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British Barcelona Club Clock Rules
Rules as per R.P.R.A.
Club Clock Rules
1. Clocks may be set by local Club, N.F.C. or Federation Clock Stations, as approved by British Barcelona Club, All Rolls, Dials MUST be signed by TWO Officials. ETS clocks to be set at the BBC marking station.
2. ALL competing members in whatever race MUST after timing his/her FIRST BIRD
a) Telephone the verification line WITHIN ONE HOUR of clocking his/her FIRST BIRD and state your CLUB NUMBER and SECTION, the TIME of BIRD shown on your clock, your NAME and TOWN and FULL METAL RING NUMBER.
b) The details of the FIRST BIRD clocked showing Full metal ring number with Verification number MUST then be shown on the VERIFICATION PAPER and CLOCK PAPER.
c) The competing member MUST also list on the verification paper IN THE ORDER OF CLOCKING all other birds that are timed showing the time of clocking and full metal ring number(s). Failure to carry out this rule will entail disqualification.
- All competitors must have their clocks checked the day of timing in.
- Neither the Committee or any officer of the Club shall be held liable to any clock owner for any damage or loss whilst the clock is in their, or his custody or in the custody of another competitor or in transit, but every holder of a clock shall be responsible for the clock issues to him for use in a race and shall make good on any damage or loss that may occur thereto whilst in his possession.
- Competitors using clocks must prepay the carriage to the clock station and all charges incurred in respect to the use of the clock.
- When sealing the clock, clock setters will use string and the knot in the string will be covered by the seal. A fee of £1 will be paid by the competitor, direct to the clock setters, per clock, at setting of clocks. The sum of £1.00 to be paid to the BBC for the setting of ETS clocks.
- Each competitor must fill in a Verification card correctly and hand in to the clock official along with his or her clock. Only the clubs verification card will be used and no others accepted. It is the competitor’s responsibility to ensure the clock official sends in the verification card along with the clock envelope. It is the competitor’s duty to ensure that his clock envelope is filled in correctly, by the clock official. Only the clock envelopes issues by the club will be accepted. The verification card, together with the clock dials or slips, and rubber rings will be forwarded to the secretary in the clock envelope, bearing a postmark NO LATER than 48 Hours of the member’s clock being opened and checked. Failure to comply with any part of the above rule will entail disqualification.
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