COMPETITION RULES IBU EVENT AND COMPETITION RULES ...

and keep warm. The cabins must be provided with ventilation –
adequate for extracting wax fumes – lights and electric power
outlets, and must be warmed to at least 20 degrees Celsius. Each
team should have its own cabin but combining of more than one
team per cabin shall be allowed however, if work-space and security
regulations permit. The cabins should be equipped with locking
doors and teams are to
be issued with corresponding keys. If the entrances cannot be locked,
the OC must provide security for the cabins. Parking space for
teams must be provided within a reasonable distance of the cabins.
A loudspeaker of the public address system should be placed near
the cabins.
3.7 COMPETITOR WAITING ROOMS
Rooms must be provided near the wax cabins as waiting area for
the competitors. This can be a part of the stadium building, a
separate warming shelter or a tent.
4. COMPETITION EQUIPMENT AND
CLOTHING FOR EVENTS
4.1 GENERAL RULES
The term competition materials/equipment and clothing includes all of the
materials, equipment, competition gear and clothing which the competitor
uses during an event, including advertising. The definitions and
specifications of competition materials/equipment and clothing, and
advertising, are regulated by the IBU Material Catalogue (Annex A)
and the IBU Rules for Advertising.
4.2 INSPECTIONS OF EQUIPMENT/MATERIAL AND CLOTHING
4.2.1 General
Competitors’ materials/equipment and clothing shall be inspected before
the start and after the finish of a competition. Additionally, a preliminary
materials/equipment and clothing check is to be provided well in advance
of a competition to ensure that no problems occur. No equipment,
material or clothing may be used at an IBU event unless it has
been approved by the IBU.
4.2.2 Pre-Start Materials/Equipment and Clothing Inspection
Competitors shall report at the start materials/equipment
and clothing inspection area not later
than 15 minutes prior to their scheduled time of start to have their
skis and rifle checked and marked, and their clothing inspected.
Competitors whose materials, equipment or clothing do not conform
with IBU regulations will not be authorized to pass through the start
materials/equipment and clothing inspection until the discrepancies have
been
corrected. Equipment, rifles, materials and clothing which have been
inspected and marked at pre-start equipment inspection must not be
modified
in any way prohibited by these Rules or the IBU Material Catalogue.
Team reserve rifles - maximum two per team - are to be brought to
the materials/equipment and clothing checkpoint for inspection and
marking,
and then must be taken directly to the range and deposited in the reserve
rifle racks before the first start.
The range staff will not permit the deposit of
rifles after this time. To facilitate the inspection of the reserve rifles,
the materials/equipment and clothing checkpoint must be opened at least
15 minutes before the start of zeroing and the competitors shall have the
right to
have their rifles checked from that time onwards. The early opening of the
pre-start equipment inspection shall be permitted and encouraged at all
competitions in order to avoid time difficulties.
4.2.2.1 Specific Checks at Pre-Start Equipment Inspection