Calendar / Marshals 2012 - Marshalling Policy below

Draft Marshalling Policy

 It is a requirement of police and council permits that event marshals must be assigned to each event conducted by the club. The club has a duty of care to provide safe and effective control of races and the role of race marshal is an important responsibility. Based on current membership members will be rostered to marshal at twice during the racing year.

In order to equally spread these duties among club members and ensure fairness in the club aggregate competition the following rules shall be applied.

• Members are expected to personally undertake their assigned rostered marshalling duties
  
  
  
• Members however may arrange a date swap with another member and notify the club of such a swap
  
  
• A member failing to meet marshalling obligations will not be permitted to race until they have completed their duty (at a time approved by the club).
  
  
  
• If however unforeseen circumstances arise members may organize a responsible person over 18 years of age to substitute for them. The member then cannot race on that day and will not earn the aggregate point normally allocated to marshals.
  
  
  
• Should the need arise for a member to be rostered for a third duty then a substitute (a responsible person over eighteen years of age) shall be allowed. The member would be permitted to race and accrue aggregate points.
  
  
•  If practical members will be given a limited time window to nominate their preferred marshalling dates once the race program has been listed on the club website – once this window is closed marshals will be assigned by the club
  
  
  
• The club is not in a position to organize swaps for members (club office holders simply do not have the time arrange swaps for others)
  
  
•  Members should seek a swap among their training group, utilize the notice board at the club rooms or make a request to members at the after race presentation
  
  
• Marshals must present themselves at the clubrooms at least one hour prior to the race start to set in place the required course signage