- 7.1 Contest Director
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A Contest Director who is a Senior member of the NAR in good standing shall: apply for contest sanction; receive and be
responsible for all contest material; ensure that the competition is properly arranged and functions within the intent and
specifications of this United States Model Rocket Sporting Code; and report the results of the competition. The duties of the
Contest Director and the Range Safety Officer may be combined. The Contest Director appoints the Range Safety Officer,
Contest Jury, Judges, Trackers, and Timers.
- 7.2 Range Safety Officer
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A Range Safety Officer (RSO) shall preside over the conduct of the competition in accordance with
Rules 3 and 5. In no
case may the Contest Director, Contest Jury, or any other official override a safety ruling of the RSO. Only the Contest Jury
may relieve the RSO of his/her duties.
- 7.3 Safety Check Officer
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The RSO may appoint Deputy Range Safety Officer(s) to function as Safety Check Officer. The Safety Check Officer shall
be qualified to rule in accordance with Rule 5.3. The duties of the Safety Check Officer and the RSO may be combined.
- 7.4 Contest Jury
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There shall be a Contest Jury of three persons for each contest. The Contest Jury is empowered to make all decisions
concerning any interpretation of the Sporting Code and to decide any disputes and protests, except those decisions related to
safety considerations in accordance with Rule 7.2. At least one jury member must be a Senior member of the NAR. The
other jury members may be Senior, Leader, or Junior members of the NAR. The Contest Director may act as one of the jury
members. The Contest Director shall appoint the Contest Jury prior to the first official flight. No juror shall rule or vote on
any decision that could alter the award of contest points to his/her entry. Where a decision involving the entries of two jurors
is involved, the ruling of the third juror shall be the determining factor. In the case of disputes, the ruling of two of the jurors
present and acting shall be the determining factor. Any decision of the Contest Jury except for a safety ruling as stated in
Rule 11.1 may be protested as described in Rule
12. The Contest Jury may not override a safety ruling of the RSO. No
Contest Juror may be relieved of his/her duties by the Contest Director.
- 7.5 Judges
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The Contest Director shall appoint teams of Judges for events requiring static judging (e.g., Research and Development,
Scale, Plastic Model Conversion). At least half of the judges on each Judging Team must be members of the NAR, allowing
for Guest Judges. At least one member of each team of Judges must be a Senior or Leader member of the NAR.
- 7.6 Trackers and Timers
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The Contest Director may appoint any capable person as a Tracker or Timer. Any glasses or aids necessary for that person to
have normal vision must be worn. Any person not having correctable vision (e.g., cannot obtain a drivers license due to
vision) is not eligible to time or track.
- 7.7 Fitness
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No person may serve in any Contest Official position where the safety of a flight of a model rocket is concerned (RSO,
Check-in, LCO) while under the influence of intoxicants. Anyone so caught will be removed from the position and may be
expelled from the meet under the provision of Rule
11.4.
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