World Sailing have recently published the 2024 Race Officials Roles, Qualifications and Competencies Document. This is important to any race officials who are working towards international status.

The document is on the World Sailing website here. The updates for this year include:

Examination Changes 
Changes have been made for a candidate who fails the examination on the second or third attempt, reducing the required wait time to re-sit an exam from 2 years from the last exam taken to 1 year.

International Judges
For an IJ renewal test the following amendments have been made:
The test must be taken in the year you renew. 
The deadline for a Renewal Test to be sat is 31st August (of year of application).
A candidate for re-appointment who has not passed the examination may be re-appointed (except under Regulation 31.15) if all other conditions for re-appointment are met and the examination has been passed before 1 January in the following year.

International Umpire
The requirement to attend a seminar has been removed from the 4-year designated period. 

International Measurer
There is a mandatory requirement to submit an IM report for every event listed within an IM application. Additional events have been included within the event list. 

For all Race Officials who are required to renew this year, World Sailing are in the process of updating the 2024 platform. World Sailing will advise of the opening date and provide further guidance for completing an application.

If you have any questions regarding the 2024 Roles, Qualifications and Competencies Document or the 2024 application process please contact raceofficals@sailing.org at World Sailing.

Information about becoming a World Sailing Race Official is on their website here.
To read Australian Sailing's guidance for race officials making initial applications, click here.
If you are interested in being a race official locally and helping your club or class, click here.

By Glen Stanaway