Terms of Reference

6.10.7.3 The International Judges Sub-committee shall:

(a) administer the International Judges' programme;

(b) recommend to the Race Officials Committee the appointment of International Judges in accordance with these Regulations;

(c) disseminate information to and communicate with International Judges and Member National Authorities;

(d) be responsible for the instruction and evaluation of International Judges and candidates to become International Judges, which shall include:

(i) the development and conduct of seminars to train and qualify International Judges and candidates to become International Judges; and (ii) the formulation of the examinations which applicants must pass to qualify as International Judges and, if required, the establishment of the criteria for a performance assessment and its administration;

(e) assist Member National Authorities in training and in developing national judges programmes;

(f) recommend policies regarding the conduct of International Judges and International Juries;

(g) administer programmes to promote uniform application and consistent interpretation of the Racing Rules and other World Sailing documents by International Judges;

(h) propose rule changes and submit interpretations of the Racing Rules to the Racing Rules Committee, the Race Officials Committee and other appropriate bodies;

(i) develop and administer a procedure for the grouping and classification of International Judges according to their abilities and to place them in groups based on agreed criteria;

(j) update International Judges Sub-committee documents, such as the Judging Manual, the International Judge application form and International Judges' Reference Form;

(k) address questions from International Judges;

(l) deal with such matters as any World Sailing committee may request.