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ROLEX
/ IGFA
LABUAN
INTERNATIONAL FISHING TOURNAMENT 2005 (
11th – 17th April 2005 )
TOURNAMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS
1.
All participants must be in
Labuan
by 1800hrs on
11th April 2005
for the final registration
and
competition briefing.
2. Fishing
Competition commences at 0830hrs on
13th April 2005
and closes at 0800hrs on
16th
April 2005
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3. Competition
area will be 3 miles of Terumbu Layang-Layang to Terumbu Laya
( Dallas Reef), Terumbu Ubi (Ardasier Shoals),
Terumbu Mantanani & Terumbu Siput.
4. Entrance
Fees is RM380.00 per person which will include subscription to IGFA for
the
Rolex/IGFA Labuan International Fishing
Tournament 2005 and Personal Accident Insurance
Policy.
5. There
will be two categories – Individual and Team
6. Each
team will have a maximum of six members. ( lesser number of members
making up a
team are acceptable but at the detriment of the
team itself).
7. Each
participant is entitled to submit one (1) fish for each category. ( A
total of two (2) fishes for
the competition).
8. The
prizes will be awarded based on the heaviest fish for the individual
event and the heaviest
total weight for the team event.
9. Minimum
weigh in size for Marlin will be 60kgs and 30kgs for Sailfish and
Spearfish. A rough
field guideline for estimation of weight
for Marlins will be 10kgs per foot of fish and for Sailfish
and Spearfish will be based on 5kg per
foot of fish. ( Note: Any Teams or Individuals found in
possession of fishes smaller than the
specified weight will be liable for disqualification at the
discretion of the organizers).
10.
Billfishes will not be eligible to be weighed in for the team
events. These fishes will only be
eligible for the individual events. No
Rays and Sharks are to be caught or killed.
11. All
participants are required to take a photo of the fishes that they wish
to enter for the
competition. The fish must be alive
either in the water or on deck.
12. The responsibility of proof will be on the participant should
there be any protest lodged against
him/her.
It is the responsibility of the participants to ensure the proper tags
are attached to the
fishes.
13. Fishes
caught by other people other than the participants of the tournament,
fishes caught with
nets, spear fishing, poisons,
bombs, long lines, foul hooking or any other methods not
approved by IGFA will not be
eligible for weigh in.
14. Fishes
weighed in for the tournament will be disposed at the discretion of the
judges.
15. There
will be a panel of 3 judges. Their decisions will be final.
16. Participants
will choose the boats they wish to charter for the competition. The cost
of the boat
charter will be borne by the
participants. The organizers could recommend boats available for
rental upon request.
17.
There maybe more than one team sharing a boat, if the vessel is
licensed to carry the number
of people. Teams consisting of less then
6 persons can participate but each member will only
be allowed to weigh in two (2) fishes (
one for the team event and the other for the individual
event). The consent of the tournament
organizers must be received prior to the competition
date.
18. Private
Boats are allowed to be used in the tournament, but all fishing must be
done from one
(1) boat at any time.
19. Participants
wishing to bring in their own boat must provide the organizers with four
(4) photos
of the boat ( 2 front and 2 side
view ) and four (4) passport size photos of the crew and four (4)
photocopies of either their
Identification Card (Malaysian) or Passport (Non Malaysians ). Any
processing cost will be borne by
the participants.
20. All
participants are required to have their own safety gear. Participants
without a safety jacket
will not be allowed on the vessels.
21. Each
vessel will have a marshal on board. He/She will act as a representative
of the
tournament organizers on board. He/She will have the final say on all
matters pertaining to
safety and well being of the
participants whilst on the vessel. He/She is also trained in first aid,
radio communications. In addition
to the official, observers will be randomly allocated to vessels
for IGFA rules adherence purposes.
22. The
Captain of the vessel has the full authority and final say in matters
pertaining to the vessel.
Participants are strictly prohibited from
trying to influence or override the decision of the vessel
Captain at anytime during the
competition.
23. It
is the responsibility of every participant to ensure that non
bio-degradable rubbish is thrown
into the sea. All the participants
on board the vessel will be disqualified from the competition if
rubbish is found to have been
thrown over board.
24. All
participants must be present at the weigh in station at the Labuan
International Sea Sports
Complex to witness the weighing in
of their fish. Participants are required to personally
acknowledge the official weight of
their fishes.
25. Cut
off time for weighing in the fishes will be at 1300hrs on
17th April 2005
. If the owner of the
fish is not at the designated site
by the cut off time, the fish will be withdrawn from the
competition.
26. All
protest must be lodged officially via protest forms available at the
weigh-in booth on
17th
April 2005
. There will be a charge of RM100.00 per protest. Any protest lodged
after 1400hrs on
17th April 2005
will not be entertained.
27. The
organisers will not be responsible for the safety, damages and expenses
incurred by the
participants resulting from the
competition.
28. IGFA
Rules will be applied to this competition.
29.
Closing date for submission of entry forms will be as stated at
the entry form.
30. All
participants are required to sign an indemnity form.
31. Organizers
reserve the right to change and amend any rules and regulations or
timings of the
competition as they see fit.
32. All
vessels participating in the competition must have a VHF Radio on board
which have the
International
Distress Channel 16.
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