Kapitel V - Richter
5.01
The referees must have been approved by the jury before the competition. In the case of a large number of references not being fully qualified or experienced, they must be supervised by international referees.
5.02
A referee must have a wide experience of clay shooting and must possess a valid F.I.T.A.S.C. referee's certificate and his National Associations License. If this is not the case, the jury must agree to accept assistant referees.
5.03
The referees must ensure order and proper conduct on the shooting stand and during shoot-offs.
5.04
The referee alone shall make decisions. If a shooter disagrees with the referee, the objection must be made immediately on the shooting stand by raising the arm and saying PROTEST or APPEAL. The referee must then interrupt the shooting and pronounce his final decision.
5.05
The shooter may appeal against the referee's decision. The objection must be made in writing to the jury, accompanied by a deposit of a certain sum in operation on the day of the competition and which will be returned only if the objection is upheld.
If the jury find the objection justified, it may give instructions to the referee concerning future judgments or name a new referee or, finally, alter the referee's decision.
No dispute shall be concerned with whether a clay was hit or missed, nor whether the thrown clay was defective - in these cases, no appeal may be made against the referee's decision.
5.06
When the competitor is ready to shoot, he shall say READY to the referee and the target must be thrown during a period which may vary between 0 and 3 seconds after the referee has passed on the shooter's command to the pullers.
5.07
The referee must pass on the shooter's command to the pullers in the shortest time possible.
5.08
In exceptional circumstances, the referee may suspend the shooting if there is sudden heavy rain or a violent storm which appears to be a short duration. However, he must inform the jury if it looks likely that this interruption will last any length of time.
5.09
In no circumstances is it permitted to pick up a target to see if it has been hit or not.