The protest committee shall hear each
protest
or request
delivered unless it allows it to be withdrawn.
The protest committee may combine hearings which arise from
the same or very closely connected incidents into one hearing.
However, a hearing under rule 69 shall not be combined with
any other type of hearing.
If the validity requirements are met, the protest committee may
change the type of case if it is appropriate to do so having
considered the information in the case, including any evidence
given during a hearing.
If the protest committee decides to protest a boat under
rule 60.4(c)(2)
, it shall close the current hearing, deliver a protest in
accordance with the
rules
, and then hear the original and new
protests
together.
A hearing involving
parties
in different events conducted by
different organizing authorities shall be heard by a protest
committee acceptable to those authorities.