O F F I C I A L B U L L E T I N No. 2

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1 FÉDÉRATION AERONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE (FAI) INTERNATIONAL PARACHUTING COMMISSION (IPC) O F F I C I A L B U L L E T I N No. 2 f o r 15 th FAI WORLD PARA - SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS from 17 th of February nd of February 2015 in UNTERAMMERGAU- Bavaria /Germany The preparation of the 15 th World Para-Ski Championship is running well and going to final. If you have any questions or a need of help, please feel free to contact the OC. We are looking forward seeing you in UNTERAMMERGAU/Bavaria and wish you a good journey there. The initial bid, official Bulletin No. 1 and 2 and all information in these documents can also be found at the WPC website: Additional information: * Payment details * Registration location * Map of competition venue * List of pre-registered team (will be published ASAP on:

2 EVENT 15 th FAI World Para Ski Championships 2015 IPC Discipline: Para Ski, the Competition consist of 6 accuracy jumps, 1 final jump, 1 qualification run Giant Slalom, 2 runs Giant Slalom. AIMS OF THE EVENT * to determine World Champions in Para-Ski INDIVIDUAL combined: + Men and Women separately + Junior (Men/Women separately): born on or after 01/01/1991 (age of 24) + Winners Masters Class (male/female separately): born on or before 31/12/1965 (age of 50) * to determine World Champions in Para-Ski TEAMS combined: + Men and mixed gender teams together + Women teams and Junior teams separately (all subject to CR PS 4.4.8!) * to establish new Continental and World records * to promote and develop skydiving as an attractive sport * to exchange ideas and strengthen friendly relations between the skydivers, judges and support personnel of all nations * to improve judging methods and technology EVENT ORGANIZER Deutscher Fallschirmsportverband (DFV) e. V. (German Parachuting Association (GPA) e. V.) Bureau address: c/o DFV e. V.; Comotorstr. 5; D UEBERHERRN Phone: ; or: Fax: ; [email protected] or: [email protected] ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Mr. Helmut BASTUCK Head of OC and Managing Director of DFV e. V. Mr. Juergen BARTH Event Organizer Mr. Alfred RICHTER Operator of Ski and Parachuting area Steckenberg Mr. Michael GANSLER Mayor of Unterammergau Mr. Thorsten UNSELD Secretary of the Tourism Agency Ammergauer Alpen Page 2 of 12

3 OFFICIALS Meet Director: Mr. Helmut SCHLECHT FAI Controller: Mr. Michael EGGER Chief Judge: Mr. Gernot RITTENSCHOBER Assistant to the Chief Judge: Mr. Guenter BERENDT Judges: Mr. Arnold HOHENEGGER Ms. Jana MATEJKINOVÁ Mr. Janez PFAJFAR Mr. Zeljko PRAJZ Ms. Dare SVETINA Mr. Gerhard WAGNER Mr. Rainer EXI HOENLE Technical Delegate FIS: Mr. A. FLORITZ LOCATION OF THE COMPETITION SITE STECKENBERG-ALM Community of UNTERAMMERGAU (Bavaria/Germany) Unterammergau has about 1,500 inhabitants and is located in a beautiful landscape in the middle of the nature reserve of the Ammergau Alps. Provide for relaxing days is perfect for hiking and cycling trails. Cultural attractions such as the castles, Ettal Monastery or the Wies Church invite you to visit. DETAILS of ACCESS: Airports: + Munich International Airport (MUC) 140 km = 1:30h by car + Innsbruck International Airport (INN) 80 km = 1:15h by car + Memmingen International Airport (FMM) 115 km = 1:30h by car Train stations: Munich Central Station Unterammergau 1:45 h by train (to Unterammergau) 2 km = 5 min by car (to comp. venue) Pick up-service (to be paid) from airports and railway-stations is available on request! Additional Details: see also: Geographical coordinates: Dropzone Elevation: Sunrise February: Sunset February: Temperature in February: Wind conditions: Snow depth in February: ` 38 N ` 20 E 875 meters ASL ( 2870 ft) 07:15 h (LT) 17:45 h (LT) average day C average day 3-4 m/sec, North/West cm (long term average) Page 3 of 12

4 AIRCRAFT (see detailed photos on website: Type: Helicopter (turbine engine): Ecureuil or similar helicopter (4 parachutists) with a dropping speed of approx kts. PRE-EVENT TRAINING On Tuesday 17 th February 2015 Accuracy Training is possible. The ticket price is 30,00 per Jump, exit altitude 1,000 meters. Pre-manifesting is required. We do NOT provide giant slalom training. Each team can organize if necessary its own slalom training by contacting local ski resort representative. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The use of an AAD is highly recommended for jumping at Unterammergau. Main parachute must be initiated by 700 m AGL (= ft) Use of head protection is mandatory. INSURANCE Liability insurance, covering Competitors, Officials, Judges etc. will be arranged by the Organizer. It is strongly recommended to all competitors to have insurance to cover for medical expenses and repatriation in the case of injury and for third party liability with coverage for situations not covered by SC 5, (2). If necessary, the Organizer can assist in this matter. In case of problems please contact the organizer. The immediate medical First Aid to the participants is in the responsibility of the Organizer during the official event, including training days. Important: Any damage to the hotel etc. is in the responsibility of the persons/delegations involved. Personal items and equipment are under participant s responsibility. TIME SCHEDULE Tuesday 17 th of Feb from 10:00 hrs: Acc. Training at competition site out of competition helicopter Tuesday 17 th of Feb Official arrival day of Delegations and Judges, registration office open from 09:00 till 22:30 hrs, at 20:00 first Team Leader Meeting, followed by the official judges conference (SC (1)) Wednesday, 18 th of Feb Competition starts at 09:00 till 16:30 hrs, in the evening: opening ceremony in Unterammergau Thursday, 19 th of Feb till Saturday, 21 st of Feb. 2015: competition continues Page 4 of 12

5 Saturday, 21 st of Feb Competition ends at 15:00 hrs (last take-off) Prize Giving and closing ceremony 19:00 hrs Banquet and Farewell Dinner at 20:30 hrs in the Hotel Sunday, 22 nd of Feb Official departure of delegations Detailed schedule at first Team Leader Meeting. REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT The Provisional Entry Form (PEF) of the NAC must reach the Organizer at least 75 days prior to the start of the competition, i. e. by December, 04 th The Official Entry Form (OEF) of the NAC together with the entry-fee payments must reach the Organizer at least 45 days prior to the start of the competition, i. e. by January, 3 rd Please mind the additional Attachment Form with organisational details to be completed for EACH attending person. Both registration forms are attached as papers to this Bulletin and will be available in electronical form (in format EXCEL 2007) on the organizer s website ( The registration by internet is the preferred method. Payment must be made in EURO (EUR) by bank transfer. Bank charges to be paid by the sender. PAYMENT DETAILS Payment must be made in EURO by wire transfer to the following bank account. All bank fees have to be paid by the sender (OUR). International: Account holder name: Deutsch.Fallschirm.Verband DFV Adress: Comotorstr. 5; D Ueberherrn Name of Bank: Kreissparkasse Saarlouis Bank address: Titzsstr.1; D Saarlouis Account-number (IBAN): DE BIC-Code (SWIFT): KRSADE55XXX Remark/Transfer reason: Entry fee WPSC 2015 name of NAC or team REGISTRATION OFFICE Registration: Opening hours: Competition Office (in Hotel SCHILLINGSHOF) Phone: / Fax: Tuesday, Feb. 17 th, from 09:00 hrs until 22:30 hrs. Page 5 of 12

6 ENTRY FEES (excl. 90,- FAI sanction fee, re. SC5, and Official Entry Form) COMPETITORS EUR 670,00 (+ 90,- IPC) JUNIOR COMPETITORS EUR 630,00 (+ 90,- IPC) OFFICIALS EUR 560,00 (+ 90,- IPC) (in detail: Head of Delegation, Team Manager, Team Coaches) Accompanying persons EUR 500,00 (also: Interpreters; Medical and Media persons) All amounts in EUR per person! There is NO late entry fee; nevertheless should payment of entry fee be arranged by money transfer to the given bank account in advance!! Cash on arrival only as exemption with explicit approval of organizer! ENTRY FEES COVER * All competition jumps (incl. rejumps and tie-break jumps) * five times lunch at competition site * Accommodation: five times in **** Hotel (room with double occupancy), max. 15 min drive to competition site; Single bed rooms upon request and availability will cost an additional fee of 30,- (per person and night!!) * Ski Pass: 5 days * Opening/Closing Ceremonies * Farewell Dinner * transportation from hotel to competition site SERVICES and FACILITIES: There will be a bus shuttle service on a frequently basis between the competition site and the hotel, provided by the organizer. Competitors, accompanying persons and officials staff get vouchers for lunch. Dinner will be served in the hotel. There are several restaurants at the Steckenberg Alm nearby the competition area where the vouchers will be accepted. Vouchers cannot be redeemed for money ACCOMMODATION: Accommodation is in **** Hotel SCHILLINGSHOF ( with bed and half board within 10 km from the competition area. Costs during competition are covered by entry fees, incl. FREE WIFI in the hotel. It is intended to accommodate all participants and officials in one hotel. Depends on participation. (See photos attached!) Page 6 of 12

7 Hotel reservations for the official competition hotel (including extra-nights!) must be made exclusively through the competition organizing committee. Note: Payment for additional nights before and after the official arrival and departure day must be made separately and directly to the hotel: 50,- person/night (incl. breakfast) in double bedroom. A limited number of single bedrooms is available at 80,- person/night (incl. breakfast). JUDGES TRAINING COURSE A judges training course will not be organized at this event. COMPOSITION OF DELEGATION Each delegation may be comprised of: * 1 Head of Delegation (HoD) * 1 Team Manager * 2 Medical/Media members * unlimited number of Coaches * 3 accompanying persons (more persons are possible with approval of organizer) * up to a maximum of 16 competitors The teams may be all male, all female or of mixed gender. There may be no more than 8 men or 8 women in these teams. An additional team may be composed of only juniors or for each junior included in the teams mentioned above, this team may include one competitor of the same gender, who is not a junior. Women teams two (2) participants, all other teams four (4) participants. For the Junior team ranking, the team must be composed of 4 junior competitors. VISA SUPPORT Participants/delegation members needing VISA for entering the EU/Germany, upon request will receive VISA support by the Organizer (e. g. letter of invitation). In this case, please send a list of all persons involved to the Organizer at [email protected] and attach a copy of their passports (page with photo and expiry dates as pdf or jpg-file). Page 7 of 12

8 Important reminder: The OC requests from all competitors a valid FAI Sport License 2015 (online!) and a valid parachuting license. Each participating delegation should also bring a national flag (size: 100 cm x 150 cm) (important for the parade at the opening ceremony!) and a tape with the national anthem. PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM A loudspeaker system will be used for announcements throughout the competition site. JUDGING EQUIPMENT Jumping: WECKBECKER System by Drago Buncic (Slovenia) Ski Race: Giant Slalom according FIS Rules by WSV Peiting-Ramsau MAP of COMPETITION VENUE Hotel Schillingshof Competition venue Page 8 of 12

9 UNTERAMMERGAU Competition venue BAD KOHLGRUB Accomodation Hotel Schillingshof and Registration Office! Page 9 of 12

10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Competition Area for Ski Race and Parachuting Ski Race Information: Race Course 1 Steckenberg (3, 2, 1) Ski Lift C and D Start: 1.095m (MSL) Length of Track: 955m Number of Gates: ca. 50 Difference in altitude: 235m Finish: 860m (Alternate) Race Course 2 Scharten (7) (only if snow coverage is sufficient Ski Lift F or with artificial snow!) Start: 1.100m Length of Track: 1.020m Number of Gates: ca. 55 Difference in altitude: 240m Finish: 860m Page 10 of 12

11 UNTERAMMERGAU BAVARIA/GERMANY Location of the Event Competition Area for Parachuting Page 11 of 12

12 - Accommodation **** Hotel Schillingshof see and December, 10 th 2014 Dr. Rainer EXI Hoenle IPC-Delegate Germany Helmut Bastuck Head of OC ANNEX 1: Official Entry Form (OEF) ANNEX 2: Attachment to the official entry form Page 12 of 12