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ELIGIBILITY

Registration and Events

Sports Liaison Officers can register their team (s) online at www.csc.sg/stargames.

Only team registration shall be accepted. Teams must register through the Sports Liaison Officers/Co-ordinator of their respective agencies. Individual entries will not be accepted.

Each agency is allowed to register a maximum of three (3) teams for each of the events. A paddler is allowed to row only for one team.

Any changes to the list of registered rowers must be made before the closing date. No switching of rowers between teams will be allowed for agencies registering more than one team.

A registered paddler who subsequently left the agency will not be allowed to row for the agency but another paddler may be registered to take his or her place.

The PSDBR 2023 shall comprise the following events:

a) Public Service (Men) (12-crew)
b) Public Service (Women) (12-crew)
c) Public Service (Men’s Senior) (12-crew)
d) Public Service (Active Agers) (12-crew)

Team Composition

The composition of the 12-crew Public Service (Men) team shall be as follows:
a) Maximum of 10 paddlers + 1 drummer + 1 steersperson + 2 reserves
b) All male crew only (including steersperson/drummer

The composition of the 12-crew Public Service (Women) team shall be as follows:
a) Maximum of 10 paddlers + 1 drummer + 1 steersperson + 2 reserves
b) A male steersperson is permitted

The composition of the 12-crew Public Service (Men’s Senior) team shall be as follows:
a) Maximum of 10 paddlers + 1 drummer + 1 steersperson + 2 reserves
b) All paddlers in the team shall be male aged 40 years and above as at 29 July 2023
c) All male crew only (including steersperson/drummer)

The composition of the 12-crew Public Service Active Agers team shall be as follows:
a) Maximum of 10 paddlers + 1 drummer + 1 steersperson + 2 reserves
b) The Public Service (Active Agers) team shall comprise five (5) paddlers aged 40 years old and above + five (5) paddlers aged 50 years old and above + one (1) drummer aged 40 years old and above. There is no age restriction on the steersperson.
c) All paddlers in the team shall be aged 40 years OR 50 years & above as at 29 July 2023.
d) A male or female steersperson/drummer is permitted

No female may participate as a paddler in a male team event. No male may participate as a paddler in a female team event except in the capacity as asteersperson/helm.

The steersperson/helm and drummer are not permitted to paddle nor assist to propel the dragon boat in any way or by any other means during the Race. The Official may impose a disqualification or time penalty on Team that contravene this rule.

Teams must field Certified Steersperson/Helms. The Steerspersons/Helms must be SDBS Basic helm Certified (minimum requirement). All SDBA Technical Certified Coaches (Level 1 or higher) are qualified as Race Helms. The SDBA Recreational Instructors (who are required to be supervised by an SDBA Technical Coach) are the exception.

Each team is entirely responsible for its own conduct and for complying with the Rules governing the Race.

The criteria governing the eligibility of teams and paddlers participating in each of the Public Service events shall be strictly complied with during the Race. Any team, which contravenes this Rule will not be allowed to race and will be disqualified from the Race. If the contravention is discovered after the Race, the team which contravenes this Rule shall be disqualified from the Race.

A paddler, drummer, steersperson/helm is not allowed to register as a member of another team. A paddler for a team whose name and identity number do not appear in the List of Crew shall not be allowed to compete for the Race. Teams that utilised the services of paddlers or drummer that were not registered under the said Team shall be disqualified.

In the event of any contravention of rules by a team, the Organiser shall refuse to allow the team to compete in the Race

Format of Race

COURSE

TEAM MANAGER

STARTING PROCEDURES

All Teams, from Team Manager to the dragon boat crew, are required to familiarise themselves with the starting procedures as well as false starts.

The dragon boat must assemble behind the Start Line at least 5 minutes before their scheduled Start Time. A Team Manager must ensure that his/her Team adhered to this Rule. Team Managers are advised to listen closely to the Race Control announcements/instructions over the public address system.

It is the Steersperson/Helm’s responsibility to listen to the Race Starter’s instructions at the Start Point. He/She must follow the instructions diligently to ensure a quick setup, align the dragon boat and be ready to race.

All Teams are required to know the starting command. Once all the teams have lined up for their respective race, the Race Starter shall announce “ARE YOU READY”. After a clear pause, the Race Starter shall announce “ATTENTION”. After another clear but quick pause, the Race Starter shall activate the “AIR HORN” to signal the start of the race. If NOT READY or in distress, the Steersperson/Helm/Drummer is required to raise one arm over his head to signal to the Race Starter or Race Umpire that the Team is ’not ready’. Please take note that each Team can only utilise the ’not ready’ signal only once after which the start procedure will commence regardless whether the said team is ready or not. This is to prevent deliberate attempts to disrupt the start procedure for other teams

Teams that infringe Rule 9.5 will be issued a Final Warning with subsequent infringements carrying a time penalty of 1 second added to the time returned by that particular Team in their event.

All Teams are instructed not to paddle, adjust strokes or dip the paddle into the water after the command “ATTENTION” is given. Teams that infringe this Rule will be penalized with a 1-second time penalty.

If a team deliberately starts after the command “ATTENTION” but before the “AIR HORN” is sounded, the Race Umpire shall indicate a False Start by raising a red flag. The Race Starter shall immediately recall the crews by shouting “STOP, STOP, STOP” or by sounding the air horn a second time if he had sounded it previously. Once the crews have returned to the start, the Race Starter will identify the crew/s responsible for the False Start and issue them a Final Warning. If the same crew causes 2 False Starts, the Race 6/10 Starter may exclude them from the race (DQ) OR alternatively award a “Time Penalty” of up to 3 seconds to the offending team.

When a team “jumps the start” which means that a crew has anticipated the Race Starter‟s command to the extent that a False Start cannot be called and in the opinion of the Race Starter that a material advantage has been gained, the Race Starter may award a “Time Penalty” of up to 3 seconds to the crew or crews in question at the end of the race.

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