1. All competitors are to travel on foot at all times during the event.
  2. All team members to stay within ear shot of each other at all times while on the course.
  3. To collect points for a control all team members must pass within 20 meters of the control and the punch card punched accordingly.
  4. All gates are to be left as found.
  5. No rubbish or equipment is to be left on the course.
  6. No competitor is to be n the marked out of bounds area at any time.
  7. Compulsory items must be carried at all times.
  8. There is to be no smoking on the course and no alcohol during the event.
  9. In an emergency teams will provide any assistance required.
  10. Competitors are not to interfere with the checkpoints in anyway.
  11. Late penalties will apply - 10 points every 1 minute a team is late back reporting to admin. After 30minutes the team will be disqualified.
  12. All team members will report back to admin on the completion of their chosen course and surrender their score card.
  13. An intention sheet must be handed to admin before the start of the event.

The penalty for breaching any of these rules is disqualification except rules 3 & 11 for which the penalty is the loss of points.