Article 11 Officials
11.1 There shall be one (1) chief referee and one (1) or two (2) assistant chief referees.
11.2 The jury on duty shall consist of one (1) head judge, one (1) assistant head judge, one (1) platform judge, one (1) recorder, one (1) timekeeper and three (3) or five (5) sideline judges.
11.3 One (1) chief scheduler-recorder
11.4 One (1) chief registrar
Article 12 Auxiliaries
12.1 Four (4) scheduler-recorders
12.2 Three (3) to five (5) registrars
12.3 Two (2) to three (3) medical workers
12.4 One (1) to two (2) announcers
Article 13 Officials’ Duties
13.1 The chief referee shall:
13.1.1 Organize all officials to study the Rules and Regulations of the Competition, and to master the officiating methods.
13.1.2 Make sure that everything is ready for competition in regard to the platform, equipment and officiating apparatus, and to the weighing-in, drawing of lots and programming.
13.1.3 Settle problems according to the Rules and Regulations, but without the power to modify them.
13.1.4 Provide guidance to juries in competition and replace officials if necessary.
13.1.5 Notify the referee, chief programmer-recorder and announcers in time if any change has occurred in the order of competition owing to a competitor’s default.
13.1.6 Have the right to make the final decision when a dispute arises in a jury.
13.1.7 See to it that the officials are implementing the Rules properly.
13.1.8 Examine, sign and announce the results of competition.
13.1.9 Submit a written summary report to the Organizing Committee.
13.2 The assistant chief referee shall assist the chief referee and may act on his behalf in his absence.
13.3 The head judge shall:
13.3.1 Organize his jury in its work and study.
13.3.2 Supervise and guide the work of the judges, timekeeper and recorder.
13.3.3 Whistle as a hint for correction, before the final result is announced, when the platform judge has made an apparent misjudgment or omission.
13.3.5 Announce the result at the end of each round to decide the winner.
13.3.6 Handle such matters as absolute victory, fall-off, penalty and forcible counting according to the competitors’ conditions on the platform and the recorder’s records.
13.3.7 Examine and sign the results at the end of each bout.
13.4 The assistant head judge shall assist the referee, and perform other officials’ tasks concurrently when necessary.
13.5 The platform judge shall:
13.5.1 Check the competitors' protective gear and ensure safety in fighting.
13.5.2 Guide the fights through calls and gestures.
13.5.3 Make decisions on such matters as fall-down, fall-off, penalty, forcible counting and call for first aid.
13.5.4 Announce the result of a bout.
13.6 The sideline judges shall:
13.6.1 Award points to the competitors according to the Rules.
13.6.2 Display the results simultaneously and instantly at the head judge’s signals at the end of each round.
13.6.3 Sign the scorecard at the end of each bout, to be kept for examination and verification.
13.7 The recorder shall:
13.7.1 Fill in the two fighters’ forms carefully before the competition.
13.7.2 Participate in the work of weighing-in ceremony and record the competitors' weights in the statistical chart of the bout.
13.7.3 Record the numbers of warnings, admonitions, forcible counts and falls-off according to the platform judge’s calls and gestures.
13.7.4 Decide the winner of each round according to the sideline judges’ decisions and report to the head judge.
13.8 The timekeeper shall:
13.8.1 Check the gong and timing devices before the competition, making sure that the stop-watches keep correct time.
13.8.2 Keep a record of the time elapsed during the fights, stops and rest periods between the bouts
13.8.3 When the computer scoring system is not available, blow a whistle ten (10) seconds before the start of each round and beat a gong to announce its end.
13.8.4 Read out the sideline judges’ decisions.
13.9 The chief scheduler-recorder shall:
13.9.1 Be responsible for examining the competitors' credentials and entry forms.
13.9.2 Organize the drawing-lots ceremony and work out the competition schedule.
13.9.3 Prepare various forms to be used in competitions; check and verify the competitors’ results to determine their placings.
13.9.4 Record and announce the results of all bouts.
13.9.5 Collect data for statistics and compilation of Results.
13.10 The scheduler-recorders shall perform tasks as assigned by the chief scheduler-recorder.
13.11 The chief registrar shall:
13.11.1 Be responsible for the competitors’ weighing-in ceremony.
13.11.2 Be responsible for the preparation of protective gear and its management during the Competition.
13.11.3 Summon the competitors for roll-calls twenty (20) minutes before the start of a contest.
13.11.4 Report to the chief referee immediately in cases of absence or default during the roll-calls.
13.11.5 Check the competitors’ dress and protective gear as required by the Rules.
13.12 The registrars shall perform tasks as assigned by the chief registrar.
13.13 The announcers shall:
13.13.l Give the audience a general idea of the Rules and Regulations of the Competition.
13.13.2 Introduce the judges and competitors to the audience.
13.13.3 Announce the results of competitions.
13.14 The medical workers shall:
13.14.l Check the competitors’ health certificates.
13.14.2 Carry out anti-doping tests in cooperation with the experts.
13.14.3 Conduct selective checkups among the competitors before the competition.
13.14.4 Provide first-aid service to injured or sick competitors during the Competition.
13.14.5 Examine cases of injury caused by fouls.
13.14.6 Be responsible for medical supervision and propose to the chief referee in time to suspend injured or sick competitors from competition.
JURY OF APPEAL AND ITS DUTIES
Article 14 Composition of the Jury of Appeal
The Jury of Appeal shall be composed of one (1) chairman, one (1) vice chairman and three (3) or five (5) members.
Article 15 Duties of the Jury of Appeal
15.1 The Jury of Appeal shall work under the leadership of the Organizing Committee of the Competition, being held responsible mainly for supervising international competition, on such matters as checking the competition area and facilities, equipment, scheduling, drawing of lots, competitors’ weighing-in, grouping of officials and arrangement of their work.
The Jury of Appeal shall supervise the officiating work. In case of any obvious unjust behavior or incorrect judgment, it shall have the right to give warnings to the officials concerned and, in serious cases, may even propose to the IWUF Technical Committee to remove them from their current officiating work to ensure the smooth running of competitions.
15.2 The Jury of Appeal shall deal with appeals submitted by participating teams in disagreement with the judges' decisions concerning the Rules and Regulations of the Competition. But such appeals shall be confined to decisions related to the appealing team.
15.3 The Jury of Appeal shall handle the appeals immediately after receiving them and duly notify the parties concerned of the ruling.
15.4 The Jury of Appeal shall investigate the matter at issue and may watch the videotapes if necessary. It may hold discussion meetings and invite personages concerned to attend them as observers without the right to vote. The meetings must be attended by more than half of the members of the Jury of Appeal. Only decisions made by more than half of its members present at the meeting shall come into effect. In case of a tied vote, the chairman shall have the right to make the final decision.
15.5 Members of the Jury of Appeal shall withdraw from discussions and voting on issues in which their country or region is involved.
15.6 After strict and careful reexaminations of the problem raised in the appeal, the original decision shall remain unchanged if it is confirmed to be right If it is confirmed to be obviously wrong, the Jury of Appeal shall request the IWUF Technical Committee to deal with the officials who have made the misjudgment. However, the result shall remain unchanged. The decision of the Jury of Appeal shall be final.
Article 16 Procedure and Requirements of Appeals
16.1 A participating team in disagreement with the judges’ decisions shall submit its appeal in written form through its representative or coach to the Jury of Appeal within 15 minutes after the conclusion of the contest, together with a fee of US$100. The fee will be returned if the appeal proves to be justified. If not, the original decision will remain unchanged and the fee will not be returned.