1.
GENERAL
Umpires are recruited through number of
different organisations functioning in number of different countries. This
demands more from an individual umpire to take care of his/her rights and
regulations.
This SOP defines principles that regulate
responsibilities and rights of an individual Umpire. The rights and
responsibilities guidelines have been issued for the protection of both; the individual
umpire and those umpires who have been given the responsibility to lead. The
command and control issues are described in 300-series SOPs and in Operational
Plans and Orders.
2.
UMPIRE SPIRIT
ERNA competition and umpire operations
especially are based totally on volunteer work.
Assumption is that participating umpires know and want to follow the international
code of conduct of the military brother/sisterhood.
Assumption also is that umpires understand the
need of the chain of command. Umpires understand that if there are rules there
must be reasons for those rules to exist. Umpires understand that when wearing uniform
the good of the unit is more important than the good of an individual; the
mission is most important.
Umpires take care of their colleagues; the
other umpires: “kaveria ei jätetä!”
3.
RIGHTS
Umpire is allowed to refuse a task, an order or
similar in case national regulations, regulations set by organisation that has
recruited the umpire in question or through which umpire is participating in
the competition, or generally accepted rules of good conduct and behaviour are
in conflict with given task, order or similar.
All tasks given are based on volunteer
participation in the competition; individual umpire can anytime for any reason
refuse a task or order as long as the order is not safety or security related.
There are no penalties for umpires unless so
defined in national regulations, regulations set by organisation that has
recruited the umpire in question or through which umpire is participating in
the competition or in case the Estonian law or the law of the country that
applies to individual umpire so defines.
Umpires can decide not to follow the
instructions defined in the Responsibilities of this SOP. In that case,
individual umpire will be responsible for this decision he/she makes and its
consequences.
In case Umpire has been ordered to retire,
he/she can use the accommodation and transportation available for other umpires
related to competition.
Umpire can choose not to use the accommodation
and transportation available for other umpires related to competition. In that
case, umpire MUST inform national senior about his/her decision.
4.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Umpires must find out on their own:
·
What
are the national rules and regulations that regulate his/her rights and
responsibilities
·
What
are the rules and regulations of the organisation through which he/she
participate in the competition that regulate his/her rights and
responsibilities
·
What
are the rules and regulations set by ERNA Society for individual umpire
participating in the competition
Umpires MUST read and understand the safety and
similar issues described in the ERNA Society competition instructions and SOsP,
and in the ERNA Umpire SOPs, Umpire Plans and Orders.
Umpires MUST follow the competition, national,
and generally known rules and regulations concerning safety and security.
Umpires MUST refuse a task, orders or similar
in case national regulations, regulations set by organisation that has
recruited the umpire in question or through which umpire is participating in
the competition, or generally accepted rules of good conduct and behaviour are
in conflict with given task, order or similar.
Umpires MUST apply commands ordering them to
retire from the competition in case acting leaders (as defined described in
300-series SOPs and in Umpire Operational Plans and Orders) such orders issue.
5.
PRACTICAL ISSUES
Before umpire can participate in the competition he/she must sing the form in which:
·
Umpire
declares that he/she has valid insurance that covers competition type exercises
OR that if he/she does NOT have the insurance, he/she will not have any demands
from the competition organisers, national organisations involved nor from
acting leaders or other individuals in the umpire element.
·
Umpire
declares that he/she has read and understands the safety and security issues
described in umpire documents and ERNA Society documents.
·
Umpire
declares that he/she has read and understands his/her rights and
responsibilities.
The content of this document is the same as the
forms that competing teams sign. Umpires sign the form when they arrive at main
camp.