Controllers
There are 3 levels of Controllers that have slightly different responsibilities, however Controllers are responsible for:
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Controlling an event and ensuring the standards required for the event are delivered during the planning, delivery and reviewing of the event
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Communicating with other event officials using tact to influence the decisions the event officials take regarding the event
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Advising the event officials regarding the potential pitfalls that should be guarded against
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Checking and advising on all aspects of the organisation of the event with the organiser and the planner
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Ratifying the final paperwork for the event (final courses; course lengths and climbs; map corrections; control code and punch allocations; course description sheets; master maps / overprinted maps)
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Providing feedback on all aspects of the event to organisers and planner
The following information and advice is available to support you in your role as the event organiser.
Rules, Appendices and Guidelines
All events registered with British Orienteering are governed by a set of Rules, and their associated Appendices. Different types of events are regulated by a set of guidelines, each specific to a type of event, which give competitors and event officials’ information about what should be expected from particular types of events.
The latest versions of the Rules, the Appendices to those Rules and the Event Guidelines along with valuable information for Organisers and Planners can be found by following the links detailed below.
Support
Please look through the other Event Volunteers sections; they include a variety of forms, support and advice that, as a Controller, you should be knowledgeable about, including:
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