2015 Surfing Australia Rule Book | Page 29

COMPETITION RULES 5. COMPETITION RULES 1. SURFING AUSTRALIA EVENTS First Round Seeding – Attempts should be made to seed all rounds of every event. Methods to obtain a first round seeding are: a. If the contest is part of a circuit or State competition round, then a seeding list should be available on the aggregate results of the events to date or at worst on the results of the last contest. The Contest Director/Tour Manager should make an attempt to seed all competitors. b. Once entries are closed then an alternate list can be created and used to take the position of no-show competitors etc. c. Heats should be four (4) person (maximum) according to entries and the available time to conduct the event. A projected time schedule of events should be compiled to ensure that the program can be completed. d. In most cases, events should be formatted to accommodate a minimum 50% progression rate in all divisions. 2. HEAT TIMING AND WAVE COUNTS a. It is recommended that all heats and finals be 20 minutes minimum or up to 40 minutes maximum at the discretion of the Head Judge in consultation with the Contest Director. b. The best two (2) waves will be counted as the surfers final heat score. A ten (10) wave or up to fifteen (15) wave maximum will be set before the heat or final commences, at the discretion of the Head Judge and in consultation with the Contest Director. c. No beach starts, all heats are to be started from a marshalling area in the line-up. With the exception of Surfing Australia teams format. www.surfingaustralia.com 27