General Informations

Bib number and SI-card

• If for any reason a change of SI card occurs, validation in the Secretariat is mandatory prior to the respective star time;
• The start is not allowed for athletes with data modification without the respective validation from the secretariat.

Start times and Competition time limit

• Change of starting hour on race day is not allowed for the competition classes;
• Limit time for the course is 3h (three hours) for Long distance, 2h (two hours) for Middle distance and 1h (one hour) for sprint.

Results

• The XIII MOC result is obtained by the sum of the points gathered in the two stages (Long and Middle);
• The competition is ruled by the POF Competitions Regulation (2012 season). Any case not present in that document will be ruled by IOF regulations.

Maps (fair-play)

• Maps will not be collected at the end of each stage; athletes shall maintain an attitude of fair-play and sportsmanship throughout the event.

Electronic Control System

• SPORTIdent (SI Card) is the system used in the competition;
• Every athlete or group (in open OPTs classes) will run with a SI Card (rented if necessary) and map;
• At the beginning of every stage the SI Card must be cleared and checked (please make sure you already downloaded the information from the previous stage);
• Every control is done by inserting the SI Card into the station (roughly 1 second until it beeps and flashes);
• The controls must be made according to the sequence in which they are presented in each Course;
• The SI Cards’ information must be read/downloaded at the end of every stage.
• Rented SI Cards are subject to a down payment of €50.00 (fifty Euros) each. Should you loose of fail to return a rented SI Card, you will lose this down payment.
  Prizes.

Prizes

WRE
First 5 WE and ME of WRE stage

XIII MOC

• Points for POF Ranking - sum of the points from the two stages (Long and Middle distances).
• Prizes for every first 3 (5 in elite classes) classified athletes of all junior and competition classes. Sum of points from the two stages (Long and Middle distances).
• Trophies for 3 best Clubs.
• For the open classes no prizes are attributed (OPT 1, 2, 3 e 4).

Secretariat

• Day 0 – February 24, from 9h00 until 20h00 - Marinha Grande, at the Municipal Exhibitions Center (Parque Municipal de Exposições), same place as WMOC2008 event center.
• Day 1 and day 2 – February 25 and 26, from 08h30 until 16h00 - at the Arena

Arena
Includes the Start, the Finish, the Secretariat, the Bar, the Baby Sitting, the Orienteering School and the First aid care.

• Start
  Signs available from the Arena.
• Finish
  In the arena.
• Secretariat
  In the Arena for both competition days(car keys can be left at the secretariat).
• Showers
  Available at Pavillion of the hard floor in the Municipal Exhibitions Center (Parque Municipal de Exposições), same place as WMOC2008 event center.

  

• Baby Sitting
  In the Arena of the two forest stages. Weather conditions (rain) may require that the service to be re-located to the hard floor. Eventual changes will be announced together with the start times
• Orienteering School
  In the Arena of the two forest stages.
• Bar
  In the Arena of the two forest stages.
• First Aid
  For all the stages first aid care service is available. For emergencies evacuation and transport to the identified health care unit will occur.

Parking
From 300 to 2000 metres from the arena.

Event Centre
At Marinha Grande City in the Municipal Exhibitions Center (Parque Municipal de Exposições), same place as WMOC2008 event center.