10.6. The Clerk of the Course must be on duty throughout the day if they are present only as a permanent Clerk of a Championship they will not be granted a signature. The Senior Clerk must provide a review to the Steward of the individual’ s performance throughout the day which should include:
a. What duties were performed and the quality of their performance. b. That the Clerk has presented satisfactory communication skills which did not exacerbate situations. c. That he / she has satisfactorily dealt with Judicial matters which may include Judicial hearings. d. The status of all the Race( s) clerked should be recorded i. e. not necessarily highest status of Event.
10.7. If the Clerk of the Course is the Senior Clerk for the Event then they must have remained on duty throughout the day and satisfactorily managed the running of the Event including liaising with Competitors and fellow Officials.
11. Officiating Capacity 11.1. This is as detailed above with the following exceptions:
11.2. International Clerk of the Course: Only an International Clerk of the Course may take charge of a British Championship Race. An application for an International Clerk of the Course to take charge of an FIA Championship Race must be submitted by the Race organising Club and will be considered by the ASN on an individual and annual basis.
11.3. To be eligible to be named a permanent Clerk of the Course for a Race Championship registered with the ASN the Clerk must be the holder of a current Clerk of the Course National licence as a minimum.
12. Upgrading
12.1. Assistant to Deputy Race: An applicant wishing to upgrade to Deputy must satisfactorily complete the Clerk of the Course modular training programme.
12.2. Deputy to National: Applicants must have received signatures from a ASN Steward for acting satisfactorily as Deputy Clerk of the Course at 9 Club or National and must include at least three National Events over a period of not less than 12 months and not more than 36 months immediately preceding the application to upgrade and at a minimum of two Venues. In addition they must have attended at least one ASN Clerk of the Course seminar during the upgrading period.
12.3. National to International: Applicants must have received signatures from a ASN Steward for acting satisfactorily as Deputy Clerk of the Course for the International element of six International Race Events over a period of not less than 12 months and not more than 36 months immediately preceding the application to upgrade and at a minimum of three Venues.
12.4. Applications for upgrading to International must be justified to ASN by a Race organising Club. Applicants must have National Clerk of the Course status with extensive experience and may be required to attend an Appointments Panel. Any International Licence once authorised will only be issued for the calendar year and on an appointment basis.
13. Sprint or Hill Climb Clerk of the Course
13.1. For Sprints or Hill Climbs the Clerk of the Course must hold a Licence issued by ASN and valid for the grade of Event.
13.2. At all National and higher status Events there should be at least one but not more than two licensed Deputy / Assistant Clerks of the Course in addition to the Clerk of the Course.
13.3. At all other Events it is recommended that there should be at least one but not more than two Deputy / Assistant Clerks of the Course in addition to the Clerk of the Course.
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