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24. START INTERVAL [rR] 24.1. In individual events, starts are separated by at least fortytive seconds. 24.2. In the team events, starts are separated by at least ninety seconds. 25. FALSE START [rR] 25.11. Only the Starter is qualified to determine that a false start has occurred and to recall the competitor by means of an appropriate signal. 25.2. The Starter determines if a second start is given and notifies the Chief Judge. 26. FINISH [rR] 26.1. The finish line must be marked very clearly on both sides. 26.2. A competitor's run is complete when he /she crosses the finish line. He /she must not cross the finish line more than once at the risk of disqualification from that run. 26.3. In the team event all 3 boats must cross the finish line within 15 seconds of each other. 27. MARKING OF THE GATES [TR1 27.1. The gates consist of 2 suspended poles painted with 5 green and 5 white rings for downstream gates and 5 red 23 ICF Slalom Racing Competition Rules - Version 2003.01 - Issue date: January 1 2003 and sufficient room be allowed, to permit a correct negotiation and judgement of penalties without uncertainty. 20.5. If during a run in some event the Chief Judge finds that a significant change in water level has occurred that may be corrected, he may stop the competition until the original water conditions are restored. 20.6. If during the competition unusual circumstances alter the nature or design of the course, only the Chief Judge may authorise alteration to or change the position of a gate. 21. APPROVALOF THE COURSE [rR] 21.1. Ideally the boats for the demonstration run should be one right- handed C1, one left- handed C1, two K1 M, two K1 W, and two C2 (front left and front right). In any case the maximum number of boats for each category should be no more than 2. 21.2. The Chief Official, the Technical Organiser, the Chief Judge and the Team Managers determine the navigability of the course. 21.2.1. If the course is judged in some way unacceptable, the above persons named in Rule 21.2 are qualified to make a decision. If more than half of them ask for a modification, the course must be modified. In the event that the course is particularly difficult, the organisers must, upon demand of more than half the Team Managers, diminish the difficulties for certain events. After the vote and approval, no further modification may be made. The first start of the official training runs (when held) may not be held less then 20 minutes after the course is finally declared approved. 22. TRAINING [rR1 22.1. At the organisers discretion a training run may be allowed on the completed course during international competitions. Training runs are not mandatory. 22 ICF Slalom Racing Competition Rules - Version 2003.01 - Issue date: January 1 .,, 2003 SLALOM 2003 28/1/03 11:00 Pagina 22 28.6.1. The head of the competitor or competitors must cross the line between the poles in accordance with the correct side of the gate and the course plan. 28.6.2. The boat (or part of the boat) must cross the line between the poles at the same instant as the head crosses the line. 28.7. A correct negotiation of a gate without touching the pole with the body, the paddle, or the boat is a faultless negotiation. 29. PENALTIES [rR[ 29.1. 0 Point Penalty Correct negotiation without fault. 29.2.2 Point Penalty Correct negotiation of the gate, but with a touch of one or both poles. 29.3. Repeated touching of the same or both poles is only penalised once. 29.4. 50 Point Penalty 29.4.1. Touch of a gate (either 1 or 2 poles) without correct negotiation. 29.4.2. Intentional pushing of a gate to allow negotiation (it is not judged an intentional push when the body and the boat of the competitor was already in a position in which it would have ideally negotiated the gate). 29.4.3. The body (in C -2 one of the two competitors) crosses the gate line upside down. (For definition of upside down see Rule 40.6) 29.4.4. During any gate negotiation no part of the head is allowed to cross the gate line in the wrong direction. 29.4.5. Gate left out Gate(s) left out is determined to have occurred when negotiation of any subsequent gate begins OR the finish line is crossed. 29.4.6. A team failing to cross the finish line within 15 seconds. 29.4.7 The head passes the line between the poles without part of the boat. 25 ICF Slalom Racing Competition Rules - Version 2003.01 - Issue date: January 1 .,, 2003 and 5 white rings for upstream gates, with bottom ring always white. 27.2. The width of the gates is 1.2 meters minimum to 3,5 meters maximum measured between the poles. Poles must be round and 2 m long by 3.5 to 5.0 cm in diameter, and of sufficient weight that motion caused by wind is not excessive. 27.3. The lower end of the pole should be approximately 15 cm above the water, and the pole must not be put in motion by the water. 27.4. Gates must be numbered in the order of negotiation. 27.5. The gate number panels must measure 30 cm x 30 cm. The numbers must be inscribed on both sides of the panels using black paint on a yellow or white background. Each number and letter must measure 20 cm in height and 2 cm in thickness. On the side of the panel opposite the direction of correct negotiation, a diagonal red line is painted bottom left to top right. 27.6. At each judging position the numbers of the gates being judged must be clearly displayed. 28. NEGOTIATION [rR1 28.1. All the gates must be negotiated in numerical order. 28.2. All gates must be negotiated in accordance with the direction established by the correct side of the gate number panels. 28.3. All gates may be negotiated in any presentation from the correct side of the gate. 28.4. Negotiation of a gate begins when: The boat or the body or the paddle touches a pole of the gate OR the head of the competitor (in C2, one of the two competitors) crosses the line between the poles. 28.5. Negotiation of a gate is ended when the negotiation of any subsequent gate begins OR the finish line is crossed. 28.6. The following conditions must be satisfied for a gate to be considered correctly negotiated: 24 ICF Slalom Racing Competition Rules - Version 2003.01 - Issue date: January 1 .,, 2003 SLALOM 2003 28/1/03 11:00 Pagina 24 32.1.1. Eskimo roll is not considered to be a capsize. In team runs, members of the team may help each other to Eskimo roll. 33. TIMING rrRt 33.1. The time of a run is measured from: The time that the competitor's body first crosses the starting