7.1.7 Directives: Match Officials At World Title Competitions
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7.1.7 Directives: Match Officials At World Title Competitions
1 At least 50% of the total number of umpires shall be International Umpires
(IUs) and each squad shall include at least one IU.
2 At least 30% of the total number of umpires shall be foreign IUs, representing
at least 5 Associations, and at least 50% of these foreign IUs shall be from
Continents other than that of the organisers.
3 No umpire shall be more than 60 years of age.
4 Each foreign Association sending a team of umpires shall nominate a team
leader to the organisers; the team leader, and wherever possible the members
of the team, shall have appropriate knowledge of English.
5 All umpires from the same Association shall be dressed alike and IUs shall
wear the IU lapel badge; the organisers are recommended to provide each
umpire with a badge or tag showing his name and Association.
6 Each visiting umpire shall be provided with free accommodation, meals and
local transport on the same basis and to the same standard as visiting
players.
7 Each visiting umpire shall be provided with pocket money of 20 Swiss francs
or the equivalent for each day of the competition, including the free day.
8 Each visiting umpire shall be included in any arrangements for the free day
on the same basis as visiting players.
9 On the day before the Championships begin, the referee or his deputy shall
conduct a briefing meeting for umpires at which the Rules Committee shall be
represented and to which the Technical Committee shall be invited to send
representatives.
10 At the briefing meeting each team leader shall be given a duty roster for
the team events, with any necessary explanation and guidance; a duty roster
for the individual events shall be issued to team leaders as soon as
possible and not later than the day before the individual events begin.
11 The duty roster shall be such as to ensure that, on average, each squad will
be on duty for not more than two of the three daily sessions (morning,
afternoon, evening).
12 Each squad shall consist of three umpires, all of whom shall be on duty at
each match for which the squad is responsible in World Championships; when
the expedite system is in operation the third official shall act as stroke
counter.
13 Umpires shall use the hand signals recommended in the Regulations for
International Competitions.
14 The names and parent Associations of all visiting umpires shall be included
in the official programme and, in final rounds, shall be included in any
announcements that are made concerning a match.
15 In any match the umpire shall be from an Association to which none of the
players in the match belongs.
16 The referee and deputy referees shall be International Umpires.
17 It is recommended that the organisers appoint at least one deputy referee
from a foreign Association.
18 If the organiser provides the visiting umpires with a special uniform for
match officials, this uniform must be worn on duty in preference to the
umpire's national uniform.
19 Umpires for all semi-final and final matches will be nominated by the Rules
Committee.
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