CHAPTER 9 COMPETITOR PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT
1. Illegal Copies Warning
1.1. Competitors are warned that despite the vigilance of the ASN and FIA and manufacturers there are a significant number of illegal copies of Homologated items offered for sale especially on the internet. These items are highly dangerous and do not conform to Homologated or other Safety standards.
1.2. Competitors should only source personal safety equipment from reputable suppliers who are authorised re-sellers for the manufacturer who has Homologated the equipment or manufactured it to an alternative recognised safety standard where permitted in Competition under the Code or the NCR. The ASN and / or FIA may demand proof of purchase.
1.3. Specific regulations concerning flame-resistant gloves, socks, balaclavas and underwear are published by the FIA and applicable to International Events.
1.4. Personal Safety Equipment Homologation Lists are freely accessible at www. FIA. com. If in doubt Competitors should contact the ASN Technical Department to arrange inspection or contact the Chief Scrutineer at an Event or if a Competitor in a Championship contact the Championship Eligibility Scrutineer.
1.5. Competitors are responsible for presenting and wearing at all times during Competition the correct legitimate Personal Safety Equipment.
1.6. The presentation and use at an Event of Personal Safety Equipment that does not conform to the acceptable standards and these Regulations is a punishable breach of the NCR( the maximum penalty is Exclusion from Motor Sport in all FIA territories and / or a fine to the maximum prescribed by these NCR) and Scrutineers are empowered to impound it.
1.7. Where illegal copies of Personal Safety Equipment are discovered at an Event it will be impounded by the Scrutineers and forwarded to the ASN who may forward to the FIA where applicable and to the manufacturer of the Homologated / Standard bearing equipment. It will be destroyed and the purchaser of it may risk criminal prosecution and / or a civil claim at the instance of the manufacturer.
2. Contamination
2.1. The ASN may depict and publish images of impounded Personal Safety Equipment without identifying the Competitor by name for the purposes of Safety education and / or training. By applying for and holding an ASN Competition Licence and Entering and Signing On at an ASN Permitted Event the Competitor acknowledges and accepts these rights of the ASN as necessary for the drive to improve Safety standards in global Motor Sport.
2.2. It is recognised by the ASN and this by all Officials and Competitors that Personal Safety Equipment may be impounded by National and local authorities.
2.3. In all cases where contamination of the helmet is suspected the advice of the Chief Medical Officer and / or ASN Technical Department must be obtained as part of the impound process. The item must only be handled wearing suitable protective clothing and following initial inspection be placed in a secure appropriately marked and sealed container.
3. Overalls 3.1. Clean Flame-Resistant overalls must be worn to cover from ankle to wrist to neck.
3.2. Exceptionally Drivers of open bodywork Period Defined Vehicles( Non-Rally) A-D and pre-1941 three wheeled cars, may wear ACU or FIM approved leather overalls which must have a minimum thickness of 1.2mm at any part of the suit, or overalls approved by the FIA for Karting on Race Venues.
3.3. Acceptable standards:
a. For International use overalls must comply with current FIA regulations.
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