Chief Timer Questionnaire

On the answer form provided, please circle the true statement(s) or fill 
in the appropriate answer(s). There may be more than one true statement
for each question.

1.	Before the start of a meet the Chief Timekeeper shall:

	a.	check that all watches are in good working order;
	b.	issue watches to Timers;
	c.	brief Timers regarding their duties;
	d.	assign an individual to judge relay take-overs;
	e.	assign Head Lane Timers;
	f.	issue bells (where appropriate);
	g.	arrange with the Starter to conduct a "watch check";
	h.	establish working signals with the Referee.


2.	The Chief Timekeeper shall;

	a.	take the finish time of the winner of each heat;
	b.	position himself so that he can observe the finish of
                all the swimmers in a heat;
	c.	make his own tabulation of the order of finish of each heat;
	d.	disqualify swimmers for turn infractions which he observes;
	e.	signal all Timers to clear and reset their watches;
	f.	check all recorded times of the winner of each heat;
	g.	affix his time, when necessary, on the time card of the 
                winner of a heat or final;
	h.	satisfy himself that all Timers are competent;
	i.	tabulate lengths completed in long distance races;
	j.	have the authority to disqualify;
	k.	have one or two Assistants;
	l.	have the authority to over-rule an automatic time and 
                replace it with a manual time;
	m. 	have extra watches/batteries available;
	n.	assign Timers to take split or record-attempt times;
	o.	start at least two watches for each race;
	p.	examine all the time cards;
	q.	ensure that at least one extra watch is started for 
                each race.
	
3.	In long distance events when there is a bell-lap, the Chief 
        Timekeeper shall:

	a.	delegate responsibility for tabulating lengths and 
                ringing the bell to each Head Lane Timer;
	b.	verify the tabulation of completed lengths with the 
                assigned Lane Timer and Referee before authorizing 
                the bell to be rung.


4.	When an automatic judging and timing system with electronic 
        touch-pads is in use:

	a.	it is necessary to have a full complement of Lane Timers 
                on duty	unless another approved backup system is available;
	b.	it is necessary to have a full complement of Lane Timers on
                standby in the officials' room, in the event of a malfunction;
	c.	the Lane Timer will transcribe the automatic times onto
                the time cards.


5.	The minimum number of Timers that should be assigned to each 	
        working lane of the pool is:

	a.	two;
	b.	three in senior events being swum by an Age Group swimmer;
	c.	one;
	d.	three.
	e.	three in any integrated meet where a swimmer with a 
                disability is in the lane.

6.	The following times were measured on manually operated digital
	watches.  Determine the official times for each swim:

	a.	1:01.32	1:01.39	1:01.43
	b.	1:10.67	1:10.59
	c.	4:03.47	4:03.26	4:03.54
	d.	1:00.03	   59.95
	e.	2:12.04	2:12.15	2:12.04
	f.	2:21.34	2:20.97
	g.	4:15.07	4:18.42

7.	The Chief Timekeeper shall instruct the Head Lane Timekeeper
        to ensure that:
	
a.	the correct swimmer is in his assigned lane;
b.	the correct time card is being used;
c.	the correct times are being read and recorded;
d.	all times are recorded to lOOths of a second;
e.	in manually timed meets, official times are correctly calculated
        and recorded (when so directed);
f.	preliminary, final and split times are recorded on the time 
        card, as directed;
g.	in Relay events the swimmers compete in the correct order.


8.	The Chief Timekeeper should instruct the Head Lane Timekeepers
        to ensure that:

a.		one timer is assigned to take split times;
b.		the Chief Finish Judge is informed in the appropriate
                manner if a swimmer fails to touch the touch-pad or 
                touches it lightly;
c.		relay take-over infractions are reported to the Referee;
d.		a swimmer's manual backup times are adjusted to agree 
                with the automatic times.





















CHIEF TIMEKEEPER QUESTIONNAIRE ANSWERS

Please cirde the true statement(s) or fill in the appropriate answer(s). 
There may be more than one true statement for each question.


1.	a	b	c	d	e  	f 	g  	h

2.	a	b	c	d 	e 	f 	g 	h 	
        i 	j 	k 	I 	m 	n 	o 	p 	q

3.	a	b

4.	a	b	c

5.	a	b	c	d	e

6.	a						

	b				

	c				

	d				

	e				

	f				

	g				

7.	a	b	c	d  	e  	f 	g

8.	a	b	c	d

	




CHIEF TIMEKEEPER QUESTIONNAIRE ANSWERS

The following are the correct answer(s) to the above questions:



1.	A B C D E F G H

2.	A E F G H I K M N P Q

3.	A B

4.	A

5.	A B E

6.	A	1:01.39			

	B	1:10.78	

	C	4:03.47	

	D	59.99	

	E	2:12.04	

	F	2:21.16	

	G	4:18.25	

7.	A B C D E F G

8.	A B C

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