62 SUPPORT PERSONS
62.1 Upon receipt of a report from a boat or a committee, or
based on its own observation or information from any source, including evidence
taken during a hearing, the protest committee may call a hearing to consider
whether a support person has broken a rule.
62.2 If the protest committee decides to call a hearing, it shall conduct a hearing as required by rule 63 and may appoint a person to present the allegations.
62.3 If the protest committee decides that
a support person who is a party to the hearing has broken a rule, it may
(a) issue a warning,
(b) exclude the person from the event or venue or remove any privileges or benefits,
or
(c) take other action within its jurisdiction as provided by the rules.
62.4 In addition, if the protest committee
decides that
(a) a boat may have gained a competitive advantage as the result of the breach
by the support person, or
(b) the support person committed a further breach after the protest committee
warned a boat in writing, following a previous hearing, that a penalty may be
imposed, then the protest committee may also penalize a boat that is a party
to the hearing for the breach of a rule by a support person by changing the
boat’s score in a single race, up to and including disqualification.