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Terms of Reference
15.20.6 The Race Management Sub-committee shall:
(a) administer the International Race Officers Programme;
(b) recommend to the Race Officials Committee the appointment of International Race Officers in accordance with these regulations;
(c) disseminate information to and communicate with International Race Officers and Member National Authorities;
(d) be responsible for the instruction and evaluation of International Race Officers and candidates to become an International Race Officer, which shall include:
(i) the development and conduct of seminars to train and qualify International Race Officers and candidates to become International Race Officers; and
(ii) the formulation of the examinations which applicants must pass to qualify as International Race Officers 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 Race Officers programmes;
(f) recommend policies regarding the conduct of International Race Officers;
(g) administer programmes to promote uniform application and consistent interpretation of the Racing Rules and other ISAF documents by International Race Officers;
(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) recommend to the Racing Rules Committee standards for the Notice of Race Guide, and the Sailing Instructions Guide to achieve a high and uniform standard;
(j) update International Race Officers Sub-committee documents, such as the Umpiring and Match Racing Manual, Performance Assessment forms and the International Race Officer application form;
(k) develop and administer a procedure for the grouping and classification of International Race Officers according to their abilities and to place them in groups based on agreed criteria;
(l) work towards standardization and improvement of sailing instructions;
(m) consider and propose race management policies for the Olympic Sailing Competition and ISAF Events;
(n) address questions from International Race Officers;
(o) deal with such matters as any ISAF Committee may request.
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