RELATED BY-LAWS Rule Book 2017 Edition RA Board Approved 14 September 2017 1 Table of Contents PART I - SCOPE ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 RULE 1 ROWING, BOATS, REGATTAS, ROWERS ............................................................................. 5 RULE 2 APPLICATION .......................................................................................................................... 5 RULE 3 EXCEPTIONS .......................................................................................................................... 5 RULE 4 CODES AND POLICIES ........................................................................................................... 5 RULE 5 BLANK ...................................................................................................................................... 6 RULE 6 BLANK ...................................................................................................................................... 6 RULE 7 RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE ........................................................................................................ 6 RULE 8 DEFINITIONS .......................................................................................................................... 7 RULE 9 RA EVENTS ............................................................................................................................ 9 RULE 10 INTERSTATE EVENTS...................................................................................................... 11 RULE 11 TROPHIES AND MEDALLIONS ........................................................................................ 14 RULE 12 PRIZES .............................................................................................................................. 15 RULE 13 BLANK ............................................................................................................................... 15 RULE 14 TECHNICAL DELEGATES ................................................................................................ 15 RULE 15 NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS ............................................................. 17 RULE 16 AUSTRALIAN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS ...................................................... 17 RULE 17 BLANK ............................................................................................................................... 17 PART II ROWERS AND COXSWAINS ................................................................................................................. 17 SECTION 1. GENERAL ................................................................................................................................... 17 RULE 18 ELIGIBILITY AND INSURANCE ........................................................................................ 17 RULE 25 CATEGORIES .................................................................................................................... 18 RULE 26 ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES ............................................................................................. 19 RULE 27 LICENCES ......................................................................................................................... 19 RULE 28 COXSWAINS ..................................................................................................................... 19 RULE 29 WEIGHING OF COXSWAINS ............................................................................................ 19 RULE 30 COMPETITORS ................................................................................................................. 19 RULE 31 LIGHTWEIGHTS ................................................................................................................ 20 RULE 32 MASTERS .......................................................................................................................... 21 RULE 33 UNIVERSITY ROWING...................................................................................................... 22 RULE 34 PARA-ROWING ................................................................................................................. 22 PART III CLASSES OF BOAT .............................................................................................................................. 23 RULE 35 CLASSES OF BOAT .......................................................................................................... 23 RULE 36 BLANK ............................................................................................................................... 23 RULE 37 BLANK ............................................................................................................................... 23 RULE 38 BLANK ............................................................................................................................... 23 PART IV BOATS AND CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................. 23 RULE 39 FREE CONSTRUCTION .................................................................................................... 23 RULE 40 INNOVATION IN EQUIPMENT .......................................................................................... 25 RULE 41 BOAT WEIGHTS ................................................................................................................ 25 2 PART V COURSES .............................................................................................................................................. 28 RULE 42 CHARACTERISTICS ......................................................................................................... 28 RULE 43 LENGTH OF THE COURSE .............................................................................................. 28 RULE 44 NUMBER OF LANES ......................................................................................................... 28 PART VI ORGANISATION OF REGATTAS ......................................................................................................... 29 SECTION 1. GENERAL ................................................................................................................................... 29 RULE 45 AUTHORITY OF RA........................................................................................................... 29 RULE 46 DUTIES OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE .................................................................. 29 RULE 47 DISPUTES, APPEALS AND CASES NOT COVERED ...................................................... 30 RULE 48 PRIZES AND SPONSORSHIP CONTRACTS ................................................................... 31 RULE 49 RA MERCHANDISING RIGHTS ........................................................................................ 31 SECTION 2. ADVERTISING PROVISIONS ..................................................................................................... 31 RULE 50 COMMERCIAL PUBLICITY, SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING ................................. 31 RULE 51 ROWERS' CLOTHING ....................................................................................................... 31 SECTION 3. ENTRIES, WITHDRAWALS AND CREW CHANGES ................................................................. 32 RULE 52 AUTHORISATION OF THE MEMBER ASSOCIATION...................................................... 32 RULE 53 RESTRICTIONS ON ENTRIES .......................................................................................... 32 RULE 54 ENTRIES ............................................................................................................................ 33 RULE 55 LIST OF ENTRIES ............................................................................................................. 33 RULE 56 FALSE DECLARATIONS ................................................................................................... 33 RULE 57 OBJECTIONS TO AN ENTRY ........................................................................................... 33 RULE 58 WITHDRAWALS ................................................................................................................ 34 RULE 59 CREW CHANGES AFTER THE CLOSE OF ENTRIES AND UP TO ONE (1) HOUR BEFORE THE FIRST HEAT ........................................................................................................................ 34 RULE 60 CHANGES AFTER THE FIRST HEAT ............................................................................... 35 SECTION 4. SAFETY AND FAIRNESS ........................................................................................................... 35 RULE 61 GUIDING PRINCIPLES...................................................................................................... 35 RULE 62 SAFETY — GENERAL PRINCIPLES ................................................................................ 36 RULE 63 TRAFFIC RULES ON THE COURSE ................................................................................ 36 RULE 64 OTHER BOATS ON THE WATER ..................................................................................... 37 RULE 65 BLANK ............................................................................................................................... 37 RULE 66 FAIRNESS