Fencing Draft notes:Introduction
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Changes for v 6.0
- Was 1.1 The rules
- Now
- 1.1 About these rules
- Reason
- Not all the rules.
- 1.3 General information
- Rules moved to other sections
- 1.3.1
- Moved to be 1.3.1.2
- 1.3.2 and 3
- Moved to 11.1.1 and 2 in Supervising combat, and reworded.
- 1.3.4
- Moved to be 1.1.5
- Was
- ... Guest fencers must meet the Kingdom's standards for protective gear and weapons set out in these rules.
- Now
- ... Guest fencers must follow all of Lochac's fencing rules, including standards for protective gear and weapons set out in these rules.
- Functional change
- Guest fencers have to follow all of our rules when they fight here, not just our equipment standards.
- Reason
- Rule was originally unclear about which kingdom's stanadrds applied.
- For notes
- June 2023 - Clarification that guest fencers to Lochac must follow all of our fencing rules when fencing here.
- 1.4.1.1 in Application of the rules - General
- Additional text
- When in doubt, consider safety above all else.
- Functional change
- None
- Reason
- Emphasising importance of safety especially when rules are unclear.
- For note section
- Not required
- 1.4.1.2.b in in Application of the rules - General
- Was
- All fencers and marshals should make sure they keep up with these announcements.
- Now
- All fencers and marshals must make sure they keep up with these announcements.
- Functional change
- This is a requirement. It's not just recommended, and not optional.
- Reason
- "Should" implies there are valid reasons for not keeping up with these announcments. It's not optional.
- 1.5.4 in Youth activities
- Was
- ...ensure that the minor's parent or legal guardian has:
- ...
- and has signed a statement explicitly acknowledging this.
- Now
- ... ensure that the minor's parent or legal guardian has:
- ...
- and has signed a statement explicitly acknowledging this by completing the relevant minor participation form.
- Functional change
- None, clarification only
- Reason
- Links to relevant paperwork that we use for this purpose.
- 1.4.5 in Youth activities
- Insert new rule
- Authorisation cards issued to minors will have "MINOR" clearly printed across the face of the card.
- Functional change
- None
- Reason
- Matching wording in Armoured combat rules and reflects current practice.
- 1.4.6 in Youth activities
- Insert new rule
- Participants under 18 years of age cannot hold Fencing Marshal or Authorising Fencing Marshal authorisations.
- Functional change
- Re-including age restrictions for authorised marshals (was included previously).
- Reason
- Marshals are officers, and officers in Lochac must be over 18.
- For notes section
- Not required
- 1.6.1 Key changes to these rules
- Removed as duplication of information held elsewhere in the document, and no longer current for this round of changes.
- See the change log for full list of changes.