1. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The technical committee will be composed of the ICSD Technical Director for Orienteering and members appointed by the Organising Committee:

Marek MIR-MACKIEWICZ Christine BROWN Shin MURAKOSHI Chih-Yuan LIN Yi-Zuo LIN

- ICSD Technical Director - Representative from IOF - Representative from IOF - Sports Liaison Officer (Representative from Organising Committee) - Deaf Representative

2. PROTEST COMMITTEE

Marek MIR-MACKIEWICZ Christine BROWN Shin MURAKOSHI Chih-Yuan LIN Yi-Zuo LIN

- ICSD Technical Director - Representative from IOF - Representative from IOF - Sports Liaison Officer (Representative from Organising Committee) - Deaf Representative

Please note: Names of the Protest Committee will be advised at the Orienteering Technical Meeting in Taipei.

3. COMPETITION VENUE
The Orienteering competitions will take place at Yang-Ming National Park and Chin-Tiang-Gang.

• Long & Middle event - From Chingteingang (start) to Lengshueikeng (finish) in Yang-Ming National Park.
• Sprint & Relay event - Green belt between Yangmingshan second (2nd) parking lot & Floral Clock area parking lot in Yang-Ming National Park.

4. TRAINING VENUE
The training venue will take place at Shin-Shan Park and Nan-Kang Park.

5. EQUIPMENT
All equipment and maps used during competitions will comply with the IOF Rules and Regulations.

6. EVENTS
The orienteering competitions will comprise the following events for both genders:

• Sprint
• Long Distance
• Middle Distance
• Relay

7. SCHEDULE

7.1. Competition Schedule
Refer to the competition schedule on the Games website.

7.2. Training Schedule
Refer to the training schedule on the Games website.

8. REGULATIONS

8.1. Rules
The Orienteering competitions will be conducted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the IOF (version 1 January 2007). In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the Rules and Regulations, the English text shall prevail. Unforeseen incidents not covered by the Rules and Regulations shall be dealt with as follows:

8.1.1. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with Deaflympics Regulations.

8.1.2. Technical questions shall be resolved according to the IOF Rules and Regulations.

8.1.3. Only athletes who comply with the Deaflympics Regulations are entitled to take part in the Deaflympics Orienteering competitions.

8.2. Participants

8.2.1. Each National Association may enter a maximum number of fourteen (14) competitors - seven (7) men and seven (7) women and five (5) team officials.

• Sprint - each association may enter three (3) women and three (3) men.
• Long Distance - each association may enter three (3) women and three (3) men.
• Middle Distance - each association may enter three (3) women and three (3) men.
• Relay - each association may enter one (1) women's team and one (1) men's team, each consisting of three (3) team members.

8.2.2. Age Eligibility
There are no age restrictions for relay and individual events.

8.3. Entries

8.3.1. The preliminary registrations with an indication of the probable number of athletes in each event must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 August 2008.

8.3.2. The final registrations with the names of each athlete indicating event entered must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 August 2009. Such submissions may be made by telefax if followed by the official registration form.

8.3.3. No changes or additional entries will be accepted after 1 August 2009.

8.3.4. A fine of USD $20 is levied on each non-starting athlete with the exception of those presenting a doctor's declaration that he/she should not be allowed to start.

8.4. Medical Control
Refer to General Technical Rules - Summer Deaflympics, Article 4 - CONTROL AND SANCTIONS.

9. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS

9.1. Technical Organisation
ICSD is responsible for the technical organisation of the orienteering competition.

9.2. Draw
The draw for all events will be conducted in accordance with IOF Rules and Regulations.

9.3. Competition

9.3.1. Relay Event
There is one class for women and one for men.

9.3.2. Individual Events
There is one class for women and one for men.

9.4. Tournament Director
The organising committee shall appoint a Tournament Director. The Tournament Director shall work in close cooperation with the ICSD Technical Director. In matters concerning the interpretation of the Rules of Orienteering, the referee's decision shall be final.

9.5. Officials
The Organising Committee shall appoint an appropriate number of officials to conduct each event.

9.6. Protests

9.6.1. Procedure for lodging a protest
All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the IOF Rules and Regulations and will be managed by the Orienteering Protest Committee. Any official protest must be submitted in writing in English on the Official Deaflympics Protest Form. The form must be given to the ICSD Technical Director with USD $50 within 60 minutes after official posted results.

The ICSD Technical Director will decide whether the protest is sporting related or eligibility related. The Orienteering Protest Committee will review all sport related protests, and the ICSD Executive Committee will review all eligibility protests. The deposit of USD $50 will be returned to the appellant only if the protest is considered valid.

9.6.2. Procedures for reviewing a protest
The Orienteering Protest Committee will meet in the Technical Directors office in Taipei at a time decided upon by the chairperson of the committee.

• The ICSD Technical Director will be the chairperson of the committee.
• The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible to book the meeting room and interpreters.
• The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will contact all committee members to inform them of the meeting time and location.
• The ICSD Technical Director will be responsible for liaising with the State Sports Association's Competition Manager.

The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible for informing Games Headquarters GHQ and the ICSD Technical Director will be responsible for informing ICSD Executive Committee about the protest and also the outcome of the protest.

9.7. Clothing
The choice of clothing shall be free. Start number bibs shall be clearly visible and worn as prescribed by the Deaflympics Regulations.

9.8. Hearing Aids
The use of any hearing aid/amplification or external cochlear implant parts are not permitted within the restricted zone area.

9.8.1. Restricted Zone Area
The restricted zone area is in effect from the time athletes enter on the competitive terrain during the warm-up and competition period.

9.8.2. Violation and Penalty
When this rule is violated, refer to Audiogram Regulations, Article 6: VIOLATIONS and PENALTIES.

10. TECHNICAL MEETING
The Orienteering technical meeting will be held on 6 September 2009 in Gong Cheng Complex in Taipei Municipal University of Education at 9:00. Each participating National Association may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, an interpreter.