1 Basic Regulations

 

 

 

 

1.1 General

 

1.1.1 Goal of the European championships for students

Short‐term goal of the competition is the presentation of the latest achievements in loggingtechniques, logging machinery tools and logger’s safety equipment and a comparison of these at an international level in theory and practice.

Students between 16 – 25 years of age, who are in forestry training,take part 2 times

(see point 1.2.4).

This Competition is a team competition betweenschools of the EU and organised from EUROPEA (www.europea.org) (The best team=school should come to the competition).

In planning and carrying out the competitions, specialattention is paid to safety aspects in working techniques.

Long‐term aim of the competitions is to increase the appreciation of forest work and to draw general attention to forestry training and the forestry industryon both a national and international level. These competitions play a particularly significant role in creating international contacts betweenstudents and schools, which contribute to the furthering peaceful coexistence between nations.

 

1.1.2 History of European Student Championship of Forestry skills

The list of countries that have arranged competitions and the winner are as follows:

 

1.	2002	Austria	1st Austria	2nd Luxembourg	3rd Lithuania
2.	2003	Finland	1st Estonia	2nd Finland	3rd Austria
3.	2004	Estonia	1st Estonia	2nd Slovenia	3rd Austria
4.	2005	Lithuania	1st Austria	2nd Germany	3rd Slovenia
5.	2006	Austria	1st Austria	2nd Slovenia	3rd Germany
6.	2007	Belgium	1st Austria	2nd Italy	3rd Lithuania
7.	2008	Norway	1st Slovenia	2nd Austria	3rd Germany
8.	2009	Germany	1st Austria	2nd Slovenia	3rd Poland
9.	2010	Luxemburg	1st Austria	2nd Slovenia	3rd Estonia
10.	2011	Poland	1st Austria	2nd Germany	3rd Poland
11.	2012	Slovenia	1st   Slovenia	2nd Austria	3rd Norway

1.2 Basic Regulations for the arrangement of European championships for students

 

1.2.1 The European organizing committee

TheEuropean organizing committeeconsists of members of participating schools at the time being: Representatives from Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Slovenia.

 

1.2.2 Tasks of the Europeancommittee

a) To handle and confirm the rules of the European championships and to take into consideration all changes and additions that the organizing country or other participating countries may suggest.

b) To determine the places where the competitionsare to be held and to make other arrangements in accordance with the rules.

c) To deal, at a meeting held during or after the competition, with the applications for the arrangement of the following competitions in every year (2005, 2006..), and to decidewhere the following competition is going to be held.

d) To act as the highest jury (head jury) during the competitions and to settle every difference in opinion by an open vote.

e) To control the level of the arrangements made for the competitions in order to

approve that similar conditions are offered to all participants.

f)   To select the judgesamong the technical leadersof the teams and to define the tasks of the judges and assistingpersonnel that has to count the scores, as well as to supervise theiractivities. Should a person that hasbeen appointed judge or who belongsto the assisting personnel or to the group that has to count the scores turn out to be biased or prejudiced, the organizing committee is entitled to replace him.

g) To cast lots on the order of performanceof the participants and to see to it that unbiased conditions are created for all participants.

h) To determine at a meeting held before the competition, suitable measuring devices to be used in measuring the results.

i)    To deal with remarks and protests made by the participating delegations

during the competitions and to make final decisions concerning them.

j)    When required,to disqualify those who violate the rules of the competitions or who otherwise offend the spirit of the competitions.

k) To make summaries of the registers of the competitions and to announce the winners.

l)    To hold the presentation ceremony.

m) The organizing committee is obligedto see to it that the competitionsare carried out in an honestway and in the spirit of friendship, co‐operation and mutual respect.

n) The rules can be changed by members of the Preparatory Meeting. The decision must be made by 2/3 of the votes.

 

1.2.3 Participation in the competitions

Participation in the European championship is within the discretion of each country. Participants must be in forestry training.

A team consists of 4 participants. Each participant must compete in theory and practice.

The rules confirmed by the international organizing committee shall be observed in the competitions. Each participating countrymay send a nationaldelegation to the competition, on the choice and training of which it makes its own decisions. The national committee is responsible for the observance of the regulations.

 

1.2.4 Eligibility for start

a) Participants must be in forestrytraining (school, college), not apprenticeship without formal connection to the school.

b) Age level: 16 ‐ 25 years

c) The students can take part two times.

 

1.2.5 Organization of competitions

Competitions are held according to the international organizing committee’s decision in one of the participating countries that has voluntarily accepted to carry out the organizing work.

 

1.2.6 Tasks of the organizing country

a) To give, not later than during the precedingcompetition, a written application to the organizing committee concerning its willingness to organize the following year’s competition.

b) To arrange, at the latest 5‐6 months before thecompetition, a meeting of the members of the organizing committee.

c) To get familiar with the sites of the competition and other arrangements

affectingthe general procedure of the competition.

d) To prepare a list of problempoints which might possibly come up and which can be discussed at the Jury’s meeting to be held during the course of the competition.

e) To discuss other possible problems,which because of their nature or actuality are to be dealt with by the organizing committee.

f)   To inform the invited nations of any change of rules or amendmentsbased on conditions at the locality not later than 3 months before the opening of the competition. If separately agreed upon with the organizing country,a member of the organizing committee may bringan expert with himto the said meeting. The expert, however,has no right to vote.

g) The invited delegation of the countriesparticipating in the competition is to consist of the following:

1. one head of the delegation (=judge)

2. one technicalleader of the delegation

3. four contestants

Of these persons the leader of the delegation and the technical leader may be elected members of the jury for different contests during the competition.

h) To appoint the measuring groups.

i)    To instruct the measuring groups and the judgesconcerning the method of measuring and measurement devices.

j)    To forward these regulationsto the participating countries and one (1) copy to each member of the international committee.

k) Apart from the official representatives, the organizing country may invite observers and other gueststo attend the competition.

l)    The organizing country shall see to it that the participants coming first, second and third in the contests are awarded medals and diplomas,this applies to (as a minimum):

Medals:

1. Best 3 teams for technical events, forestry course and total score

2. Best 3 individuals in technical result

3. If ladies take part medals / diplomas are given for the single ranking

Diplomas:

1. The best 3 of each technical event

2. Diplomas for all participants who take part.

 

	1st	2nd	3rd	Summary	Diplomas
Fitting a new chain	0	0	0	0	3
Bucking by combined cut	0	0	0	0	3
Precision bucking	0	0	0	0	3
Undercut and felling cut	0	0	0	0	3
Limbing	0	0	0	0	3
Individuals as total technical result	1	1	1	3	80
Teams for technical events	6	6	6	18	6
Teams for forestry course	6	6	6	18	6
Teams for total	6	6	6	18	6
Total	19	19	19	57	113

 

Special price for fairness 

Every team getsa voting paper at the beginning of the competition. Every team has to vote and rank 3 teams who have shown the best behaviourduring the competition (except the own team). The points for place 1 are 3 points, 2nd place 2 Points and 3rd place 1 points.The counting will be made by the int. Jury. Only the winning team (1st place) gets a price.

m) The country organizing the competition shall bear the costs occurred in connection which the arrangements made for the competition:

1. The costs of the preparatory meetingof the members and experts of the European organizing committee (accommodation,meals etc.).

2. Costs of the upkeep of the delegations participating in the competition and the members of the European organizing committee during the course of the competition (accommodation, meals, etc.)

3. All expenses caused by the technical preparations for the competitions.

4. Costs for medals and other awardsand souvenirs.