| Rules | World Sailing Case Book |
| Case 131 |
| Rules |
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| Rule 78.2, Compliance with Class Rules; Certificates |
| Rule A5.1, Scores Determined by the Race Committee |
| Summary: |
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| If a boat has broken rule 78.2 by not producing a required certificate or arranging for its existence to be verified before the start of the last day of an event, the race committee is required, without a hearing, to score her ‘DSQ’ for all races of the event. |
| Facts: |
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| A rule in the sailing instructions for an event requires that a certificate be produced or its existence verified before a boat races. One boat does not comply with this requirement, but before the first race she provides the race committee with a statement signed by the person in charge that the boat has a valid certificate. At the start of the last day of the event, the certificate has neither been produced nor verified. |
| Question: | |
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| What should the race committee do? |
| Answer: |
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| The race committee is required to score her DSQ for all races without a hearing (see rules 78.2 and A5.1). |