Event officals 

Event manager

Locates and communicates with the venue where trial shell be held

Takes entrees and payment for trial

Produces running orders

In charge of health and safety.

Design the setup of the search areas

Is trained in odour movement, search area setup and hide placement

Advise judges the location of the hides and how the judging shall be done

Determine the time allowed for each search area.

Shall judge each team and report on the score sheet the outcome of the search and any faults, and time keep if necessary.

Level 1 and 2 - can be any person with suitable experience and will be appointed by the search designer such as experienced dog handlers and judges from other sports etc.

Level 3, and above – are individuals who have involvement in previous detection dog trails and have ideally judged two of each element at levels 1 and 2.

Appointed by search designer/and or organiser.

Keep and record the time of each search

Provide support to the judge

Shall be appointed if required by the Search Designer.

Shall maintain the running order and be an information point for competitors and be appointed by the Search Designer.

Teams will be awarded certificates showing their success in each search, score sheets should be made available to teams after the event.

Certificates will be provided to all teams.

Ribbons and prizes shall be available for each trial as determined by the organisers.