MEASUREMENT CTE -- PI 08, Media Equipment Compartment

ACC Rule 20.7 requires the Measurement Committee to issue a Public Interpretation to detail dimensions and a construction specification for a compartment on each Version 5 yacht to house media equipment supplied by ACM. This Public Interpretation was previously issued as PI 04, and is posted here.

PI 04 was to be issued on or before 1 January 2005. However, it was not issued until 14 March 2005 due to circumstances beyond the control of the Measurement Committee.

PI 04 requires the cutting and fitting of a watertight hatch in the cockpit sole of each ACC Yacht, to provide a facility to contain certain television and telemetry equipment supplied by the Organizing Authority. At present, this equipment has been identified as:

(a) TV Broadcast Control Box(es)
(b) Telemetry Equipment Box for animation
(c) Umpire Signal System control unit

The Measurement Committee has been advised that item (a) above will not be required until 2006; however, items (b) and (c) will be used in 2005.

The Measurement Committee and Regatta Director have also been advised that, due to the late issuance of the PI 04, several Competitors have not been able to construct the “broadcast box.”

Therefore, for 2005 the Measurement Committee in consultation with the Regatta Director have relaxed the requirements of PI 04 with the issuance of PI 08, which is available in full here.