1995/1996
OFFICIAL RULE BOOK

CLASSIC EVENTS

WATER SKI CANADA

These rules have been drafted in English. An official WSC French text may be published separately and will be a translation. In the case of conflicting interpretation, only the English text will be considered as authentic.

These rules supersede the 1994 rules addendum and shall remain in effect until an amended edition of the rules is published. All correspondence regarding these rules should be addressed to Water Ski Canada, to the attention of the Technical Committee, 1600 James Naismith Drive, Suite 606b, Gloucester, Ontario, K1B 5N4.

Table of Contents

Rule 1 - GENERAL
	1.1	Tournament Classification and Rule Application
	1.2	Exceptions to the Rules
	1.3	Interpretation of the Rules
	1.4	Amendments to the Rules

Rule 2 - DEFINITIONS
	2.1	Competition Area
	2.2	Fall
	2.3	Skiing Position

Rule 3 - TOURNAMENT EVENTS
	3.1	Events
	3.2	Schedule Changes
	3.3	Order of Contestants
	3.4	Rounds

Rule 4 - DIVISIONS OF COMPETITION
	4.1	Divisions of Competition
	4.2	Change of Division

Rule 5 - TOURNAMENT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
	5.1	Membership Requirement
	5.2	Skiers' Performance Standards

Rule 6 - SCORING & RESULTS
	6.1  	Overall Scoring
	6.2 	Scoring Tie Run-offs
	6.3 	Open Division Scoring
	6.4  	Scoring Elimination and Final Rounds
	6.5  	Team Representative
	6.6 	Review of Results

Rule 7 - RERIDES
	7.1  	Reride Due to Conditions or Malfunction
	7.2  	When Rerides Must be Taken
	7.3  	Request for Rerides
	7.4  	Throwing the Handle
	7.5  	Delay Due to Equipment Damage
	7.6  	Use of Flags
	7.7  	Time After A Fall

Rule 8 - PROTESTS
	8.1  	Protest Procedures
	8.2  	Eligible Protests
	8.3  	Protest Requirements

Rule 9 - SKIER SUSPENSION & DISQUALIFICATION
	9.1  	Skier Suspension
	9.2  	Automatic Disqualifications

Rule 10 - OFFICIALS
	10.1  	Jury
	10.2  	Judges Voting
	10.3  	Judges Positioning
	10.4	Conflict of Interest
	10.5	Philosophy of Tolerances

Rule 11 - TOURNAMENT EQUIPMENT/TECHNICAL
	11.1  	Boat Performance Requirements
	11.2  	Boat Dimensions
	11.3  	Towing Pylon
	11.4  	Boat Engines
	11.5  	Boat Radios
	11.6  	Speedometers
	11.7  	Boat Selection
	11.8  	Ski Width
	11.9  	Ski Bindings
	11.10	Ski Fins
	11.11	Other Ski Devices
	11.12	Tow Line Specifications
	11.13  	Handle Specifications
	11.14  	Tow Lines
	11.15  	Shock Tube Tow Lines
	11.16  	Skier Supplied Handles for Slalom and Jumping
	11.17  	Jump Ramp Specifications
	11.18  	Slalom Towers
	11.19  	Buoys

Rule 12 - BOAT SPEEDS - TOLERANCES
	12.1  	Boat Speeds
	12.2  	Tolerances
	12.3  	Timing Devices

Rule 13 - SAFETY
	13.1  	Appointment of the Tournament Safety Director
	13.2  	Responsibilities of the Safety Director
	13.3  	Skier Injury
	13.4  	Flotation Devices
	13.5  	Safety Procedures
	13.6  	Ski Safety
	13.7  	Safety Jumping - Helmets and Jump Pants
	13.8  	Safety Equipment - Slalom

Rule 14 - JUMPING
	14.1  	General - Jumping
	14.2  	Jump Course Entrance
	14.3  	Election of Ramp Height
	14.4	Jumping Speeds and Tolerances
	14.5  	Skier Selected Boat Path
	14.6  	Number of Registered Jumps
	14.7  	Jump Event Officials
	14.8  	Jump Measurement
	14.9 	Distance
	14.10  	Jump Scoring
	14.11  	Ties Jumping
	14.12 	Rerides
	14.13	Forerunner


Rule 15 - SLALOM
	15.1  	General - Slalom
	15.2  	Slalom Course Entrance
	15.3  	Slalom Pass
	15.4  	Boat Path
	15.5  	Boat Speeds and Rope Lengths
	15.6  	Boat Speed Tolerances
	15.7  	Successful Pass
	15.8  	Grazing and Riding Over a Buoy
	15.9  	Slalom Scoring
	15.10  	Fall
	15.11  	Ties Slalom
	15.12  	Slalom Event Officials
	15.13  	Entrance/Exit Gate Judging
	15.14  	Rerides Slalom
	15.15	Video Tape

Rule 16 - TRICK SKIING
	16.1  	General - Tricks
	16.2  	Trick Course Entrance
	16.3  	Trick Passes
	16.4  	Boat Speed
	16.5  	Trick Course
	16.6  	Timing
	16.7  	Fall Before a Pass
	16.8  	Boat Path
	16.9  	Declared Trick Runs
	16.10  	Communication with Judges
	16.11  	Trick Event Officials
	16.12  	Credit for Tricks
	16.13  	Tricks at the End of the Pass
	16.14  	Video Tape
	16.15  	Scoring Tricks
	16.16  	Ties Tricks
	16.17  	Trick Descriptions



APPENDIX I - RULE EXCEPTIONS FOR CLASS I 
TOURNAMENTS

APPENDIX II - SANCTION POLICIES FOR CANADIAN
RECORD CAPABILITY TOURNAMENTS AND
WORLD RANKING LIST

APPENDIX III - SPECIAL RULES FOR THE EASTERNS,
WESTERNS, ATLANTICS AND NATIONALS

APPENDIX IV - RECORDS

APPENDIX V - TRICK VALUES

APPENDIX VI - WSC SKIER PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS PROGRAM

APPENDIX VII -  COMPUTER BENCHMARK FOR
COMPUTED JUMP DISTANCES

APPENDIX VIII - SANCTION POLICIES FOR CLASS I
TOURNAMENTS

DIAGRAM 1 - OFFICIAL SLALOM COURSE(27K bytes)

DIAGRAM 2 - OFFICIAL JUMP COURSE(24K bytes)

DIAGRAM 3 - OFFICIAL TRICK COURSE(5K bytes)

DIAGRAM 4 - RAMP SETTING CHART(41K bytes)


Policy on the Use of Banned Substances and Procedures IN WATER SKIING