MISSION 2024 ECLIPSE COMPETITION MANUAL
Section 3 General Competition Rules, continued
<T2> Head Referees must be qualified. Head Referees must have the following qualifications :
1. Be at least 18 years of age and not a high school student. 2. Be approved by the Event Partner 3. Complete Aerial Drone Competition referee training 4. Possess the following attributes:
• T horough knowledge of the current missions and rules of play • E ffective decision making • A ttention to detail • A bility to work effectively as a member of a team • A bility to be confident and assertive when necessary • S trong communication and diplomacy skills
Head Referees
• M ay not review any photo or video match recordings to determine a score or ruling • A re the only people permitted to explain a rule, disqualification, or warning to a team • M ust give the rule number of the rule violated when issuing a disqualification or warning to a team <T3> The flight team members are permitted to immediately appeal the Head Referee’s ruling. If the flight team members wish to dispute a score or ruling, the pilot and co-pilot must stay at the field in the pilot station until the Head Referee talks with them; the visual observer may move to the pilot station. The Head Referee may choose to meet with the flight team members at another location and/or at a later time so that the Head Referee has time to reference materials or resources to help with the decision. Once the Head Referee announces that their decision has been made final, the issue is over and no more appeals may be made. The Event Partner may not overrule the Head Referee’s decision. <T4> I t’s not over until it’s over. All scoring statuses are evaluated after the match ends, once all scoring objects on the field come to rest. Pilot inputs and drone motion are expected to cease when the match timer reaches 0:00. Any scoring which takes place after the match due to a drone continuing to fly will not count. Drones must be landed by 0:00 on the match clock in order to be considered landed. <T5> Only registered teams may compete in an Aerial Drone Competition. To participate in an official Aerial Drone Competition event, a team must first register at www.robotevents.com.
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