Obstacle Course Rules
Here are the rules for the Alvin SeaPerch Regional Competition' Obstacle Course Challenge on February 7th, 2015.
- Teams must be ready to step on the pool deck 5 minutes before their start time.
- Only the pilot, navigator, and coach are allowed on the pool deck for each team.
- All teams will have two chances to run the course within their 20 minute heat time.
- If your first course time is greater than 7 minutes, you will not receive a second chance.
- All ROVs will start their first run at the same time when the Pool Deck Announcer starts at the designated heat start time.
- All ROVs will start touching the wall at depth they desire.
- Once ROVs have gone forward through the course, the ROV must surface (Come up to the surface of the water) before they come backward through the course.
- Navigators are not able to pull the tether to increase the speed of the ROV.
- The official time will stop when the ROV has touched the wall on the return trip through the course.
- The second course time will be started by the individual lane timer.
- Once the two obstacle course runs are completed, the team must exit the Pool Deck area.