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SAFETY REGULATIONS
01. The Federation will appoint safety Inspectors. It will
be their responsibility to conduct safety inspections and enforce all safety
regulations at Federation events.
02. All participants must be a member in good standing, of
a recognized unit.
03. Unit Commanders must be at least 21 years of age and
agree to be responsible for the actions, safety, and authenticity of all members
serving in their unit.
04. A licensed and insured driver must drive all motor
vehicles participating in an event in a sensible manner. The vehicle must also
be covered by the owner’s insurance and show proof of such. All wheel vehicles
must have at least one ground person. All tracked vehicles must have four ground
people.
05. Any vehicle being driven in the field must be
proceeded by a ground guide to avoid personnel hiding in the surrounding
foliage.
06. Absolutely no ignitable devices are to be thrown into
or projected at or near any motor vehicle.
07. All battles involving possession of one or more
buildings must be under the control of one or more neutral observers with the
authority to stop all activity for safety reasons. Appointment may be made on
site.
08. No alcoholic beverages or controlled substances are to
be used at any event. Violation of local ordinances, drunken or disorderly
conduct will result in the individual and his unit’s dismissal from the event.
09. No weapon is to be discharged directly at a person at
less than 25 yards.
10. The Federation must approve all pyrotechnic devices.
11. No horizontally fired projectiles (i.e., those fired
at a trajectory of less than 45 degrees) are permitted. One exception is
permitted, that is foam tipped projectile may be fired directly at a vehicle not
at the vehicle occupants.
12. All vertically fired projectiles must have approved
frangible warheads and cannot weigh over 10 ounces.
13. No live ammunition is to be brought to an event.
Violation of this rule will result in the dismissal of the offender and his unit
from the event, immediately.
14. Automatic weapons equipped with a functioning shredder
may only use wood-tipped blanks.
15. Affixed bayonets are EXPRESSLY forbidden.
16. The use of metal-bodied parachute flares, artillery
simulators, or other high explosives "simulators" are forbidden at all events.
Devices of this type may be used at staged spectator events under the total
supervision of a safety officer providing that they are detonated only in a
controlled area. Please refer to the directive on the use and construction of
pyrotechnic devices for further details.
17. Hand to hand combat is expressly forbidden.
18. Refusal to obey the decision of the Safety Officers
will result in a report, requesting the dismissal of the offender and his unit
from the Federation being filed with the President for review by the Board of
Directors. All reports should be filed within 10 days of the violation.
19. No shotguns, military or otherwise, allowed.
20. No Black Powder is allowed
for use in any pyrotechnics devices of any kind, ONLY Pyrodex is permitted.
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