provided that their Passenger has experience of Cross Country Trials and holds a full RTA Licence for the Vehicle entered.
5.3. The Vehicle may only be driven between observed sections by a Crew member who holds a valid full RTA Licence.
5.4. Vehicles not complying with App. 10 Art. 21 must be fitted with a standard manufacturer’ s hardtop, truck cab or a roll bar to Ch. 7 App. 13 Diagram 10, Ch. 7 App. 7 Art. 6( three point harness), Ch. 7 App. 5 Art. 5( external circuit breaker) and the Official Documents may permit entries to be accepted in respect of Drivers who are 13 or over without a full RTA licence provided that the Passenger holds a full RTA licence valid for the Vehicle concerned and is a person who has experience of Cross Country Trials. Where the Driver holds a full RTA licence the minimum age of the front seat Passenger is 12 years of age.
5.5. More than one Passenger may be carried where the Driver holds a valid full RTA Licence. 5.6. Passengers under the age of 18 will not be considered as Competitors for the purpose of Club membership. 5.7. Passengers aged between 2 and 12 years old will be signed on by their parent or guardian.
5.8. All Passengers must be properly seated with their seat back in an upright position and the seat adequately fixed.
5.9. All occupants must wear an approved seat belt at all times and all Passengers must be seated in forward facing seats. Their seat back must be upright and they must face forwards.
5.10. The Passenger sitting alongside the Driver during sections must be at least 12 years.
5.11. Passengers who occupy the rear seats of the Vehicle must not be less than 2 years of age any child under 12 years of age or 135cm in height must be seated using an approved‘ child restraint’.
6. Junior Trial
6.1. Junior Trials must be organised in accordance with App. 6, App. 7 Arts. 1 – 7 and Arts. 3 and 4 of this Appendix.
6.2. At all times during a Junior Trials Event Vehicles may only be driven under the instruction of an Official. 6.3. There are three Classes of Trial: Novice, Intermediate and Expert.
6.4. Competitors must finish four Novice Junior Trials before being eligible for Intermediate Junior Trials, and four Intermediate Junior Trials before entering Expert Junior Trials.
6.5. Proof of finishing a Junior Trial will be by the signing of a Competitor’ s Competition Licence by the Clerk of the Course.
6.6. Sections for the different Classes may either be set out separately or so that a section increases in severity with separate finishing points for the respective Classes.
6.7. Fiddle brakes may only be used by Competitors in the Expert Class. If fitted to Vehicles entered in Novice or Intermediate Classes they must be rendered inoperative.
7. Winch Recovery
7.1. The following regulations are additional to and take precedence over App. 6, and App. 7 Arts. 1- 7.
7.2. Details of the Course, the manner of recovery, the maximum time for completion and the method of starting will be given at the Start.
7.3. Competitors will be allowed to examine the Course prior to the Start. 7.4. * The Official Documents will specify the number of Vehicles and members in a team.
7.5. No more than three members will be allowed in each team which must nominate a Captain to be responsible for keeping any score-card issued and represent the team to the Clerk of the Course.
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