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

ADAM Mac ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

- ICSD Technical Director - ISSF Representative - ISSF Representative - Sports Liaison Officer - Deaf Representative

2. PROTEST COMMITTEE

ADAM Mac ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

- ICSD Technical Director - ISSF Representative - ISSF Representative - Sports Liaison Officer - Deaf Representative

3. EVENTS
The Shooting competitions will comprise the following events:

MEN	WOMEN
10m air pistol (60 shots) 10m air rifle (60 shots) 50m pistol (60 shots) 50m rifle 3 positions (3x40 shots) 50m rifle prone (60 shots) 25m rapid fire pistol (60 shots)	10m air pistol (40 shots) 10m air rifle (40 shots) 25m pistol (30+30 shots) 50m rifle 3 positions (3x20 shots)

There will be no team classification.

4. PARTICIPANTS

4.1. Age Eligibility
There are no age restrictions.

4.2. Each National Association may enter a maximum number of two (2) competitors per event.

4.3. 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.

5. REGISTRATION

5.1. 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.

5.2. 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 will be made via official online registration form or telefax followed by the official registration form.

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

6. VENUES

6.1. Competition Venue
The shooting competitions will take place at Gong Si Shooting Range. The installations will include the following:

6.1.1. Shooting Range

• One 50m shooting range (rifle and pistol), 40 ranges
• One 25m pistol range, 40 ranges
• One 10m air gun range, 28 ranges

6.1.2. Lighting
The light intensity is up to 1500Lux.

6.2. Training Venue
The training venue is the same as the competition venue.

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. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS

8.1. Technical Organisation
ICSD is responsible for the technical organisation of the Shooting competitions.

8.2. Competition Rules
The Shooting competitions will be conducted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the ISSF (version 2009). 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:

8.2.1. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with Deaflympics Regulations, General Technical Rules – Summer Deaflympics, and this Shooting Technical Regulations.

8.2.2. Technical questions related to competition rules shall be resolved according to the ISSF Rules and Regulations.

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

8.3. Competition Equipment
All equipment used during competitions will comply with the ISSF Rules and Regulations.

8.4. Competition Clothing
It is the responsibility of the competitor to appear on the ranges dressed in a manner appropriate to a public event. This must be controlled by the Technical Committee. Clothing made of camouflage material is prohibited.

8.5. Draw
The assigned shooting stations and times for each competitor in each competition will be determined by drawing of lots. Each event draw will take place two days prior to the competition. The draw will be done by the Technical Director in accordance with ISSF rules, under the supervision of the Technical Committee for that event.

8.6. Competition Plan

8.6.1. Elimination, Qualification and Finals
The Deaflympics shooting competitions will be organized with qualification and final rounds. If the number of shooters exceeds the usable capacity of the range, elimination must be conducted following the ISSF Special Technical Rules for the event in question.

The eight (8) highest scoring athletes except 25m rapid fire pistol event (six (6) highest scoring athletes) in the qualification rounds will advance to the final rounds.

8.6.1.1. Qualification Rounds
Shots in the qualification rounds will be scored on the basis of the standard 10, 9, 8, etc. point system.

8.6.1.2. Final Rounds
To score final round shots, each whole number scoring ring is further subdivided into tenths. Thus, the highest value counts as 10.9 points, the lowest value 10 counts as 10.0 points. The highest value 9 counts as 9.9 points, etc.

8.6.2. 10m air rifle and 10m air pistol
The Air Rifle and Air Pistol competitions will be fired at a distance of 10m using international targets where one shot shall be fired at each target for both the rifle event the pistol event. All firing is done from the standing position. For each competition, the number of shots and the total time limits are:

MEN	WOMEN
60 shots 1 hour 45 minutes	40 shots 1 hour 15 minutes

8.6.3. 50m pistol (60 shots) - Men only
The free pistol competition will be fired in six series of 10 shots from a distance of 50m using international targets with 5 shots on each target. The total time limit, including sighting shots, is 2 hours. An unlimited number of sighting shots shall be fired only before beginning of competition shots.

8.6.4. 25m pistol (30+30 shots) - Women only
The 25m pistol competition will be fired in two stages of 30 shots each. Before the beginning of each stage, the shooter may fire one sighting series of 5 shots. The precision stage includes six series of 5 shots in 5 minutes. The rapid fire stage includes six series of 5 shots. During each series the target is shown five times. Each times for three seconds. The time between each appearance must be seven seconds. One shot only will be fired during each "appearance" of the target. All shooters must complete the precision stage before the rapid fire stage may begin.

8.6.5. 50m rifle 3 positions
The small-bore rifle competition (three positions) will be fired at a distance of 50m, using the international targets. One shot shall be fired at each target from all positions. Time limits for all sightings and record shots are:

MEN (3x40 shots)	WOMEN (3x20 shots)
Prone: 1 hour Standing: 1 hour and 30 minutes Kneeling: 1 hour and 15 minutes	3 positions: 2 hour and 30 minutes

Men's event only:

• The minimum changeover time between positions is 10 minutes.
• All shooters must complete the prone stage before starting the standing stage, and all shooters must complete the standing stage before starting the kneeling stage.

Men and women:

• Sighting shots (unlimited in number) must be fired only before the beginning of each match position. Once the first record shot has been fired, no further sighting shots are allowed unless permitted by the Technical Committee.

8.6.6. 50m rifle prone (60 shots) - Men only
The competition will be fired in the prone position at a distance of 50m, using international targets where one shot shall be fired at each target.

There will be a time limit of 1 hour and 30 minutes for all sighting and record shots. Each shooter is entitled to unlimited sighting shots, which must be fired before the start of the competition.

8.6.7. 25m rapid fire pistol (60 shots) - Men only
The ISSF target for the Rapid Fire Pistol, which is divided into 5 scoring zones, will be used. Targets will be set up in groups of five, 0.75m apart centre to centre, at a distance of 25m.

The competition shall consist of 60 shots divided into two stages of 30 shots each. Each stage includes six (6) series of five (5) shots each, two in 8 seconds, two in 6 seconds and two in 4 seconds. Before the beginning of each stage, the shooter may fire one sighting series of five shots in either 8, 6 or 4 seconds.

8.7. Officials

8.7.1. Judges
The judges shall be fully qualified and certified by the ISSF. The juries selected by the Organising Committee will supervise the running of the shooting competitions.

8.7.2. Appointment
The Organizing Committee shall appoint an appropriate number of judges.

9. PROTESTS

9.1. Procedure for lodging a protest
All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the ISSF Rules and Regulations and will be managed by the Shooting 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 10 minutes after official posted results.

The ICSD Technical Director will decide whether the protest is sporting related or eligibility related. The Shooting 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.

9.2. Procedures for reviewing a protest
The Shooting 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.

10. CONTROL AND SANCTIONS

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

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

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

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

11. TECHNICAL MEETING

11.1. Date and Location
The Shooting technical meeting will be held on 4 September 2009 in Gong Cheng Complex in Taipei Municipal University of Education at 10:00.

11.2. Attendance
Each participating National Federation may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, an interpreter.