Rules of Orienteering

Below are the Orienteering Ireland Competition Rules, Guidelines and Appendices, Version 20_3 July 2022

There is a complete copy (183 pages) and extracts of specific sections and forms to avoid unnecessary printing.

Complete Rules document

Both a pdf and MS Word versions of the Rules document are available to download below.

IOA RA&G Version 20_3 July 2022

Subsections

Rules of Orienteering

_RULE 1_GENERAL

_RULE 2_ COMPETITIONS

Event Eligibility and Representing Clubs in Competitions

_RULE 3_ EVENT ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY

_RULE 4_ REPRESENTING CLUBS IN COMPETITIONS

_RULE 5_ COMPETITION OFFICIALS

Terrain, Maps and the Map Register

_RULE 6_ TERRAIN

_RULE 7_ MAPS AND MAP REGISTER

_RULE 8_ COURSES

_RULE 9_ THE COMPETITOR

_RULE 10_ THE COMPETITION

Rules relating to Fair Play, Complaints, Protests, Jury and Appeals

_RULE 11_ FAIR PLAY

_RULE 12_ COMPLAINTS

_RULE 13_ PROTESTS

_RULE 14_ THE JURY

_RULE 15_ APPEALS

Guidelines for the Irish Orienteering Championships

_GUIDELINE 1_ GUIDELINE FOR C2 LONG DISTANCE OR ‘CL

_GUIDELINE 2_ IRISH MIDDLE DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

_GUIDELINE 3_ GUIDELINE FOR IRISH SPRINT CHAMPIONSH

_GUIDELINE 4_ IRISH RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP

_GUIDELINE 5_ GUIDELINE FOR COLOUR CODED EVENTS

_GUIDELINE 9_ COMPLAINTS, PROTESTS, JURY, AND APPEA

GUIDELINE-10_-SUBVENTION TO IOA CLUBS FOR STAGING MAJOR EVENTS

Appendices to the Rules of Orienteering

_APPENDIX A_ COURSE PLANNING PRINCIPLES

_Appendix B_ ANTI DOPING

_Appendix C_ GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE

_Appendix D_ REGISTRATION OF COMPETITIONS

_Appendix E_ MAPS AND MAP REGISTRATION

FORMS_

Changes to previous version of this document

Significant changes to the previously published versions

Course Planning

_RULE 8_ COURSES

_APPENDIX A_ COURSE PLANNING PRINCIPLES

Maps and Map Registration

_RULE 7_ MAPS AND MAP REGISTER

_Appendix E_ MAPS AND MAP REGISTRATION