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J Protest Committee Administration

J.1 The Protest Committee Secretary’s Duties J 1
J.2 General Daily Administration J 2
J.3 Receiving Protests J 2
J.4 Recording and Copying the Protest J 2
J.5 Arbitration System J 3
J.6 Accepting a Penalty in an Incident J 3
J.7 Withdrawing Protests J 3
J.8 Scheduling Hearings J 4
J.9 The Hearing J 4
J.10 After the Last Race J 5

J.1 The Protest Committee Secretary’s Duties

The most essential part of the protest committee secretary’s job is organizing
the protest committee desk for the receiving and processing of protests. Ideally
the protest committee desk should be situated next to the protest room. The
secretary and the chairman should consult before the start of the event and
decide the system to be used. It needs to be carefully adapted to the end of
protest time listed in the Sailing Instructions.

The job of the protest committee secretary depends on the working relationship
between the people involved. A good secretary will take a wide view and allow
the protest committee to concentrate on the racing, the hearings and the rules
without having to worry about administration. The secretary should check to
see that:

• the protest committee room has sufficient chairs, table, lighting, paper pads,
protest models;
• the official notice board is as designated in the Sailing Instructions and is
properly identified;
• there is access to equipment - such as a printer, dedicated photocopier, and
telephone.
• the communication between the chairman, race committee, results service,
etc. has been agreed and operating;
• when national authority prescriptions are in force, a copy in English is
available for all competitors (rules J1.2(4) and J2.2 (5)) and also posted on
the Official Notice Board;
• the access code for Wi-Fi, for Judges who bring notebook computers;
• a supply of protest forms and scoring inquiry forms at the protest desk.

Provide the protest committee with:

• a copy of the Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions, applicable national
authority prescriptions, L Notices, class rules and notices for each member
of the protest committee;
• the daily time limits for filing protests on each course;

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