applicable has confirmed that it is ready for Competitors and that the Marshals have all spectators on the Stage under their control and direction( App. 20).
4.16. There must be no movement of any Vehicle or of the Rescue services once the Stage has opened without the specific approval of the Stage Commander and then only after suspending the Stage and being satisfied that it is cleared of competing Vehicles.
4.17. On any Special Stage where extreme circumstances make it necessary to neutralise the Competition e. g. where spectator safety is compromised or to authorise the movement of non-competing or Rescue Vehicles the system of Red Signals must be in place. These should be located at mid Stage Rescue points all locations where a Rescue / emergency Vehicle may re-enter the Stage following a shortcut and at each mandatory Radio Point( App. 12). Red Signals will be displayed at all mandatory Radio Points preceding the incident only on the specific instruction of the Clerk of the Course or Stage Commander.
4.18. Red Signals must be prominently displayed( held out steady not waved) by a designated Marshal who MUST wear a Marshals’ tabard.
4.19. Red Signals shall measure a minimum of 60cm x 70cm. 4.20. Competitors who have been shown a Red Signal will be given a notional time for the Stage. 4.21. The time of the deployment of the Red Signals will be recorded and notified to the Clerk of the Course. 4.22. No Signal other than a Red Signal may be deployed at any point along the route of the Special Stage. 4.23. Under no circumstances will any Vehicle be allowed to drive in the reverse direction of the Stage. 4.24. Detailed emergency procedures and equipment which must be made available by the Event Safety Officer.
4.25. The priorities in dealing with an incident are to deal first with those who are injured( whether Competitor, Official or spectator) by removing them in a suitable Vehicle if it appears prudent to do so and then to deal with the Vehicles if they constitute a hazard to the continued running of the Stage or to property.
4.26. No Competitor will be permitted a re-run of a Special Stage( App. 10).
4.27. The system of ensuring that Competitors are positively monitored and checked through a Stage must be clearly stated in both the Event Safety Plan. For this purpose Organisers may either use numbered Stage Time Cards or note the previous Competitor’ s Competition Number with the next Competitor to leave the Start.
4.28. All non-competing Vehicles must be parked in an appropriate place at least 30m from a road used as a Special Stage between a point before the Start control and a point 100m beyond the Finish stop control.
4.29. Any non-competing Vehicle required solely for purposes of safety may be parked at any place designated appropriate by the Stage Commander and / or Event Safety Officer.
4.30. Any road that may form an escape between the start and stop Controls must be kept clear and unobstructed for a distance of at least 100m bearing in mind the potential approaching speed of Competitors.
4.31. The location of any competing Vehicle that fails to complete the stage must be reported to the Stage Commander.
4.32. The information required by the Clerk of the Course to consider Art. 4.34 – 4.38 below must be available if the Stage is interrupted or stopped for any period of time.
4.33. Reasonable precautions must be taken to protect private property situated adjacent to any Stage against damage.
4.34. Should the normal running of a Special Stage be stopped after the passage of one or more Competitors for any reasons whatsoever and it proves impossible to allow other Competitors to cover the Stage competitively the Clerk of the Course may give to each crew which has not been able to cover the Stage in the normal manner a notional time corresponding to the slowest time set up to the moment of interruption.
4.35. If it appears that the slowest time represents a complete anomaly the next slowest time may be retained( and so on until the 5th slowest time).
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