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C Qualities and Skills of an International Judge
C.1 Code of Behavior C 1
C.2 Conflict of Interest C 2
C.3 Fitness to Serve C 2
C.4 Allegation of Inadequate Conduct or Competence C 4

C.1 Code of Behavior

World Sailing International Judges are among the most exposed officials of the
sport. It is therefore essential that judges behave with the highest degree of
competence, propriety, and integrity. A judge should never do anything that
may bring the sport into disrepute.

Specifically, International Judges are expected to:
• maintain a high level of understanding and application of the racing rules,
cases, procedures, and World Sailing policies;

• ensure that each decision is based upon the rules and principles of fairness
and objectivity, is made with care, and without prejudice;

• uphold the confidentiality of protest committee deliberations during and
after the regatta;

• be polite, courteous, open-minded, and patient with colleagues,
competitors, regatta officials, team officials, coaches, support persons and
hosts;
• to respect cultural differences in colleagues, competitors, regatta officials,
team officials, coaches, support persons and hosts;
• declare any conflict of interest before accepting a protest committee
invitation, and thereafter, declare any change of circumstance that might
become a new conflict of interest. (See World Sailing Regulation 34 –
Conflict of Interest);

• plan to arrive at the event on time and remain until after the last protest
issues are resolved;

• incur only expenses that are necessary, and when expenses are
reimbursed, claim only legitimate and essential out-of-pocket costs, unless
any other arrangement has been agreed with the organizing authority;
• be on time and wear appropriate clothing on the water and ashore;
• refrain from smoking in the protest committee room, other buildings and
areas on the regatta site where smoking is prohibited and while judging on
the water;
• abstain from consuming alcohol before or during a hearing and while afloat.
Even if a meal is eaten before the hearings alcohol must be avoided.
Judges must never become inebriated during an event.