XXIII WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF UNDERWATER FISHING

SPECIAL RULES

    1 - DIRECTION AND ORGANIZATION
    The World Championship of Underwater Fishing, is carried out under the authorization of CMAS, developing according with the arrangement of this Special Rules, being refereed by Official Referees from CAN ( National Commission of Brasil’s Referees, under the supervising of an International Referee nominated by CMAS and according with article 1.4.1.5 of RGCMAS ( CMAS General Rules ) will be participated by 20 Countries, namely:

      Americas (5 ): United States, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
      Europe/Africa: (10) Italy, France, Spagne, Greece, Croatia, Portugal, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine and Slovenia.
      Oceania/Asia: Australia, Tahiti New Zeeland and Japan
      Organizing Country (1): Brasil

    Note: In case of any of the Countries shown above, decide to quit, CBPDS, can accept the registration of others of the same zone, in replacement, according an attendance list by sequence contact with CBPDS.

     2 - REGISTRATION OF NATIONAL TEAMS
    The Registration are open to the Countries indicated above once they are dully registered with CMAS and represented each one by it’s National team composed of 3 official divers, 1 reserve and a captain. The registrations should be filled on the Official Registration File ( in annex to this special rules) and sent to CBPDS up to August 10th 2002, duly filled and showing obligatory the stamp and signature of the President of each Official Federation. Will be charged a Registration Fee per Country, which is indicated in the Complementary Information’s in annex.

    2.1- Brasil will provide to all Official Delegations the following assistance: Land transportation for the 5 official members of each team, between the International Airport of Rio de Janeiro and the city of Arraial do Cabo, as from 28/10 and return scheduled to 10/11/2002. Hotel accommodations, from 06 to 10/11. Food from 07 though 10/11. Boats for the 2 days of Competition (08 and 09/11.

    2.2- The Registration of companions other than the Official ones should follow all terms of this Rules, be under the responsibility of the National Federation and be made on the Official Registration to Companions.

    Note: This Registration is subject to a commu

    nication written to CBPDS with in an anticipation of 15 days to the arrival of the team to Brasil, showing the day, schedule as well Airline and Flight Ner. This communication, should be made by Fax or e-mail ( cbpds@antares.com.br ) after confirmrd by CBPDS.

    3 - BOATS
    Each diver will be transported in 1 (one) boat provided by the Organization after a draw. In each boat, will be a Commissary designated by the Organization. The Brasilian team, will have a Commissary, from an other Country, designated during the Captains Meeting. No other people will be allowed on board of the boats.

    3.1- Boats in use for visit of the Competition Area.

    To visit the Competition areas 1 and 2, the departure would be obligatory from the Beach of Anjos in Arraial do Cabo and all divers and companions, should to register the time of departure and the estimated time of arrival in " AREMAC " and IBAMA, calling the attention that all boats in the area, should follow the Official Rules of the Area. For that, all Delegations can report to the General Transportation Coordinator, which is working as from August 30, 2002.

    3.2- Departure, begin and the end of each day competition

    Depending only the decision of CBPDS, by organization reasons, the start, can be given in a place on the sea by the General Commissary nominated by CBPDS for each day with a loud signal, that would be repeated for the end of the competition with the duration of 5 ( five ) hours.

    4 - PRESENTATION
    For all Ceremonies, the teams should wear their Official National Dress.

    5 - BEHAVIOR
    All participants, are obliged to keep disciplinary position according the locals and situations. The violation of any moral principle or ethics should be object of disciplinary penalties, applied by the Honor Commission of the event.

    6 - FLAG AND HYMN
    Each participant Country should bring the flags of the respective Country and Federation as well the National hymn in CD or K7 to be use during the Official Ceremonies.

    7 - DURATION OF THE COMPETITION
    The Competition, will be performed in 2 ( two ) days with the duration of 5 ( five ) hours. The Official Referee will make the start for each day, at the sea with a loud sound.

    8 - THE FISHES
    The share of catches per diver will be 10 ( ten ) pieces per species with a weight equal or above to 500 grams ( 500 Pts. – T+05 grams ), with the following exception of non valid fishes :

  • ACANTHURIDAE = Ex: "CIRURGIÃO" /" LANCETA"

Acanthurus chirurgus

Accanthurus coeruleus

Acanthurus baianus pag.239

Bodianus rufus

Bodianus pulchellu

Scarus guacamaia

Scarus taeniopterus

Sparisoma chrysopterum

Sparisoma viride

Halichoeris poeyi
pag. 228

Sparisoma rubripinne

  • "MANGANGÁ"= Scorpaena plumieri

  • "MERO" = Epinephelus itajara

  • MOLIDAE = Ex: "PEIXE LUA" ( Masturus lanceolatus / Mola-mola / Ranzania laevis)

  • MURAENIDAE = Ex: "MORÉIA"

Gymnothorax moringa

Gymnothorax funebris

  • POMACANTHIDAE = Ex: "FRADE"

Pomacanthus paru

Holacanthus ciliaris

Pomacanthus arcuatus

"PEIXE-COFRE"

"BAIACU-DE-CHIFRE"

"BAIACÚ ARARA"

"BAIACÚ ESPINHO"

"BAIACÚ PINIMA" / "MIRIM" pag. 267

  • RAIES :

JAMANTA

MANTEIGA

PINTADA

PREGO

TREME-TREME

VIOLA

    • SERRANIDE - Ex: Badejos, Chernes and Garopas, are not valid with weigh below 2 (two ) Kg. For the valid catches the share is 3 ( three ) pieces per specie per diver.

    • 8.1 The limit of maxim weight is defined ( per CMAS,GR ) in 10 ( ten Kg. ) in a total of 10.500 Points per piece.

    • The catch of species protected by National Legislation issued by IBAMA, will be punished with total declassification.

    • All catches will be offered to the local Charity Organization.
    • To clarify any doubts concerning fishes, will follow the book " Peixes Marinhos do Brasil from Marcelo Szpilman member of Scientific Commission of CBPDS, Director of Institute Ecologic Aqualung. The author will offer one copy of this book to each National Federation.

    9 - THE STAY
    Will be mandatory the stay and participation of all participants in the Official Ceremonies shown in the Official Program ( Opening/parade, Meetings and Closure solemnity ) been considered ethic fault any premature retreat. Due this all Delegations should program their departure only after the end of the Activities programmed for 10/11/2002.

    10 - LIABILITY
    The CBPDS, PMAC and the local Sportive Authorities, cannot be held liable for contingent damage to the gear and personal property of competitors, or for any accidents to competitors and other participants as a result of their participation in the competition and, more specifically in diving activities.

    11 - AWARDING
    The Organization, will offer 2 different awarding, the official for the CMAS prizes immediately after the establishment of the official results, and a particular awarding responsibility of the Organization and the local Authorities programmed for 10/11/2002. In this Ceremony will be given to the Country World Champion, the Prize transitory, " Jornalista Roberto Marinho "

    12 - COMPETITION SITES
    The Competition will be held in the area of " Arraial do Cabo" involving the Areas 1, 2 and 3 as per Nautical Maps in appendix. During the Captains Meeting, would be informed the zone for each day competition been in normal conditions, the Area 3 considered as Reserve. For all people it is completely forbidden to fish in the areas 1 and 2 and in the Area 3, as from 07 October 2002.

    12.1- For visits and possibility to fish, all the Delegations should contact the Organization.

    13 - COMPETITION
    Out of all the rules established in the CMAS GR, it is mandatory the use of buoy minimun 10 l..

    • To keep at least 25 meters distance between planks/buoys.

    • Completely forbidden to keep a fishhook near the body of the competitor.

    • Forbidden to toe the competitor or the plank/buoy by the support bout in side the Competition Areas.

    14 - GENERAL STATEMENTS

    14.1 During the Competition, only the Official bouts provided by CBPDS to the concurrent, referees, safety and press are allowed to sail on the Competition Sites.

    14.2 It is forbidden the use of any type of propaganda without the previous approval of CBPDS. The right of video should follow the CMAS rules.

    14.3 An identify badge will be provided to all participants and official companions the should be wearing at any time of the stay.

    14.4 As all the area of "Arrail do Cabo" is an Official Reserve, under the supervising of the Brasil Government, before any action that involve lease of boats, use of diving equipment, transmissions or possibility of fishing, should be requested through the organization. As from 30/08/2002 all the area will be supervised by the Brasilian Navy AREMAC and IBAMA.

  1. 15 - DUBIOUS SITUATIONS

  2. Under the respective organizational ability, the CBPDS will decide and all the others would follow the General Rules of CMAS.

 
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