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K The Protest Hearing
K.8.1 Jurisdiction, General Principles, Preparation K 4
K.8.2 Interpreters K 5
K.8.3 Right to be Present K 6
K.8.4 Right to Withdraw a Protest K 7
K.8.5 Hearing More Than One Protest Concurrently K 7
K.8.6 Penalizing a Boat Other Than the Protested or
Protesting Boat K 7
K.8.7 Observers K 7
K.8.8 Hearing Procedure: Validity K 8
K.8.9 General Principles K 8
K.8.10 Receiving a Written Protest in Time K 8
K.8.11 Identification of Protestee K 9
K.8.12 Description of the Incident K 9
K.8.13 Protestor’s Representative K 9
K.8.14 The Hail K 9
K.8.15 The Protest Flag K 9
K.8.16 Protests in the Racing Area K 9
K.8.17 Protests Not in the Racing Area K 10
K.8.18 Determine Validity K 10
K.9.1 Terms and Acronyms Used in this Section K 13
K.9.2 Introduction K 14
K.9.3 How do tracking systems work? K 14
K.9.4 What is the position accuracy? K 15
K.9.5 Are the marks of the course tracked? K 15
K.9.6 Can the tracking system show overlaps
and collisions? K 15
K.9.7 Other considerations in a hearing K 15
K.9.8 Leading Questions K 16
K.9.9 Deliberations K 17
K.9.10 Hearing Procedure: Finding the Facts K 18
K.9.11 Resolving Controversial Issues K 19
K.9.12 Protest Committee Member with Strongly Held
K.9.13 Minority Opinion K 19
K.9.14 Onus of Satisfying the Protest Committee K 20
K.9.15 Recording the Facts and Decision; Rule 14 K 20
K.9.16 Announcing the Decision K 20
K.9.17 Race Committee Protests K 21
K.9.18 Protests Concerning Class Rules K 21
K.17.1 Basic Rules K 22
K.17.2 Class Rules K 22
K.17.3 Sailing Instructions K 23