Judge Program
Australian Sailing Judges play an important role in ensuring fair, consistent and well-managed competition across the sport. This page provides everything you need to understand the requirements for becoming an accredited Judge, maintaining your accreditation and completing the reaccreditation process.
Courses
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Delivery: Online
Length: 4.5 hours study time
Overview
This course will teach you the basics of conducting a fair, procedurally sound hearing at club level.
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Delivery: Face to face
Length: 1 day course
8 hours study time
Overview
Regional Judges may chair a Protest Committee at club or regional level, conduct arbitrations, and consult with organisers and race officers to review race documents and procedures.
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Delivery: Face to face
Length: 1 day course
8 hours study time
Overview
National Judges may chair a Jury, handle complex protests and arbitrations, provide on-water judging and form part of an International Jury.
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To access e-learning Courses
To access your e-learning courses, if required for your discipline, please follow the steps below:
- Click here to login to your Australian Sailing Account.
- Click 'Log in' on the Australian Sailing Learning Centre tile.
- Click the Race Officials tile.
- Find and complete your respective e-learning.
- Still having any issues? Click the button below:
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Accreditation & Re-accreditation
An official's accreditation starts when their application is approved by Australian Sailing and lasts for four years. The requirements for accreditation and re-accreditation are explained in the table below. Our Officials Accreditation Policy is available here.
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Accreditation
- Be a current member of an Australian Sailing affiliated Club.
- Agree to the Officials Code of Conduct.
- Complete the Protest Committee Member online course.
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Re-accreditation
- There’s no need to re-accredit, but if you’d like to refresh your knowledge you may complete the online course again.
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Accreditation
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Re-accreditation
- Be a current member of an Australian Sailing affiliated Club.
- Agree to the Officials Code of Conduct.
- Pass the Regional or National Judge Exam.
- Do any one of the following:
- Complete a Practical Assessment, or
- Complete an Event Log showing you've been part of a jury for:
- Regional level: two Level 3 and two Level 4 events
- National level: two Level 1 and two Level 2 events
- Attend (or present) a Regional or National Judge course.
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Application Forms
Once you've met the requirements specified above you can apply for Accreditation or Re-accreditaiton by clicking the button below:
Accreditation & Re-accreditation Form
