Metal and Nonmetal National Mine Rescue Contest Rules

MINE RESCUE DISCOUNTS AND INTERPRETATIONSJudge #2Surface Interpretation1. Fail ure to take nec es sary permissible equip ment or test -ing de vices un der ground, dis count should be as sessedeven if teams re turn to fresh air base to pick up nec es -sary equip ment.2. Faulty or in ad e quate equip ment must be re paired or re -placed. (This in cludes in stru ments used be yond their de -signed lim its or range.)3. If any ques tions ex ist, the equip ment should be checkedby the judges af ter the com ple tion of the prob lem in thepres ence of the team cap tain.4. Teams may place ref er ence or other in for ma tion on bothmaps be fore pro ceed ing into the mine. Once any mem -ber of a team en ters the mine, no phys i cal com par i son ofmaps is per mit ted.5. Teams are re quired to com plete the prob lem within thees tab lished time limit: ex plore all ac ces si ble ar eas of themine; ex tin guish or seal all fires; lo cate all miss ing min -ers; and bring all sur vi vors to the sur face.30