Support Persons

62.1 Upon receipt of a report from a boat or a committee , or based on its own observation or information from any source, including evidence taken during a hearing, the protest committee may call a hearing to consider whether a support person has broken a rule .
62.2 If the protest committee decides to call a hearing, it shall conduct a hearing as required by rule 63 and may appoint a person to present the allegations.
62.3 If the protest committee decides that a support person who is a party to the hearing has broken a rule , it may
  1. issue a warning,
  2. exclude the person from the event or venue or remove any privileges or benefits, or
  3. other action within its jurisdiction as provided by the rules .
62.4 In addition, if the protest committee decides that
  1. a boat may have gained a competitive advantage as the result of the breach by the support person , or
  2. the support person committed a further breach after the protest committee warned a boat in writing, following a previous hearing, that a penalty may be imposed,
then the protest committee may also penalize a boat that is a party to the hearing for the breach of a rules by a support person by changing the boat's score in a single race, up to and including disqualification.