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Rules

ELIGIBILITY

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Public Service Events

Team Composition

The composition of the teams for the Public Service events shall be as follows:

A) 12-crew Public Service (Men)
a) Maximum of 10 paddlers + 1 drummer + 1 steersperson + 2 reserves
b) All male crew only (including steersperson and drummer)

B) 12-crew Public Service (Women)
a) Maximum of 10 paddlers + 1 drummer + 1 steersperson + 2 reserves
b) A male or female steersperson is permitted

C) 12-crew Public Service (Men’s Senior)
a) Maximum of 10 paddlers + 1 drummer + 1 steersperson + 2 reserves
b) All paddlers in the team shall be male aged 40 years and above as at 27 July 2024. Exception is made for drummer and/or steersperson.
c) All male crew only (including steersperson and drummer),

D) 12-crew Public Service Active Agers
a) Maximum of 10 paddlers + 1 drummer + 1 steersperson + 2 reserves
b) The Public Service (Active Agers) team shall comprise five (5) paddlers aged 40 years old and above + five (5) paddlers aged 50 years old. Exception is made for drummer and/or steersperson.
c) All paddlers in the team shall be aged 40 years OR 50 years & above as at 27 July 2024. There shall be no gender restriction.
d) A male or female steersperson/drummer is permitted

Teams must field certified steersperson. The steerspersons must be SDBA Basic helm Certified (minimum requirement). All SDBA Technical Certified Coaches (Level 1 or higher) are qualified as Race Helms.

Participating agencies shall liaise directly with SDBA for engagement of certified steersperson at own cost.

No female may participate as a paddler in a male team event. No male may participate as a paddler in a female team event except in the capacity as a steersperson.

Steersperson and drummer are not permitted to paddle nor assist to propel the dragon boat in any way or by any other means during the Race. The official may impose a disqualification or time penalty on Team that contravene this rule.

Team managers/captains are entirely responsible for their teams’ conduct and for complying with the Rules governing the Race.

The criteria governing the eligibility of teams and paddlers participating in each of the Public Service events shall be strictly complied with during the Race. Any team, which contravenes this Rule will not be allowed to race and will be disqualified from the Race. If the contravention is discovered after the Race, the team which contravenes this Rule shall be disqualified from the Race.

With the exception of the steersperson, a paddler or drummer is not allowed to register as a member of another team. A paddler for a team whose name and identity number do not appear in the List of Crew shall not be allowed to compete for the Race. Teams that utilised the services of paddlers or drummer that were not registered under the said Team shall be disqualified.

In the event of any contravention of rules by a team, the Organiser shall refuse to allow the team to compete in the Race.

Format of Race

COURSE

TEAM MANAGER

STARTING PROCEDURES

All Teams, from Team Manager to the dragon boat crew, are required to familiarise themselves with the starting procedures as well as false starts.

The dragon boat must assemble behind the Start Line at least 3 minutes before their scheduled Start Time. A Team Manager must ensure that his/her Team adhered to this Rule. Team Managers are advised to listen closely to the Race Control announcements/instructions over the public address system.

It is the steersperson’s responsibility to listen to the Race Starter’s instructions at the Start Point. He or she must follow the instructions diligently to ensure a quick setup, align the dragon boat and be ready to race.

All Teams are required to know the starting command. Once all the teams have lined up for their respective race, the Race Starter shall announce “ARE YOU READY”. After a clear pause, the Race Starter shall announce “ATTENTION”. After another clear but quick pause, the Race Starter shall activate the “AIR HORN” to signal the start of the race.

If NOT READY or in distress, the steersperson/drummer is required to raise one arm over his head to signal to the Race Starter or Race Umpire that the Team is ’not ready’. Please take note that each Team can only utilise the ’not ready’ signal only once after which the start procedure will commence regardless whether the said team is ready or not. This is to prevent deliberate attempts to disrupt the start procedure for other teams

Teams that infringe Rule 9.5 will be issued a Final Warning with subsequent infringements carrying a time penalty of 1 second added to the time returned by that particular Team in their event

All Teams are instructed not to paddle, adjust strokes or dip the paddle into the water after the command “ATTENTION” is given. Teams that infringe this Rule will be penalized with a 1-second time penalty.

If a team deliberately starts after the command “ATTENTION” but before the “AIR HORN” is sounded, the Race Umpire shall indicate a False Start by raising a red flag. The Race Starter shall immediately recall the crews by shouting “STOP, STOP, STOP” or by sounding the air horn a second time if he had sounded it previously. Once the crews have returned to the start, the Race Starter will identify the crew/s responsible for the False Start and issue them a Final Warning. If the same crew causes 2 False Starts, the Race Starter may exclude them from the race (DQ) OR alternatively award a “Time Penalty” of up to 3 seconds to the offending team.

When a team “jumps the start” which means that a crew has anticipated the Race Starter‟s command to the extent that a False Start cannot be called and in the opinion of the Race Starter that a material advantage has been gained, the Race Starter may award a “Time Penalty” of up to 3 seconds to the crew or crews in question at the end of the race.

RACE COURSE UMPIRES & MARSHALL’S WARNING

EQUIPMENT

SAFETY

All team members must be able to swim at least 50 metres wearing light clothing with or without a personal floatation aids (PFD). It is the responsibility of the Team Managers/Captains to ensure that all members of their teams comply with this rule.

Personal Floatation Devices (PFD) will NOT be provided for all racing events Teams do not have own paddles and PFDs are required to contact SDBA at race@sdba.org.sg. The rental fee is $5.45 per paddle or per PFD. It is compulsory for all competitors to put on PFD. Failure to comply warrants and automatic disqualification (DQ) for Safety Violation.

Athletes (paddlers + drummer + steersperson) going into the dragon boats are required to put on footwear. Failure to comply warrants an automatic disqualification (DQ) for Safety Violation.

Teams are required to implement the Boat Captain Appointment and Buddy System.

Team Captains are required to brief team members on the capsize drillin the best interest of safety during the race.

All safety rules of the competition must be complied with.Infringement of any safety rule will render a team to be ineligible for the duration of the competition. The Official may disqualify a team from the race or totally eject a team from the Race for violating any safety rules.

Each participant is solely responsible for his or her own safety and fitness. It is the Team Manager/Crew Captain’s responsibility to look into the safety of each crew. No responsibility will be accepted by the Organiser or any other individual or organization connected directly or indirectly with the races and they will not be held responsible for any death, injury, damage or loss incurred by the members of a team.

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