AERIAL DRONE COMPETITION PRO • RECF
<T3> Mission Crew Members are permitted to immediately appeal the Head Referee’s ruling.
If the Mission Crew Members wish to dispute a score or ruling, at least one of the Mission Crew Members for that Match must stay at the Field in the Alliance station or Mission Crew Station until a Head Referee talks with them. The Head Referee may choose to meet with the Mission Crew 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. a. Head Referees may not review any photo or video Match recordings when determining a score or ruling. b. Head Referees are the only people permitted to explain a rule, Disqualification, Disablement, Violation, Warning, or other penalty to the Team. Teams should never consult other field personnel, including Scorekeeper Referees, regarding a rule clarification. Communication and conflict resolution skills are an important life skill for Students to practice and learn. In ADC Pro competitions, we expect Students to practice proper conflict resolution using the proper chain of command. Violations of this rule may be considered a Violation of <G1> and/or the Code of Conduct. <T4> Mission Crew Members are the only Team members allowed at the field. During a Match, each Team may have up to three Mission Crew Team Members at the field and must remain in the identified Alliance or Mission Crew Station. It is up to the Team’s discretion on which students are in the Mission Crew for each Match, but once a a. Team has reported for a Match, the Mission Crew Members must remain the same for the duration of the Match. b. During a Match, Students in the Mission Crew can interchange roles during a Match. For example, a Student who is driving a Robot for the first 30 seconds of a Match can hand over the control to another Driver for the remainder of the Match. <T5> Electronic communication devices are prohibited. Mission Crew Members are prohibited from bringing/using any sort of communication devices into the Alliance or Mission Crew Stations, even if powered off. This includes any device that provides audio, camera, or video images. Devices with communication features turned off (e.g., a phone in airplane mode) are allowed. a. Students are allowed to use headphones during a Match, provided the headphones are not used to communicate with other devices. The Student may be asked to demonstrate to the Head Referee that the headphones are not communicating with other devices (example: Airplane mode.)
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