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4 RYA Judging & Umpiring Committee ("JUC") and Race Management
Committee ("RMC")

4.1 JUC and RMC are responsible for appointing, educating and developing race
officers, judges and umpires. As part of this role, they produce guidance
notes on topics such as dissent and best practice for protest committees.
4.2 All of the relevant JUC guidance notes have been replicated in this Guidance.

4.3 The Secretary to JUC and RMC is the RYA Racing Rules Manager.

5 Protest Committees

5.1 In relation to misconduct, protest committees fulfil an important role at all
events. The protest committee must hear all protests delivered under rule 2
and also can investigate and hold hearings into misconduct under rule 69.

5.2 Protest committees must act with fairness and propriety at all times. Whilst all
race officials have a role to play in challenging and dealing with misconduct, it
is the protest committee that is at the centre of this process.

5.3 When a matter is referred to the RYA for further action or investigation, the
RYA looks principally to the protest committee to report on what happened at
an event. It is therefore vital the protest committee carries out its fact-finding
duties scrupulously.

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