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Terms of Reference
6.9.9.3 The International Umpires Sub-committee shall:
(a) administer the International Umpires Programme;
(b) recommend to the Race Officials Committee the appointment of International Umpires in accordance with these regulations;
(c) disseminate information to and communicate with International Umpires and Member National Authorities;
(d) be responsible for the instruction and evaluation of International Umpires and candidates to become International Umpires, which shall include:
(i) the development and conduct of seminars to train and qualify International Umpires and candidates to become International Umpires; and
(ii) the formulation of the examinations and establishment of the criteria for the performance assessment which applicants must pass to qualify as International Umpires;
(e) assist Member National Authorities in training and in developing national umpires programmes;
(f) recommend policies regarding the conduct of International Umpires;
(g) administer programmes to promote uniform application and consistent interpretation of the Racing Rules and other ISAF documents by International Umpires;
(h) propose rule changes and submit interpretations of the Racing Rules and calls for match racing and team racing to the Racing Rules Committee;
(i) develop and administer a procedure for the grouping and classification of International Umpires according to their abilities and to place them in groups based on agreed criteria;
(j) update International Umpires Sub-committee documents, such as the Umpiring and Match Racing Manual, the Umpiring and Team Racing Manual, Performance Assessment forms and the International Umpire application form;
(k) address questions from International Umpires;
(l) deal with such matters as any ISAF Committee may request.
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