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Title: 2015 IRB PREMIERSHIP SERIES ROUND 3 – FINAL BULLETIN
Document ID: 57.05.15
Department: Sport
Audience: all Clubs, Branches, Team Managers, Officials and Administrators
Summary: Final information for Round 3 of the 2015 Ocean Roar IRB Premiership Series at Noosa.
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Date: 26 May 2015
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Date: Saturday 30 May & Sunday 31 May 2015
Where: Noosa SLSC
Distribution of Bulletin:
It is most important that the information in this Bulletin is brought to the attention of all Carnival Officials, Water Safety
Personnel, First Aid Personnel, Team Managers, Coaches and Competitors.
Non receipt of this Bulletin will not be taken as an excuse if a Club, Team or Individual does not comply with the
requirements outlined in this and other Bulletins and Circulars.
ENTRIES
Entries are now closed for the Round 3 of the Ocean Roar IRB Premiership Series, but please check the attached
competitors listing to make sure your clubs entries are complete.
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Clubs will have until midnight Wednesday 27 May 2015 to add any addition entries online which will incur a late entry
fee.
Under no circumstances will late or additional entries for individuals or teams be accepted for this carnival after this
time.
Please ensure that members entered as Handlers are not entered as competitors, handlers are those members that may
assist during the carnival that are not actually competing. Any members entered as a Driver, Crew or Patient are able to
assist as a handler without being entered as a handler.
Team Changes
If the competitors are already in the carnival then you can do a team change online until late entries close which will not
incur a late entry fee. After this time please do team changes at admin before the carnival and with the marshal on the
day.
Entry Conditions:
The conditions of entry to this event require all competitors to have met the entry requirements as detailed in the
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Entries Bulletin – Circular 41.04.14 as well as the current edition of the Surf Sports Manual 35 Edition May 2015
(Section 3) and any subsequent Bulletins.
NB: Clubs are reminded that the Taplin and Assembly Teams events are classified as Relays and as such do not form
part of the minimum number of events (8) that a competitor can compete in.
NB: All clubs please remember to submit your safety hazard training logs to SLSQ every month. If you do not submit
your training logs you will not be allowed to compete. Interstate clubs wishing to compete in Queensland IRB Carnivals
must comply with Queensland standards and provide their training logs to SLSQ the week prior to the competition or
entries will not be permitted.
Surf Life Saving Queensland
18 Manning Street
South Brisbane QLD 4101
PO Box 3747
South Brisbane QLD 4101
t. +61 7 3846 8000
f. +61 7 3846 8008
w. lifesaving.com.au
ABN 27 360 485 381
ADMINISTRATION
Meeting and Briefing Times:
IRB Crew Duties - 6.30am
Officials Meeting – 6:45am
Team Managers Meeting - 7.45am
Competition Commences - 8.30am
Order of Events
The order of events will be as follows:
Tube Rescue Race
Mass Rescue Race
Teams Rescue Race
Surf Rescue Race
Assembly Teams Relay
IRB Relay
The order of events for this carnival will be Open Male, Open Female, Masters & U23.
NB: For this Round of the Ocean Roar Series the Rescue Tube event will be conducted over 10m as a trial, meaning
that patients will be picked up at the normal patient pick up can for all other events and that there will only be 2 sets
of Buoys in the water. The conduct of the event will remain the same it is just the swim has decreased in length.
Team Changes:
It is the Team Manager’s responsibility to ensure that changes to the Club’s competing teams have been registered with
the Marshall and with admin, and also that all their competitors are entered into the carnival. Failure to do so will
cause disqualification of their teams. Name checks will be carried out throughout the event.
Scrutineering/Safety Checks:
There will be random safety checks done throughout the event. Any in depth Scrutineering will be done at random
throughout the day and any in discrepancy will be dealt with by the State Disciplinary Committee. A full IRB
Scrutineering will be conducted at Round 4 of the Ocean Roar IRB Series at Mermaid Beach with further details to be
provided.
GENERAL INFO
Dress of Officials:
It is imperative that the appearance of competition officials for the IRB Series is of a high standard, therefore appointed
officials are requested to give a high degree of attention to their dress, whites should be worn, Officials are not
permitted to wear clothing conflicting with sponsors logos.
Dress of Competitors:
Drivers and Crew must wear competition caps for all events for these championships. “Peeked” caps may be worn but only under
the club competition cap.
Drivers, Crew and Patients must wear Lifejackets during all events as per SLSA Bulletin 12/14-15 as well as per the updated Surf
Sport Manual Section 3 covering the Lifesaving events of which IRB’s are included. Patients under SLSA Bulletin 5/12-13 as well as
the updated Sport Manual are required to wear an approved helmet for all events (other than the Rescue Tube Race).
Drivers will be supplied with a lane coloured vest/device to assist with judging. As this carnival will promote Surf Life Saving
Queensland’s image to the general public it is of the utmost importance that the standard of dress for both officials and
competitors is maintained at the highest possible level.
Carnival Location / Trailer Storage
The event will be conducted adjacent to the Noosa SLSC with clubs able to use the car park directly next to the club to drop off
trailers and gear to get taken onto the beach. All trailers will then be relocated to the trailer parking area in the Noosa Woods area
(as per attached map). Clubs are able to leave the trailers and IRB’s overnight with security being provided in the storage area of
which clubs can access this area via the Noosa River mouth in relation to taking boats off the beach at the end of the day.
Cancellation Policy:
The following Cancellation Fee & Refund Policy will be adhered to:
• If a carnival is cancelled, with no postponement before the first event is conducted, 75% of all entry fees will be
refunded to all Clubs (25% retained for administration costs).
• If a carnival is cancelled, after the first event is conducted, no refund will be given.
• If a carnival is postponed and re-scheduled to another date, a 75% refund will be issued to competing Clubs that
cannot compete at the re-scheduled event.
Protests:
All protests shall be lodged with the appropriate carnival official in accordance with the procedures set down in the
current edition SLSA Surf Sports Manual and shall identify the specific sections/clauses in the 34th Edition Surf Sports
Manual upon which the protest is based.
Special “Protest Forms” will be readily available from the Competitor Liaison Officer (Dark Green Bibs).
A fee of $110.00 per appeal will be charged to lodge an appeal with the Appeals Committee. This fee is only accepted
as CASH. Should the appeal be successful, the fee will be refunded.
Results:
Will be placed on the Surf Life Saving Queensland website no later than 48hours after the completion of the event.
Please refer to the live results page - sportqld.carnival.sls.com.au/eventmgr/results/report/public/375/1