| F.R.E.E. considers the judges the most important part
in the verification of record attempts and competitive
events. It is their mission to assure that any of these
activities is carried out under strict compliance with
the pertinent rules and that the F.R.E.E. principles of
Safety and Fairness are followed at all times. A person
can be appointed to the position of judge if he/she:
Has performed the
duties of (Supervising/Safety/Diving) Officer orFreediver
in at least one (1) previous Record Attempt verified
by F.R.E.Eand must show the corresponding Appointment
of Organizing Committee Form.
Has performed the
duties of Safety Diver in at least twenty (20) dives
forming part of at least one (1) Record Attempt verified
by F.R.E.E and must show the corresponding Dive Profile
Forms.
Has been nominated
on outstanding merit by at least three (3) active members
of the F.R.E.E. Board of Directors and must show the
corresponding Letter of Nomination from each and all
of these members.
At least one (1) of the above requirements must be
met for nomination. All applicable documents as per
the above requirements are available for the public
scrutiny at F.R.E.E. All Official Judges are appointed
to this position for a period of three (3) years from
the date of the appointment. During this time, this
person has to perform the duties of this position in
at least one (1) Record Attempt verified by F.R.E.E.,
or must get re-certified if this criteria is not met.
F.R.E.E. requires that each record attempt must be
verified by two (2) judges, one of which must be at
the surface near the point of exit of the Freediver
so that this judge can retrieve the Confirmation Tag(s)
from the Freediver, and the other judge must witness
the performance from an underwater position. The depth
or length of this underwater position will be chosen
by the judge and it can be as deep/long as the goal
depth/length. Therefore, the judge performing these
underwater duties must be qualified and properly certified
to safely dive to the Goal Depth/Length of the attempt.
See the Section Judges Levels for details.
FREE allows active athletes to become
judges, as their freediving knowledge and expertise
can be an invaluable asset for the verification of competitive
activities. However to ensure that this does not contradict
with the principle of Fairness that our organization
strives to maintain at all levels and times, a judge-athlete
will be prohibited from acting as judge in any cagegory
for which he/she has requested verification for a personal
record attempt for one (1) year after this request has
been received by FREE. This is not affected by whether
the athlete's attempt is successful or not, however
in the case where the attempt is successful and the
athlete holds the current record for longer than the
one year period, then the restriction will last until
this record is broken by another athlete. In the Judges
List, restrictions for every judge (if applicable) are
listed together with their expiration time. The restrictions
are listed based on the following code:
Equipment Assisted
Constant Ballast
Line Assisted Constant
Ballast
Unassisted Constant
Ballast
Limited Variable
Ballast
Equipment Assisted
Horizontal Immersion
Unassisted Horizontal
Immersion
Salt Water
Fresh Water
Confined Water
Open Water
Male
Female
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