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Many courses of fire or stages are very complex. They may include sophisticated range equipment and complicated movements. The competitor is always responsible to fulfill these requirements but can only reasonably be expected to do so after receiving the stage briefing which must adequately explain the requirements to the competitors. Course information can be broadly divided into the following types:
All competitors shall receive the same details of the course of fire within the same notice period, and in advance of the date fixed for the competition. Match officials shall have the right to modify courses of fire published or otherwise described in match literature for any reason. Any such changes should be made, wherever possible, prior to commencement of the competition (see rule 2.3).
Same as 3.1.1 except that the details for the course of fire are not published beforehand. The stage instructions are provided in the stage briefing.
At IPSC Level III or higher competitions, a written stage briefing approved by the Range Master or Match Director, should be posted at each course of fire prior to commencement of the competition. This briefing shall take precedence over any course of fire information published or otherwise communicated to competitors in advance of the competition.
The range official in charge of a course of fire shall read out the written stage briefing verbatim to each squad. Written stage briefings shall provide the following minimum information to competitors:
Stage number:
Scoring Method:
Targets (type & number):
Minimum number of rounds:
Start position:
Time starts: audible or visual signal
Time stops on the last shot
Penalties: Per the current edition IPSC rule book
Procedure:
The Range Master or Match Director shall be allowed to modify a written stage briefing at anytime for reasons of clarity, consistency or safety. Competitors who have attempted the course, prior to any change, in a manner that the Range Master or Match Director determines to be inconsistent with the modification shall be required to re-shoot the modified course. In the event that this is not possible, the Range Master or Match Director may allow the course to continue with only the competitor whose actions brought about the change required to re-shoot. If in the opinion of the Range Master or Match Director, the competitive balance or equality has been lost, the course of fire shall be removed from the competition and all scores shall be recorded as zero for that course of fire.
All props, walls, barriers, screens and vision barriers shall be deemed to be impenetrable ("hard" cover) unless the written stage briefing states otherwise. Any hit on a scoring target or penalty target which is determined to have passed through "hard" cover, shall not count for score or penalty. Any hit on a metal reactive or activator target through "hard" cover shall be treated as range equipment failure.
IPSC competitions are governed by the rules in this rulebook. Host organizations may not enforce local rules except to comply with legislation or legal precedent in the applicable jurisdiction. Any voluntarily adopted rules that are not in compliance with the IPSC rules shall not be applied to IPSC competition without the express consent of the Regional Directorate.
IPSC competitions are governed by the rules in this rulebook. Host organizations may not enforce local rules except to comply with legislation or legal precedent in the applicable jurisdiction. Any voluntarily adopted rules that are not in compliance with the IPSC rules shall not be applied to IPSC competition without the express consent of the Regional Directorate. Local Club safety rules may apply provided that they are published prior to the start of the competition and approved by the Regional Directorate.
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